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The school board has officially approved the move to the Smedley building to serve as our permanent home. This outcome confirms the value of a dedicated space for our growing Montessori community and honors the vision we shared from the beginning. We should feel proud of this result while we …

January 1, 2015

Support Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School at Smedley

Support Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School at Smedley

🏆 Won — 180 supporters Verified

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Started by Thomas Carr 11 years, 10 months ago
The Denver Public Schools Montessori Education Program consists of four feeder schools and an integrated Junior/Senior High School (DMHS). The feeder school program has been in existence for approximately 10 years and DMHS for two years. The four elementary schools are Dennison, Gilpin, Lincoln, and Sandoval. There are many hundreds of children in these highly successful public programs. The 2014-2015 school year marks the second year of the DMHS program. Current enrollment for DMHS is around 80 students. This number will grow by approximately 50-60 additional students per year for the next four years, at which point the school with be a fully functioning Junior/Senior High School with approximately 300 students. The first graduating class will be in the spring of 2019. Students in the DPS Montessori program come from a wide variety of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. The students and their families reflect the character of all of Denver's wonderful neighborhoods. Currently DMHS is housed at one of the feeder schools, Gilpin Elementary, and has outgrown the space. This space was only planned to be used for two years before moving into a larger permanent building. DMHS has been presented with the possibility of moving into the Smedley school building in North Denver as a permanent home. We seek supporters who believe in the benefits of Denver's world class public Montessori program and its amazing potential for our community. By signing this petition you are demonstrating that support.



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Reached 100 supporters

November 4, 2014

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Christine LaFore
11 years ago Featured

My granddaughter is a student at Denver Montessori and has been a Montessori student from the beginning. I can't think of any better reason than this, these students deserve a physical structure that will create the optimum learning environment. They already have the intelligence and thrist for knowledge that Montessori has taught them.

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Susan Ahlers
11 years ago Featured

Our son spent part of the the 2013-14 school year at Smedley and it is a wonderful building that would be a great place for the vibrant community at DMHS.

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Frank Castro
11 years ago Featured

In the past, Smedley Elementary School, was a proud public educational school in the North Denver area. With the support from the Denver public school board and administration, Smedly can be a proud Montessori Junior/Senior High School for the North Denver community.

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David Baird
11 years ago Featured

This is a great public school (not Charter!) that needs a good home. It is serving my child's needs as Maria Montessori intended it. It would be a great addition to the NW schools.

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Danielle Short
11 years ago Featured

DMHS has been a wonderful place for my former Sandoval Montessori student to learn, and the Smedley site would be ideal for the needs of the school. It would be such a great option for all Sandoval and other Montessori elementary students, who come from diverse communities and will emerge from DMHS as creative, socially engaged critical thinkers!

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Antoinette Castillo
11 years ago Featured

I think Smedley building and location is wonderful! My daughter will be part of the first graduating class of DMHS and we've got 3 other younger girls that will be attending, we look forward to all this location has to offer!

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Denver really needs to support this academic alternative for our high school students.

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Kathleen Doherty
11 years ago

Denver really needs to support this academic alternative for our high school students.