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Charlevoix Childrens House

8700 Mercer Rd
Charlevoix, MI 49720
At Charlevoix Children's House we celebrate the child. We are a Montessori community dedicated to providing a learning environment that guides, nurtures, and enriches the individual.
Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, developed the Montessori philosophy and method of education in 1896.
The premise of her work is that children interact with materials and learn from their environment, not from the teacher.
Maria Montessori developed what she called β€œthe prepared environment”. Among its features is an ordered arrangement of learning materials in a noncompetitive atmosphere, which helps each child develop at his/her own rate.
Children learn through doing. A child's play is a child's work.
At Charlevoix Children's House, the process, not the product, is taught.
The ultimate goal is that each child be responsible for his or her own education.

Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Montessori School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 23 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Year Founded
1979

Student Body

Total Students
23 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Students by Grade
Charlevoix Childrens House Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
1 teacher
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
$0 (kindergarten free)
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School Notes

  • School Motto: A child in his earliest years is capable of tremendous achievements simply through his unconscious power of absorption.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The application deadline for Charlevoix Childrens House is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Montessori School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 23 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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