Campaign to Complete the Community

The Campaign to Complete the Community is Montessori Community School's $4 million expansion project. The Campaign has already resulted in a 'green' built Adolescent Program and Upper Elementary building, a Multipurpose Gymnasium and elementary late day room, wetlands, natural habitats, enlarged sports fields, as well as associated furniture and equipment and the acquisition of 4 acre property adjoining the school. The Fine Arts building will house an art studio, music studio,, teachers' lounge/workroom, storage, gathering space and elaborate transitional spaces opening to the outdoors.

Click here for a map of the expanded community >

Indoor facilities have been designed to underscore each child's connection to the natural world, provide an aesthetically pleasing space in which to live and work, integrate energy conservation strategies, be cost effective to operate, use durable, nontoxic materials, provide the highest quality direct and indirect natural light, capture rainwater from rooftop surfaces to drip irrigate athletic fields and flush toilets.

Outdoor constructed wetland habitats will improve water quality using green principles, nurture biodiversity (introducing novel and sustainable flora and fauna to the MCS campus), provide students with accessible living wetland laboratories for the study of ecology, biology, chemistry and other related sciences, and address community concerns for storm water runoff by increasing our capacity to retain rainwater on site by 200 to 300 percent.

Currently there is more than $500,000 cash and pledges in hand, having raised more than $1 million already spent, including leadership gifts from 100% of the school's board of directors, and an anonymous donor's matching grant.

Campaign to Complete the Community Pledge and Gift Form >

Campaign Brochure >

MCS Strategic Planning

MCS recently sought feedback from everyone at the Open Feedback Forums. Extra copies of the questionaire are available in the Office, or here.

MCS is currently engaged in the beginning phase of its periodic Strategic Planning process. View the current draft of the Strategic Plan.

MCS Annual Fund

The Annual Fund at MCS offers parents a tax-deductible opportunity to contribute to school operational costs, thereby reducing tuition increases and providing exceptional experiences, like the Opera and visiting artists. The Annual Fund goal is part of the Operating Budget each year, as approved by the Board of Trustees. The response to and success of the Annual Fund continues to be invigorating for all the school. Every gift to the Annual Fund enriches the student body's experience at MCS.

Montessori Community Association

The Montessori Community Association (MCA) is the parent/teacher organization at Montessori Community School. The MCA provides a wide variety of community building and service efforts to improve the overall experience of families who are a part of our school community. Part of its efforts are small fundraising projects which enable the MCA to select "extra" items or programs to enhance the MCS experience; in past year, such "extras" included outdoor umbrellas, picnic tables, landscaping, music risers, Fast ForWord computer license, ice cream socials and the school's activity bus.

Ways to Shop and Contribute to MCS