SBC (School Building Capacity) - Building capacity- the number of students that can be accommodated in permanent, "brick and mortar building."
ASCC (Annual School Campus Capacity) - Current Capacity- building capacity PLUS on-site mobile unit capacity with supplemental program adjustment; total campus capacity for the listed school year.

Curriculum: Montessori

Unique Features

* Development of the whole child in a multi-age, child-centered learning environment

* Self-directed learning using innovative, hands-on materials in uninterrupted work cycles

* All teachers trained in the Montessori method

* Emphasis on respect and maintaining a peaceful environment

Description

Poe Montessori is Wake County Public School Systems only Montessori Magnet, currently serving students pre-k through 5th grade.

The program is based on a child's developmental need for freedom within limits. Instructional techniques, in a carefully prepared environment, provide learning experiences designed to develop not only the intelligence of each child but also the child's physical and social skills.

Students are grouped in multi-age, self-contained classes where small group instruction and peer tutoring optimize individual students' learning and social growth.

Program features

*Whole child emphasis

*Certified Montessori teachers

*Multi-age groupings

*Low child-adult ratio

*Large blocks of uninterrupted learning time

*Classroom atmosphere that encourages social interaction

*Aesthetically pleasing environment

*Individually paced, self-directed learning

*Multisensory, sequential, self-correcting materials

*High degree of parent involvement

Directions

From the Inner Beltline (I-440):
Take Exit 13A (New Bern Avenue-West) towards downtown. From the Beltline, go 1.8 miles (or 7 lights). Take a left at the seventh light onto King Charles Road. Take the third right onto Norwood Street. Norwood turns into Peyton Street after 1 block. Poe Montessori is on the corner of Poole and Peyton
From I-40 heading east or Outer Beltline (I-440):
Take Exit 300 (Rock Quarry Road). Turn left onto Rock Quarry Road. Rock Quarry Road turns into Raleigh Boulevard. Go 1 mile (or 4 lights) on Rock Quarry/Raleigh Blvd. Turn right onto Martin Luther King Boulevard. Go to the next light and turn left onto Peyton Street. Poe Montessori is .2 mile on the right

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