Children two and a half to six years of age can attend Spring Bilingual Montessori Academy, which provides bilingual immersion for Spanish, French and Italian. The language of instruction is English, but an assistant will speak to students in a bilingual language of choice. Students also have foreign language sessions daily. Children must be toilet trained before being accepted to the school.
The Fairhaven School is modeled after the Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, established in 1968. The philosophy behind the school comes from the idea of preparing students for real life through building strong character traits. The school does not provide transportation. The school year runs from September through June. Students ages 5 to 19 attend classes.
Fairhaven offers Play Time for children 3 to 5 and their parents on Tuesdays from 10am to noon at a nominal cost.
As the only Catholic church in Colesville, St. John the Baptist serves as the community's focal point. St. John the Baptist seeks to develop a spirit of Christian community and ministerial outreach in the Catholic tradition. St. John the Baptist has several ministries, including youth and athletic, social justice concerns, and a Parish School, which has courses for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The Montessori School of Westminster, situated amid the beautiful hills of Carroll County just north of Westminster, is located in a 14,000 square foot building and serves children ages 2 through 9th grade. This school encourages students to seek knowledge through exploration and investigation in a self-paced, individualized program. Be sure to visit its open houses to tour its facility or schedule an observation to see the difference a Montessori education can make. To contact MSW, call 410-848-6283 or visit its website for more information.
