What’s covered in our tuition fee? Everything your child needs for class! This includes curricular materials, student supplies, and elementary enriched Physical Education and Specialist Classes.
Additional costs can be anticipated for field trip activities. While all students attend field trips locally, at a modest expense, upper elementary students may participate in such educational programs as the Montessori Model United Nations conferences and other excursions outside the province, requiring separate financial commitments.
Upper Elementary students also manage the school’s Students’ Enrichment Funds. Over the years, they have been successful in organizing bake, book, and craft sales; using the proceeds to reduce field trip fees. It is up to each family to pay the full costs or balance of as necessary.
While families have the option of participating in fundraising projects to support our Students’ Enrichment Funds and the greater community, we do not raise funds for school operating or capital costs, nor are there any additional fees during the course of the year.
It is required that parents/guardians understand and accept the obligation of tuition as per the enrollment contract upon acceptance. The withdrawal of a student does not terminate the tuition obligation.
TUITION FEES are payable by Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) or post-dated cheques. All tuition fees are subject to change unless confirmed by a signed contract.
The following non-refundable and non-transferable initial fees are charged upon acceptance and are payable by E-Transfer:
- Registration Fee (payable upon acceptance) $150
- New Student Entrance Fee (payable upon acceptance, applied to K+ students only) $1500
- Deposit (credited to the tuition payment)
PRIMARY TUITION FEES I 3 & 4-YEAR-OLDS
The school year runs from September through June. Students attend school five days a week with the exception of holidays, Teachers’ Professional Development Days, Parent/Teacher Conference Days as well as Winter and End-of-Year Celebrations.
ADDITIONAL PRIMARY PROGRAMS
French Language – Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Mandarin Language – Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:45 AM-12:45 PM
3-HOUR MONTESSORI PROGRAM (ages 3 & 4) 8:45 AM-11:45 AM / 12:45 PM-3:45 PM
$900/M (non-refundable, non-transferable deposit credited to tuition required)
4-HOUR MONTESSORI PROGRAM + French OR Mandarin (ages 3 & 4) 8:45 AM-12:45 AM / 11:45 AM-3:45 PM
$1030/M (non-refundable, non-transferable deposit credited to tuition required)
4-HOUR MONTESSORI PROGRAM + French AND Mandarin (ages 3 & 4) 8:45 AM-12:45 AM / 11:45 AM-3:45 PM
$1150/M (non-refundable, non-transferable deposit credited to tuition required)
JR KINDERGARTEN (age 4) 8:45 AM-3:45 PM
$1700/M (non-refundable, non-transferable deposit credited to tuition required)
ELEMENTARY TUITION FEES AGES 5 & UP I SR KINDERGARTEN 8:45 AM-3:45 PM I GRADES 1-7 9 AM-4 PM, September through June
$15300/YR ($13800 plus $1500 non-refundable, non-transferable New Student Entrance Fee)
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FEES I KINDERGARTEN & UP I 4PM-5:30 PM
$2700/YR (5 days per week, when school is in session)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TUITION (K to Grade 7)
$23100/YR ($20000 plus $3100 non-refundable, non-transferable New Student Entrance Fee)
The school receives the Ministry of Education per-student operating grant from the province for students in Senior Kindergarten and up. Lions Gate Montessori receives a portion of the per-student operating costs of the local public school district for all school-aged children (age 5 by December of any given year & up). If this grant is not received, your child’s tuition fee will be increased by what the school would otherwise have received as a grant. In order to qualify for the provincial grant, parents must be permanent residents of B.C., a Canadian Citizen, a landed immigrant, or otherwise lawfully admitted to Canada and meet attendance criteria including exclusive enrolment at our school. Lions Gate Montessori does not receive any provincial funding for capital expenses or for preschool students.
Tuition fees and potential for increase for any given year is based on the school’s plans for staffing and program decisions as well as budget expenses for each upcoming school year. This includes projected revenue and expenses per registrations that have been made. Commitments for salaries, leases and maintenance fees are on an annual basis and the absence or withdrawal of a student does not reduce operating expenses. The school will take the necessary legal steps to recover any losses incurred by non-payment of any fees owed. Any additional fees that the school incurs in the process to recover losses by non-payment of any fees owed will become the responsibility of the signee(s) on the Enrollment Form. These fees include, but are not limited to, collection agency fees, and legal/court fees.