56 Leinbach Drive Charleston, S.C. 29407 Phone (843) 571-1140 Fax (843) 556-0493 email: ctmsorg@aol.com Ages 12 months to 14 years

Charles Towne Montessori School was established in 1972 and is the oldest Montessori School in Charleston. It is accredited by the American Montessori Society. The school is designed to teach children from toddling age to the age of fourteen. The day is very different in each level, and each has its own environment with specially designed materials used to give the child instruction through all the learning pathways.The teachers are experienced and certified in Montessori practices and work with the Academic Directress who has been trained and active in Montessori teaching for thirty years on all levels. The classes are composed of toddlers up to age three, Primary for children ages three to six, Lower Elementary for children ages six to nine and Upper Elementary for children ages nine to fourteen.

In each level the classes allow the child to determine his/ her interest and direct him/herself. Each material has a direct aim as well as one or more indirect aims, such as the famous and much emulated sandpaper letters that teach the child a sound, but also help him/her to form letters when the child begins to write.

CTMS alumni have gone to all the high schools in the area, and many of them are outstanding scholars. The school offers an extended day program from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; an academic summer program, music; language and physical education programs; and studio programs that include ballet, karate, gymnastics, ceramics, and art.

Students of every race, creed, and nationality are encouraged to apply.