Our sister program, the Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School, is THE visual-oral alternative for:
Children who DO NOT YET SHARE in the auditory benefit of technology
- In the past ten years, we’ve witnessed a technological explosion of more powerful hearing aids and cochlear implants. As a result of newborn hearing screening, many infants diagnosed with a hearing loss now receive hearing aids in the first few months of their lives. Some deaf children receive cochlear implants before their first birthday!
- Prior to the boom in technology, auditory-oral schools also worked with profoundly deaf children who could not benefit from hearing aids. These children were taught English using what is known as the oral method. The change in name from oral to auditory-oral acknowledges that acceptance criteria are very different today.
- Children who DO NOT YET MATCH the language skills of their peers
- Children whose families have evaluated the available options, and have chosen us because we SERVE THE NEEDS of their child and family
We expect our children to soar to their full academic potential. And they do!
Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School
AEHI, Alternatives in Education for the Hearing Impaired
2020 E. Camp McDonald Rd
Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056
847-297-3206
http://www.aehi.org
MISSION
Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School ( AGBMS ) is a classic Montessori School that follows both the method and the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori, (an Italian physician and educator who began the Montessori movement in Rome in 1906). In the spirit of Montessori education, all children are treated with dignity and respect. Compassion and helping others are the centerpiece of the learning experience. At Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School, children are encouraged and challenged to develop their own unique gifts.
PROGRAMS FOR ALL CHILDREN
- Children’s House ages 3-6 offering full and half day program
- Elementary ages 6-12
- Before and after school childcare
- Summer program including before and after school child care
- Complete academic curriculum meeting state guidelines at each grade level
- Classic Montessori philosophy, methods and materials
- Fine arts program
- Film production program
- Music program
- An opportunity for children to develop appreciation for and sensitivity to diversity
- Cued Speech used with all children to enhance phonemic awareness for better reading
- Award winning teachers
- Teaching staff certified by Montessori Society and the Illinois State Board of Education
- Student to adult ratio 10:1
- Official practicum and observation site for Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University and National Louis University
- Affiliated with and designated as a model by the American Montessori Society
- Approved by the Illinois State Board of Education
- Approved by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement to serve F-1 category visitor students
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
- Cued Speech used as a mode of communication with children who are deaf or hard of hearing to provide direct visual access to all communication and instruction
- Speech Therapist and Teacher of the Hearing Impaired for specialized services
- An opportunity to have both hearing impaired and hearing peers
- Access to the general curriculum for age appropriate grade level
- Parent support group
- Transition support
- Parent advocacy
- Individual Education Plan