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ABC-Stewart Montessori School

ABC-Stewart Montessori SchoolABC-Stewart Montessori SchoolABC-Stewart Montessori School

Founded in 1969

Founded in 1969 Founded in 1969 Founded in 1969

ABC Stewart School History

 In  September of 1969, ABC School opened in the basement of Merry and Tom Carmichael's home. The school served twenty-two students that year and  was designed to provide a stimulating preschool learning environment  based on the teachings of Maria Montessori and carefully selected  precepts of other educational philosophies. 

 By  1971, ABC had outgrown its basement home, and the school was moved to a  1,900  square-foot building at Columbus Bakalar Municipal Airport. The  staff, Tom Carmichael, Merry Carmichael's parents, and several ABC  parents worked throughout the summer cleaning, painting, and building to  prepare the facility for the new term.  The  1972 year included a kindergarten and a two-year-old room. The  following year, options of four and five day preschool classes were available for the first time in Columbus. 

ABC  Learning Centre was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in  1973, with Tom and Merry  Carmichael along with some active parents serving on the  board. In 1979, they were able to transform a World  War II former Officers' Club into a school ready to welcome students to a  two-year-old room, morning and afternoon preschool classes (including  kindergarten), and grades one through sixth. 


In  the spring of 1983, following a three-year search for a more suitable  building, the Executive Committee signed a lease for Kent School located  on State Highway 46, four miles west of downtown Columbus.  This  facility is a three-unit former public school building erected in the  1950's. It  includes a gymnasium, well-equipped kitchen, and fifteen  large, airy  classrooms, several of which overlook a picturesque view of  the Brown County hills. 

 During  the summer of 1983, shelves, chairs and desks were painted, new shelves  were built, and teachers packed the entire school. We moved to our new  location with much enthusiastic parent support and eager excitement on  the part of all involved. 


We  have space to hold parent meetings and student programs in our  building.  The new facility also allowed ABC-Stewart to add full-day  preschool classes, and to reinstate the separate two-year-old class. We  also had the facility to offer an extended daycare program. 

 

In 1989, Children's Garden, a traditional Montessori environment offering a  5-morning or 5-full-day program to 3-6-year-old children was added. 


The name of the school was officially changed to ABC-Stewart Montessori School in 1989. The combination of the larger building, involved parents, experienced staff, and beautiful children have created a school that equips youngsters to ask questions and find the answers they will need in tomorrow's world.


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ABC Stewart Montessori School

6691 West State Rd 46, Columbus, IN 47201

812-342-3029

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ABC   Learning Centre, Inc. of Columbus, Indiana (a not-for-profit  organization Fed. ID#35-1178392) is a Montessori-oriented learning   environment and has a racially non-discriminatory policy. The school   does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national and  ethnic  origin in its admission policies and procedures, administration  of its  educational policies, scholarship or other financial assistance  programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.  

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