DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan – Interested parents and family members are invited to Dearborn Heights Montessori Center (DHMC) to view classes in session, including toddler through eighth grade. Classroom tours will be held during daytime Open Houses scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The school is located at 466 N. John Daly in Dearborn Heights.
Henry Maliszewski, age 3, dons his baking gear in the Toddler program at Dearborn Heights Montessori Center.
“We’re very proud to celebrate our 40th anniversary year,” said Laura Springer, admissions director for Dearborn Heights Montessori. “Our school’s focus continues to be on maintaining authentic Montessori programs and ensuring each student’s success. Our middle school graduates move on to high schools of their choice.”
In addition to outstanding academic programs provided by experienced and well trained staff, Dearborn Heights Montessori Center offers foreign languages, art, music, physical education, technology, field trips, and in-house presentations as well as full day care and latchkey programs.
According to Springer, new parents are especially interested in viewing the school’s rapidly growing toddler program which expanded to two classes last fall.
Information and registration about DHMC’s Summer Camp program will also be available during the daytime Open Houses. Beginning June 18 and extending through August 17, the school will offer a nine week summer camp. Each year a different cultural emphasis is selected. This year’s Montessori-enriched program includes weekly social studies themes, daily math and language, science, physical education, art, and technology. In addition, children will enjoy a rich variety of indoor and outdoor activities along with in-house presentations and field trips.
For additional information and programs available at Dearborn Heights Montessori Center, call 313-359-3000 or visit www.dhmontessori.org.
A group of DHMC preschoolers proudly display their African desert mural. In front, left to right, are Zharia Hunter, Fatima Farhat, Danny Hassan, Joshua Liparoto, Attilio Rugiero, Rayan Jomaa, Diala Sobh and Ali Khierbek, and back row, l. to r., are Rami Ela Ali, Yaseen Khalil, Faudel Nazal and Christina Fehme.
About Dearborn Heights Montessori Center
Dearborn Heights Montessori Center (DHMC) is a non-profit educational community founded in 1972. Celebrating its 40th anniversary year, DHMC is the largest and longest-established Montessori school in western Wayne County. Programs include toddler, preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school as well as summer programs and academic tutoring. Day care and latchkey are also available for enrolled children. DHMC has received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is affiliated with the American Montessori Society, Michigan Montessori Society, and the Association of Independent Michigan Schools (AIMS). DHMC toddler, preschool, day care and latchkey programs, along with its satellites Livonia Montessori Center and Plymouth-Canton Montessori School, are licensed by the Michigan Division of Child and Adult Licensing. More information is available at www.dhmontessori.org and by calling 313-359-3000.