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Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) Public Charter School's web page. Our goal is to provide information about our school, its academic philosophy and mission and how to get involved.

As a charter school, LAMB is free and open to all District of Columbia residents. LAMB is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Elementary Schools, grades PK3-Grade 4, for a seven year term. In 2008-2009, LAMB has 145 students in preschool (3-, 4- and 5-year-olds) through 4th grade. The school will add a new grade each year. Next school year, LAMB will have 171 students. LAMB will expand to 6th Grade by 2011.

Students at LAMB work together in multi-age classrooms using a hands-on Montessori dual language immersion approach (English and Spanish). Half of LAMB's students come from Spanish language dominant families and half are from non-Spanish language dominant families. LAMB is the only dual-language Montessori public charter school in Washington, D.C., and one of just a handful in the United States.

LAMB students use Montessori materials that are developmentally appropriate, self-correcting, and ordered from simple to complex. Students will learn, master, and be able to apply academic content in language arts, mathematics, and science in two languages.

LAMB is located at 1375 Missouri Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

Open House Schedule for School Year 2009- 2010

January 13th - 9:00am
January 27th - 5:00pm
February 10th - 9:00am
February 24th - 5:00pm
March 10th - 10:00am
March 24th - 5:30pm
April 7th - 9:00am

Lottery - April 15th at 10:00am

NOTE: All applications must be received by April 12th, 2010.

Employment Opporturnity

Bilingual Montessori Teacher (Primary Level)

LAMB offers a unique educational model – dual language immersion Montessori – to residents of the District of Columbia. The primary level works with children 3-, 4- and 5-years old. LAMB is a community that embraces active parent involvement. Interested teachers should have a valid state-issued teaching license for pre-K or elementary education and certification in the Montessori primary curriculum or have experience in early childhood education or elementary education, and passing scores for the Praxis I and II.

Contact: Send resume and reference to cristina@lambpcs.org