MacDowell Montessori School

K3 - 12th Grade

MPS District website (414) 935-1400
261@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
6415 W Mt Vernon Ave.
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Welcome to MacDowell Montessori

  • Two students reference a book while holding a sea shell.
  • Week of Code 2022
  • High School students work as a team to complete an art project.
  • Two students smile as they play a xylophone.
  • Food Right
  • A group of students sitting on a couch under college banners.
  • High School Trip to D.C
  • Three students of different grade levels in the library.
  • High School Tab Wars
  • Example of a Primary Classroom (K3-K5)
  • Lower Elementary students get a lesson in the Least Common Multiple work.
  • Our High School students mentor elementary students.
  • Three high school students at a table in a library.
  • Our Green Team grows flowers for our classrooms.
  • Student Council Food Drive

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Learn what a Montessori education has to offer

MPS Montessori – https://youtu.be/2-WYRkHyFvY
MPS Montessori – Primary – https://youtu.be/1ntTLlGDLCk
MPS Montessori – Elementary – https://youtu.be/O69mWEf0Zsk
MPS Montessori – Adolescent – https://youtu.be/PHIe5Es1dgc

MacDowell Montessori School promotes concentration, practical life and problem-solving skills as students apply knowledge in all subjects. At the K-8 level, classrooms are multi-age, combining the ages of 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and 12-14.

Students integrate science, history, geography and the arts through lessons, projects and community experiences. Grade-school students must have had continuous previous Montessori school attendance to enroll in grades above K4.

Our high school program combines the Montessori philosophy with the International Baccalaureate program, which provides a rigorous curriculum for college preparation. MacDowell emphasizes the importance of productive community involvement and a humanistic worldview. Students with previous Montessori experience and/or IB interest are encouraged to apply for the high school program.

School Hours

  • K3-K4,  8:05 a.m – 11:25 a.m
  • K5-6th grade,  8:05 a.m – 3:05 p.m
  • 7th – 12th grade,  8:05 a.m – 3:20 p.m

School Calendar

2022-23 Calendar Early Start (PDF)

2023-24 Calendar Early Start (PDF)

Vision Statement

“Students will leave MacDowell ready to pursue their Great Work. They will be ready to pursue this work in College and career training without remediation.”

MPS Enrollment Information

To enroll in MacDowell Montessori, parents and guardians must participate in MPS’s Enrollment windows.

MPS Kindergarten Enrollment Window for 2023-2024 School Year: February 4 to March 5, 2023. Learn more at mpsmke.com/enroll

  • Students enrolling at K3 need to be 3 years old by September 1st and must reside in Milwaukee.
  • Students enrolling in K4 need to be 4 years old by September 1st. Families who reside outside of Milwaukee must enroll through Open Enrollment. For more information about Open Enrollment click here.

High School Early Admissions for 2023-2024 School Year: October 1 to October 30, 2022. Learn more at mpsmke.com/enroll

After the enrollment windows have closed, enrollment will reopen for fall:

  • High School: February 4 to August 1, 2023
  • Kindergarten: April 10 to August 1, 2023

All other grade levels that need enrollment for Fall 2023: February 4 to August 1, 2023

School Improvement Plan
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MacDowell Updates

MacDowell Newsletter Vol. 34

End of the Year School Party

MacDowell Newsletter Vol. 33

MacDowell Newsletter Vol. 32

MacDowell Newsletter Vol. 31

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(414) 935-1400
261@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
6415 W Mt Vernon Ave.

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