We are a Three Year School

PLEASE NOTE:  We are a Three Year School. When you enrol with Westside Montessori School, you are making a three year commitment to our school and to our program. We expect all WMS families to be committed to completing the full Montessori Foundation Program which includes the Kindergarten Year.

You are invited to submit an application for your child for the school year that he or she turns three. Children must be a minimum of 30 months of age in the calendar year that they turn 3 years old to attend a licensed preschool in Vancouver.

If your child is older than three, you may still apply to our program through the same application form. A commitment to complete their Kindergarten Year at WMS is required.

Students must be able to 

• attend class independently 
• function safely in the classroom
• use the washroom independently

ADMISSION PROCESS INFORMATION

If there are more applicants than spaces, WMS accepts students based on a lottery system. WMS does not operate on a wait-list system. Instead, we aim to achieve balanced classes in terms of age and gender.

Applicants who are siblings of current students or those that have graduated from our complete Three Year Program have enrollment priority.

Our major intake of new students happens at the start of each school year in September. After our admissions process completes in mid February, all spaces for September are filled. 

Occasionally, a space becomes available during the school year. This space is filled by a family who has completed an application and is on our Reserve List.

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The application process involves four steps. 

Step 1.
Submit Application

Submit an Online Application, complete with the $50 non-refundable application fee.

​ At the end of the calendar year, applicants will receive an invitation for our Annual Open House and Prospective Parent Information Session held in January.

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Step 2. 
Attend Open House

At this adult-only event, you will see the facilities, view the classroom, meet the staff, learn more about the programs we offer through a staff led presentation and have the opportunity to ask questions.

Parents also sign up for a 15 minute Classroom Observation and Children's Visit scheduled for the following weeks. 

Step 3.
Attend Classroom Observation

During the observation, prospective parents have a opportunity to actually sit and observe one of the current classes.

​This process helps parents assess the school's ability to meet the needs of their child and to see WMS' educational approach.

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Step 4. 
Attend Children's Visit

Applicant children and their parents are invited to the school for a Children's Visit.
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​During this 40 minute session children are able to visit the school, see the classroom, meet the teachers and participate in circle time songs and games.

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Complete an application