International Montessori School

United States, Durham

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Year 1 total (single student, both ways bus)	1	29,360 USD	Toddler	Single student; both ways bus
Year 1 total (single student, no bus)	1	28,310 USD	Toddler	Single student; no bus
Year 1 total (single student, one-way bus)	1	28,995 USD	Toddler	Single student; one-way bus
Year 1	1	0 USD	Toddler	Regular Day; first year only; includes one-time application/enrollment fees for a single student
Year 1 – Bus (annual)	1	685 USD	Toddler	Optional transportation; choose one of: not used, one-way, or both ways
Year 1 – After-School program (annual)	1	5,500 USD	Toddler	Annual add-on
Year 1 – Bus (annual)	1	1,050 USD	Toddler	Optional transportation; choose one of: not used, one-way, or both ways
Year 1 – School supply fee (annual)	1	60 USD	Toddler	Annual add-on
Year 1 – Tuition	1	21,150 USD	Toddler	Regular Day
Year 1 – Tuition and annual charges	1	0 USD	Toddler	Regular Day
Year 1 – Sibling enrollment fee (if a sibling applies at the same time)	1	1,000 USD	Toddler	One-time; for each additional sibling
Year 1 – Enrollment fee (new students)	1	1,500 USD	Toddler	One-time; new student
Year 1 – Application fee	1	100 USD	Toddler	One-time; per household

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	100 USD	per household; USD 100; or USD 75 if a sibling applies at the same time

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	1,500 USD	USD 1,500 for new students; USD 1,000 for each additional sibling (if applicable)

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment fee (Year 1)	1,500 USD	billed once; new students only
Sibling enrollment fee (Year 1)	1,000 USD	billed if a sibling enrolls at the same time
One-time application fee (Year 1)	100 USD	billed once; not repeated in later years

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application & One‑Time Enrollment Fees
- Application fee: USD 100 per household. USD 75 for siblings applying at the same time.
- Enrollment fee (new students): USD 1,500.
- Sibling enrollment fee: USD 1,000.

Annual Tuition — 2026/27 (by program)
- Toddler (Regular Day): USD 21,150 per year. Per standard 10‑payment plan installment: USD 2,115.00.
- Early Childhood (Regular Day): USD 19,695 per year. Per 10‑payment installment: USD 1,969.50. (Half‑day Early Childhood for 3s & 4s: USD 14,710 per year.)
- Lower Elementary (Regular Day): USD 19,695 per year. Per 10‑payment installment: USD 1,969.50.
- Upper Elementary (Regular Day): USD 20,530 per year. Per 10‑payment installment: USD 2,053.00.
- Middle Grades (Regular Day): USD 22,680 per year. Per 10‑payment installment: USD 2,268.00.

Program add‑on fees (annual amounts)
- After‑School program (annual): Toddler USD 5,500; Early Childhood USD 4,515; Lower Elementary USD 4,515; Upper Elementary USD 4,515. Per 10‑payment installment, divide these amounts by 10 if included in the tuition payment plan (e.g., Toddler after‑school = USD 550.00 per installment).
- School supply fee (annual): Toddler USD 60; Early Childhood USD 30 (USD 40 for Kindergarten); Lower Elementary USD 50; Upper Elementary USD 55; Middle Grades USD 75. These are charged per year.
- Bus fees (annual): One‑way USD 685; both ways USD 1,050 (Kinder one‑way and both‑ways shown as same amounts, noted TBD for Kinder). These are charged per year.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Standard payment plans available:
- Lump‑sum payment: one‑time payment of the full annual tuition due by March for the school year beginning in August. A pre‑payment discount of 3% applies to payments made in March (not available to families receiving financial assistance or after March 31).
- Monthly (standard) payment plan: the annual tuition is divided into a tuition deposit equal to 10% of tuition charged in March, with nine additional equal payments for a total of 10 payments; for practical purposes this yields ten equal installments of 10% each (deposit + nine payments). For new students the tuition deposit and enrollment fee are due March 5 or upon acceptance to reserve a place; for returning students the tuition deposit is charged in March according to existing payment dates. Remaining payments begin in August. In late enrollments, remaining tuition is amortized across the remaining scheduled payments, which may result in fewer than 10 payments. Continuous enrollment billing for returning families begins automatically unless the family notifies the school of withdrawal by February.
- How installments are applied: the standard monthly plan effectively results in 10 equal installments (each installment = annual tuition ÷ 10). Additional program fees (after‑school, bus, supply fees) are charged as annual amounts; families may include these in payment arrangements according to the tuition management system and the school's billing procedures.

Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable. IMS operates as a day school (programs, campus hours, and campus listings reflect day‑program operation; no residential/boarding program or boarding fees are published).

Other costs and optional charges
- Application fee and enrollment fees (see above) are one‑time charges at application/acceptance. The application fee is billed at application submission and is non‑refundable.
- Summer camp: separate registration and fees apply. Camp weeks require a non‑refundable 50% deposit at registration; the balance is due by May 31; cancellations or switches are allowed up to May 31. All transaction convenience fees for camp are non‑refundable. Families enrolled at IMS are billed through the school's tuition management system.
- School supply and bus fees (listed above) are charged annually when applicable. Additional incidental fees (field trips, special materials, extended‑care beyond stated after‑school program, etc.) may be charged as they occur; such incidental fees are not listed as standard annual charges in the published schedule.

Refunds and withdrawal timing
- Application fee: billed at application and specified as non‑refundable.
- Continuous‑enrollment and withdrawal timing: for returning students, billing for the upcoming year begins automatically unless the family notifies the school of withdrawal in February of the current year; this timing determines whether billing will commence for the upcoming year. Specific refund amounts or the refundability of the enrollment fee are not published in the publicly available tuition and admissions materials.
- Summer camp cancellations: camp deposits are 50% non‑refundable; the remaining balance and cancellation window are described under summer camp policies.

Fee payment channels and practical notes
- Billing and payments are processed through the school's tuition management system; available payment plans (lump‑sum or monthly/10‑payment plan) are administered through that system. Specific, detailed lists of accepted payment methods (for example, which credit cards are accepted, whether ACH/bank transfer is accepted, or whether payment by check is permitted) are not published in the public fee pages. Families set payment methods and automatic billing within the tuition management portal as part of enrollment and payment‑plan setup.

Summary of the key published 2026/27 figures
- Annual tuition (Regular Day): Toddler USD 21,150; Early Childhood USD 19,695; Lower Elementary USD 19,695; Upper Elementary USD 20,530; Middle Grades USD 22,680. Per 10‑payment installment: divide each annual tuition by 10 (examples given above).

Note on items not publicly specified
- The published materials list program and annual fees, the application fee (stated non‑refundable), the enrollment fee, payment plans, and summer camp cancellation terms. The school's publicly available pages do not publish a detailed enrollment‑fee refund policy, an exhaustive list of accepted payment methods (credit card brands, ACH, etc.), or a uniform fee or uniform‑purchase requirement. For items not listed publicly (for example, enrollment‑fee refundability or exact accepted payment instruments), families arrange specifics through the admissions or business office and the tuition management portal.

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Instructs in French, Spanish, Mandarin

Fees $0 - 29,360

Ages 1 - 14 years

Pupil numbers 159

Type Co-educational

Opened 1996

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International Montessori School (IMS) is a language-immersion Montessori program serving children from 18 months through eighth grade across campuses: the Academy Campus in Durham and the Barbee Chapel Campus in Chapel Hill. IMS offers Montessori classrooms with immersion in French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. Programs run Toddler (18-36 months), Early Childhood (3-6), Elementary (6-12), Middle School (12-14), and Summer Camp (3-6). Lower Elementary is taught entirely in immersion language with English language arts taught separately; Upper Elementary uses roughly 70% English and 30% immersion for core subjects; Middle School features a project-based curriculum with a foreign language requirement and optional third language, plus Socratic seminars and a micro-economy. The school is American Montessori Society accredited. IMS serves campuses as one community, with Barbee Chapel on 37 acres enabling outdoor learning and field trips. The program emphasizes bilingualism and biculturalism as lifelong assets, alongside arts, music, PE, and collaborative projects.

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