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Mission Statement
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Our History The Montessori School at Holy Rosary was founded by members of the Holy Rosary Parish in 1994 to serve the educational needs of the community. The Montessori School, which opened in the fall of 1995, is a non-profit, independent school approved by the State of Ohio and operated by an autonomous community board apart from the Parish Council of Holy Rosary Church. The school serves children of all religious faiths, personal creeds, and ethnic backgrounds, while at the same time providing an optional Catholic Montessori catechetical program on a daily basis. Our Lady of the Holy
Rosary, Cleveland
The Montessori School at Holy Rosary opened as a preschool for three- and four-year olds, offering the choice of a morning Montessori program (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.) or an all-day Montessori classroom (7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). Grade levels have been added as the first group of children progressed through the program. school has since developed into a Montessori educational program from preschool through middle school, three years to eighth grade. Montessori classrooms are divided into multi-age groups. The preschool encompasses children ages 3-6. The elementary program is divided into lower (ages 6-9) and upper (ages 9-12) elementary groupings. The middle school program combines seventh and eighth grades. Multi-age groups allow older children to be leaders and guides and younger children to be recipients of care and attention from a range of more mature children. |
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Purpose and Goals The Montessori School at Holy Rosary is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) school. The school has received a charter from the Ohio Department of Education, but operates as a private institution for children ages three to fourteen years old. The classrooms are under the direction of teachers who are trained in colleges accredited by The Association Montessori Internationale. The Montessori School at Holy Rosary is pleased to offer the full complement of Montessori Primary, Montessori All Day, Elementary and adolescent programs. |
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Nondiscrimination Policy The Montessori School at Holy Rosary will not discriminate based upon race, color, gender nor ethnic origin. The Montessori School at Holy Rosary recruits and admits students of any race, color, gender, or ethnic origin to all its rights, privileges, programs and activities. In addition, the school will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational programs and athletics/extracurricular activities. Furthermore, the school is not intended to be an alternative to court or administrative agency ordered, public school district initiated desegregation. The Montessori School at Holy Rosary will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or ethnic origin in the hiring of its certified or non-certified personnel. |
The Montessori School at Holy Rosary is dedicated to
providing outstanding educational instruction by discovering and
awakening children's emerging potential and carefully cultivating the
development of their innate talents and abilities. We are vitally
committed to providing excellence in education to the children of
Greater Cleveland through the philosophy and techniques of the
Montessori method, provided in a Catholic atmosphere, enriched by the
values of love, respect, and justice. The Montessori School at
Holy Rosary is established to serve all children, regardless of race or
creed, and is uniquely devoted to enhancing the vitality of Holy Rosary
Parish and the Little Italy community.
the
second Italian parish in Cleveland. A group of local residents joined
together in 1891 and petitioned the Diocese for a parish of their own.
The first church for Holy Rosary was built in 1892 and served until
1908, when the current structure was built. Today, Little Italy is home
to a large number of college students from neighboring Case Western
Reserve University, but Holy Rosary retains its Italian heritage. The
church is still an anchor to the neighborhood, and its visibility has
been most notable during the annual Feast of the Assumption, when tens
of thousands of Greater Clevelanders pack the Mayfield Road-Murray Hill
community.
The Montessori School is housed in the former Holy
Rosary School. Holy Rosary's location offers opportunity for
cultural diversity as well as access to the rich traditional elements of
the Little Italy neighborhood. The school's close proximity to the
world-class museums and cultural centers in University Circle is another
benefit. (
