How is a charter school different from a Montessori school?
Charter schools are able to use many different types of instructional philosophies and methodologies, and Montessori happens to be one of those philosophies, and pedagogies that are aligned to a certain type of student, for example, that you're able to teach. Charter schools can be Montessori. They can also be Waldorf. They can also be project-based. They can also be arts-based, because charter schools can adopt and adapt many different types of instructional methodologies and pedagogies. Montessori happens to be one of those that charter schools use, and there are many Montessori schools in the United States that are also charter schools. However, there are also many Montessori schools in the United States that are private schools, and there is a difference between a private Montessori school and a charter Montessori school. The difference would be that one would charge tuition and have admissions requirements. That would be the private Montessori school. The public, or charter Montessori school, would have no admissions requirements and would not charge tuition.
