Admission Process
Thank You for Your Interest in
The Montessori School of McLean
MSM Admission Portal
(such as tours), and to complete and submit our online application by
the application deadline: January 15, 2026.
We look forward to meeting your family and sharing our school with you!
We also welcome inquiries for the 2027-2028 school year.
More information about the application process will be available in early October 2026.
If you have previously submitted an Inquiry Form, you can access the Admission Portal below.
TODDLER
Ages 24 Months–36 Months
- Parents are highly encouraged to attend one of our Toddler/Primary Parent Information Webinars and to tour our school in-person to observe one of our classrooms during select tour dates this fall/winter. Visit opportunities will be emailed to prospective families this fall.
- By January 15 deadline: complete and submit our online application along with any additional, required documentation.
- Parent(s) participate in an individual Zoom call with members of the Admission Committee who will review your application and answer any questions.
- Notifications are sent the first week of March.
PRIMARY
Age 3 (by Sept. 30) – Age 6
- Parents are highly encouraged to attend one of our Toddler/Primary Parent Information Webinars and to tour our school in-person to observe one of our classrooms during select tour dates this fall/winter. Visit opportunities will be emailed to prospective families this fall.
- By January 15 deadline: complete and submit our online application along with any additional required documentation.
- Parent(s) and child participate in an individual Child Visit and Parent Meeting where members of the Admission Committee will also review your application and answer any questions.
- Notifications are sent the first week of March.
ELEMENTARY
Ages 6–12
- Parents are highly encouraged to attend one of our Elementary Parent Information Webinars, and to tour our school in-person to observe one of our classrooms during select tour dates this fall/winter. Visit opportunities will be emailed to prospective families this fall.
- By January 15 deadline: complete and submit our online application along with any additional, required documentation (including a teacher recommendation).
- Parent(s) and student participate in an individual Shadow Visit. Parents also meet with members of the Admission Committee who will also review your application and answer any questions.
- Student participates in a half-day visit in one of our Elementary classrooms.
- Notifications are sent the first week in March
MSM MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to nurture the whole child and to inspire an enduring love of learning that
prepares children to live joyful lives as responsible, compassionate citizens, therefore contributing
to a peaceful and benevolent society.
~ Cultivating each child’s unique ability to flourish in mind, body, and spirit. ~
We look forward to meeting you!
When enrolling, parents should intend to continue enrollment throughout the entirety of the three-year program in which their children are placed, and should also be open to learning about the Montessori approach to learning at the Elementary level (grades 1–6)
- For the Primary level, the three-year program encompasses the Kindergarten year.
- For the Elementary level, this is through the third year for Lower Elementary (age 9), and through the sixth year for Upper Elementary (age 12)