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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can join Montessori, it's open to anyone. It's just that there is a slot reserved for everyone coming from MPSA 5th. Still room. [/quote]

That's not what Montessori people have touted over the years. They've indicated in the past that you need "Montessori experience" 
Are they changing their tune now because they need to generate more interest and recruit more students in their effort to justify expansion?[/quote]

For sure the community prefers your child has Montessori experience - kind of like how your employer prefers a new recruit has done the job before. Just like at your job, if the new person has zero experience and zero familiarity, it can be a drag on everyone else until the new person gets caught up. But to be clear, it is just a preference by the community (other parents, students, educators, etc.), not APS. There is absolutely no stipulation at all in APS Montessori admission for prior experience. And certainly there is no test-in requirement like immersion (or force-out of students later for not keeping up, like what happens in immersion). APS Montessori does see older students join brand-new and thrive as they find out the pedagogy suits them better than traditional classroom, and I know of two this year. Not sure that is the case in other programs except maybe HB-?[/quote]

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