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Status Private, non-profit 501(c)3
Year Founded 1968 – first Montessori school in South Carolina
Founder Mary Stone Fraser, wife of Charles E. Fraser, developer of the Sea Pines Resort. Read about our history
Head of School Darcie Patrick
Accreditation International Montessori Council (IMC)
Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Affiliation American Montessori Society (AMS)
Licensure South Carolina Department of Social Services
Location South end of beautiful Hilton Head Island, near Sea Pines Plantation
Ages Served 18 months—grade 8 (age 14)
Calendar Start/End Date August 22, 2011 – June 6, 2012 

Orientation for new students may adjust start date.

Families Serving 132 children from 87 families
Classrooms 1 Middle School Room – 7th and 8th grades
3 Elementary Rooms – (2) Lower Elementary with 6-9 year olds and (1) Upper Elementary  with 9-12 year olds
2 Primary Rooms – 3 to 6 year olds
2 Preprimary Rooms – 18 months to age 3
1 Crew After School Room
Teacher/Student Ratio Preprimary: 1:6 ratio
Primary: 1:15 ratio
Lower Elementary: 1:10 ratio
Upper Elementary: 1:10 ratio
Middle School: 1:10
Facilities 9 classrooms, approximately 2 acres of outdoor play space, 2 playgrounds, 1 library, Studio of the Arts, Suzuki Piano studio, Suzuki Violin studio, Primary Art Porches, Outdoor Amphitheater
Authentic Montessori Curriculum Enrichment Preprimary: Bi-lingual Immersion, music, art, gardening
Primary: Art, Music, Spanish, Chinese, gardening, fitness, Kidzone Fitness (Kindergarten), Suzuki option
Elementary & Middle School: Art, Music, Chinese, Fitness, Golf, Suzuki music option, Youth Opera, Tennis, Kidzone Fitness, gardening
Language Instruction Spanish and Chinese
After-school Programs Montessori Crew
2:30-5:30 pm for Preprimary and Primary students
3:00-5:30 pm for Elementary & Middle School students, Upper School clubs
Uniforms Only for Elementary Golf and Tennis Programs, Sukuzi music, and Upper School Field Trips
Lunch Children who stay for lunch bring their own from home; parents supply classroom snacks on a rotating basis
Bus Transportation Larger class trips and golf & tennis lessons only on school owned vehicle