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22ndCenturyMedia.com private school Guide<br />
22nd century media | August 10, 2017 | 5<br />
Countryside Montessori School: A place not only to learn but to grow up<br />
Countryside Montessori<br />
School is unique among the<br />
many independent schools<br />
on the North Shore and has<br />
carved out a niche market<br />
for families who are looking<br />
for an educational experience<br />
that focuses both on academic<br />
rigor, but also on the development<br />
of social-emotional<br />
learning that is the foundation<br />
necessary for the development<br />
of good character.<br />
In fact, Countryside’s faculty<br />
can often be heard saying,<br />
“We are committed to<br />
more than great students – we<br />
are committed to exceptional<br />
adults.”<br />
Countryside is able to<br />
achieve this goal by creating<br />
classrooms that emulate real<br />
life, giving its students the opportunities<br />
to make independent<br />
choices, learn from mistakes<br />
and failures, share the<br />
responsibility of class management<br />
with the teachers,<br />
and be peer mentors, teachers<br />
and mediators. Whether that<br />
means helping a friend in the<br />
toddler class put her socks on<br />
after gym or design a microbusiness<br />
to run in the Middle<br />
School.<br />
Parents of CMS have reported<br />
that after their children<br />
have started at CMS, “They<br />
are eager and excited to learn.<br />
They have developed greater<br />
self-confidence. School has<br />
become a joy for them! In<br />
addition, much progress has<br />
been made in developing respect,<br />
responsibility, and resourcefulness<br />
in our children;<br />
all qualities that will serve<br />
them well throughout their<br />
lives.”<br />
Countryside is more than<br />
a school for students. It is<br />
also a school for parents who<br />
want to consider carefully the<br />
choices they are making in<br />
their daily lives that will impact<br />
the development of the<br />
children’s character and be a<br />
part of a community with a<br />
shared vision for how to accomplish<br />
the goal of raising<br />
young adults who are ready to<br />
take their place in the world<br />
when they are 18 years old.<br />
Countryside just celebrated<br />
its 50th year serving the<br />
North Shore community. Students<br />
can begin as early as 16<br />
months and continue all the<br />
way through eighth grade. The<br />
school has a remarkable dedicated<br />
faculty with very little<br />
turnover, many of whom have<br />
been at the school for more<br />
than fifteen years. The teachers<br />
in the school say that they<br />
always have their minds on the<br />
adults each of their students<br />
will become and what decisions<br />
will best prepare them<br />
for their independent futures.<br />
CMS holds monthly information<br />
sessions. Families can<br />
sign up on their website or<br />
call the school for a tour. They<br />
also have an extensive portion<br />
of their website dedicated<br />
to interviews with graduates,<br />
parents of graduates, and objective<br />
data on how the students<br />
perform academically<br />
during their time at CMS and<br />
after they graduate (see Outcomes<br />
in the menu bar). The<br />
next Parent Information Sessions<br />
are at 10:30 a.m. and 6<br />
p.m. August 21st.<br />
Submitted by Countryside Montessori<br />
School, 1985 Pfingsten,<br />
Rd., Northbrook, www.countrymontessori.org,<br />
847-498-1105.<br />
children<br />
From Page 3<br />
ers are scholars who are fully invested in<br />
the success of their children and they embody<br />
high expectations, support and encouragement.<br />
They find inspiration in the<br />
students who impress each day.<br />
OLPH School does not simply enroll a<br />
student; it enrolls a family and believes in<br />
an active partnership with parents. Recognizing<br />
parents as the primary educators<br />
of their children, OLPH School supports,<br />
supplements and enriches family life.<br />
OLPH invites all to discover the distinction<br />
that makes it an extraordinary place<br />
of learning for children. Explore the website,<br />
tour the facilities, ask questions and<br />
become a part of Our Lady of Perpetual<br />
Help School: A Premier Private Education<br />
in the Finest Catholic Tradition.<br />
Save the date for our Fall Admission<br />
Events:<br />
Preschool & Kindergarten Information<br />
Night from 7-8 p.m. November 8th<br />
Open Houses from 4-6 p.m. November<br />
8th and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. November 9th<br />
Submitted by Our Lady of Perpetual Help,<br />
1123 Church St., Glenview, www.olph-il.org,<br />
847-724-6990.<br />
More than an Education<br />
An Internship to Adulthood<br />
Sixteen Months through 8th Grade<br />
All Day/All Year Option 7:30a.m. - 5:30p.m. 1985 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 847.498.1105 countrysidemontessori.org<br />
Join us for a Parent Information Chat on August 21st at 10:30a.m. or 6:00p.m.