The Admissions process at Quest is designed to allow your family to understand a Montessori education, how your child will be challenged and nurtured, and what the Quest Community is all about. Through this process we aim to determine if we can meet your needs as parents, in addition to the educational and developmental needs of your child.
A Montessori program operates on three year cycles, each year building upon the previous. For this reason, we encourage interested families to enroll their child into our programs as early as possible, but we will consider children at all levels.
1. Schedule a visit
Visit Quest (without your child) to tour the school, ask questions, and understand what makes our accredited educational program so special. Visits can be scheduled online or by contacting the school at 401.783.3222 or [email protected]
2. Submit an Application
To apply for admission to Quest, complete an Application for Admission Form and submit it with the $75.00 application fee to:
Quest Montessori School
Office of Admissions
1150 Boston Neck Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
3. Complete the Application Packet (Elementary & Middle School Only)
A completed application includes school records, a teacher recommendation form completed by the applicant’s current classroom teacher and any evaluations (if applicable).
The recommendation forms should be mailed to Quest directly from the applicant’s school. Our mailing address is:
Quest Montessori School
Office of Admissions
1150 Boston Neck Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
4. Student Visit
Applicants who have fulfilled the above requirements and who meet the classroom needs for age and gender balance will be invited to visit the classroom. Elementary and Middle School applicants will spend a day in the classroom. Primary and Toddler applicants will accompany parents to meet the classroom teacher.
5. Admission Process and Notification
We seek to build classrooms with a balance of ages, genders and learning styles. Preference is given to siblings of current Quest students, then to applicants with Montessori backgrounds and then to others. Once available space is identified, admission is made based upon these considerations. When space is unavailable, children may be placed in an applicant waiting pool at the parents’ request for future admission. Prospective applicants to Quest should have their admissions application in by February 28. In early March, Quest begins notifying prospective parents of available spaces for the coming academic year. After March, Quest moves to a rolling admissions process.
6. Enrollment
Upon notification of acceptance into Quest, a non- refundable advance tuition deposit of $800 will be due within 2 weeks of notification in order to guarantee the student’s space in the class. Upon receipt of the advanced tuition deposit, Quest will hold a place for the student. The advance tuition deposit will be applied to the year’s tuition.
Please note that the advance tuition deposit is non-refundable.
Quest Montessori School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, handicap, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, employment policies, or other school programs.