About Us
The North Shore Academy for Children has been established since 1983. We offer preschool children a high quality full day program housed in a home-like environment. In this environment, a child is free to develop spontaneously and fully without trespassing on others and without being frustrated. The Academy is licensed by the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.
The educational program of the center is largely based of Maria Montessori and modern child development theories. The didactic popularized by Maria Montessori, provide sensorial-perceptual, cognitive experiences for the children.
Food preparation and care of the environment provide opportunities for sensory-motor and socio-emotional growth. Similarly, outdoor activities foster gross motor development as well as self-expression.
The environment offers children semi-structured media such as paint, clay, wood, sand, etc. Which they may use to experiment and create. Field trips provide experiences not available in the school setting.
The major objectives of the center are to support and encourage children to:
Become creative and independent learners
Develop positive self-image, a sense of Community and of responsibility
Experience, explore, and experiment with the world around them
Acquire competence in reading, writing, and math
The program is supervised by a Montessori Certified Director and implemented by Certified Teachers, interns and trained assistants. All employees have been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Weekly Rates
7:30am - 1:00pm
$225.00
$250.00
$275.00
$300.00
Age Group
5, & 6 year old
4 year old
3 year old
2 year old
7:30am - 6:00pm
$275.00
$300.00
$325.00
$350.00
7:30am - 3:30pm
$250.00
$275.00
$300.00
$325.00
The Academy is required to keep a file for every registered child which must be the first day of school. The following is items that would be required for the file:
- Application form
- Childs history
- Medical form
- Permission slips
- Emergency form
- Daily schedule
- Contract
