Montessori Schools in Chennai

Hello Everyone,
I really enjoyed going through the threads in this forum.
I would appreciate your inputs about montessori schools in
Besant nagar,Thiruvanmiyur area.
Thanx in Advance.

hi,
there are a few montessori schools in chennai.The best among them is Abacus montessori,perungudi(old mahabalipuram rd).Incidently both my children are from the same school.
regards,
soundarya

Hi Sondarya,
Thank you for your response.
I have couple of questions:

When do they start admissions in Abacus?>
Is the class strength big or small?
How much is the fees there?

Thank you in advance.
geena

Hi Soundarya
Just a few more questions about the school apart from the ones that geena has asked you about class size etc.
1.What kind of Extra curricular activities do they have.
2.Have you also returned to India after living elsewhere? The reason for this qn is just to know how smooth the transition was for your kids, when you put them in Abacus?
3. What about second language? I have a 5 year old just started school in Melbourne and has started on French as that is the only second language they offer. Some schools dont even have that. So what are the 2nd langs offered?

Thanks in advance for your comments on this.
Regards
Sumathy

Originally Posted by soundarya

hi,
there are a few montessori schools in chennai.The best among them is Abacus montessori,perungudi(old mahabalipuram rd).Incidently both my children are from the same school.
regards,
soundarya

Hi sumathy,
i hv been a resident of Chennai since birth!I liked Abacus from the time i heard about methodology and concepts taught there evn before my children were born!I have been observing classes done in school(now this is something unheard of in other schools)since 1989.My elder daughter was born in 1990..I had registered for her in 1991!.She joined PPI in 1993 and my second daughter in 1996.
Environment:
the classroom consists of just 15 children in different environments .they do have a mixed age group until class 2.Languages offered are Tamil, hindi.For Nri's French.Extracurricular activities :sports,arts etc.The children are taught various skills which they get to display during the Concert.All of them need to participate.Its a child friendly school.generally we dont get to c any weeping children out there.I hv mentioned the address and web address.Please chk it out.
warm regards,
soundarya

Hi Soundarya,

I'm planning to return to India from US this April but worried of my son's school admission. We are looking for admission for class 3 in Abacus school. We have called the school and emailed them several times but we not getting any response from them. Is there any way that you can help me???

Thanks in advance,
Bhavani

hi Bhavani,
mail me the details (registration numbers etc)i will try to get u an update.Normally if there is a vaccancy they will admit...will keep u posted
regards,
soundarya

Hi Soundarya,

Thank you very much for your quick response. I will send you a PM now.

Hi Soundarya,
What is your email id????

Thanks Soundarya for your detailed response. The reason why I asked about Montessori is , my son attended montesori preschool for a year and he liked it a lot. He really adapted well to the vertical curiculum offered, because, in most scenarios, he has always been bored at preschool doing the same thing again and again, but he was very much ahead of children of his own age. In montessori, there was no limiting factor for him, he could just start and continue, form whatever, level he was in.
I am planning to visit, India, this year end and am planning to make a visit to Abacus at that time. If I need any help in securing forms or anything, closer to that time, can I get help from you.

Thanks again for your response.
Sumathy

Originally Posted by soundarya

Hi sumathy,
i hv been a resident of Chennai since birth!I liked Abacus from the time i heard about methodology and concepts taught there evn before my children were born!I have been observing classes done in school(now this is something unheard of in other schools)since 1989.My elder daughter was born in 1990..I had registered for her in 1991!.She joined PPI in 1993 and my second daughter in 1996.
Environment:
the classroom consists of just 15 children in different environments .they do have a mixed age group until class 2.Languages offered are Tamil, hindi.For Nri's French.Extracurricular activities :sports,arts etc.The children are taught various skills which they get to display during the Concert.All of them need to participate.Its a child friendly school.generally we dont get to c any weeping children out there.I hv mentioned the address and web address.Please chk it out.
warm regards,
soundarya