Welcome to MacDowell Montessori

 Download our MacDowell Virtual Learning Plan here

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  Lower elementary students share their research with Primary students.
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  Lower Elementary students get a lesson in the Least Common Multiple work.
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  Upper Elementary students
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  Mad Hot Tap Competition winners. Photo by Jeff Zmania
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  Mad Hot Tap Competition winners. Photo by Jeff Zmania
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  High School students mentor elementary students.
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  Our Green Team grows flowers for our classrooms.
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  Back to School Picnic
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  Book Bonanza!
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  Reading Buddies
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  Student Council

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MacDowell Montessori School promotes concentration, practical life and problem-solving skills as students apply knowledge in all subjects. At the K-8 level, classrooms are multi-age, combining the ages of 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and 12-14.

Students integrate science, history, geography and the arts through lessons, projects and community experiences. Grade-school students must have had continuous previous Montessori school attendance to enroll in grades above K4.

Our high school program combines the Montessori philosophy with the International Baccalaureate program, which provides a rigorous curriculum for college preparation. MacDowell emphasizes the importance of productive community involvement and a humanistic worldview. Students with previous Montessori experience and/or IB interest are encouraged to apply for the high school program.

School Hours:

• K3-K4,  8:05 a.m – 11:25 a.m
• K5-6th grade,  8:05 a.m – 3:05 p.m
• 7th – 12th grade,  8:05 a.m – 3:20 p.m

School Calendar: 2020-21 Calendar Early Start

MPS Enrollment Information:

To enroll in MacDowell Montessori, parents and guardians must participate in MPS’s Kindergarten Enrollment window for K3 and K4 seats. Online enrollment for new K3 and K4 students will begin in MPS on February 6th and run through March 21st.

• Students enrolling at K3 need to be 3 years old by September 1st and must reside in Milwaukee.
• Students enrolling in K4 need to be 4 years old by September 1st. Families who reside outside of Milwaukee must enroll through Open Enrollment. For more information about Open Enrollment click here.