KIVA MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL

  • ABOUT
  • Enrollment
  • News and Information
  • Our Philosophy
  • Nondiscrimination Statement
  • Our Academic Plan
  • Donate
  • School Calendar
  • Board of Directors
    • Board Handbook
    • Archived
  • CKMS Assessment
  • Kiva Health & Wellness
  • Employment
  • PTO
  • Financial Transparency
    • Budget
    • Financial Audit
    • Salary Schedules and Policy
    • Colorado Revised Statute Waivers
    • Automatic Waivers
    • Federal Form 990
    • Other Financial Information >
      • Financial Statements
      • Accounts Payable Check Register
  • Contact Us
  • Parent / Staff Information
  • Videos and Articles of Interest
  • Donate
  • Student and School Safety
  • 2022-23 Academic Calendar Options
  • About
  • ABOUT
  • Enrollment
  • News and Information
  • Our Philosophy
  • Nondiscrimination Statement
  • Our Academic Plan
  • Donate
  • School Calendar
  • Board of Directors
    • Board Handbook
    • Archived
  • CKMS Assessment
  • Kiva Health & Wellness
  • Employment
  • PTO
  • Financial Transparency
    • Budget
    • Financial Audit
    • Salary Schedules and Policy
    • Colorado Revised Statute Waivers
    • Automatic Waivers
    • Federal Form 990
    • Other Financial Information >
      • Financial Statements
      • Accounts Payable Check Register
  • Contact Us
  • Parent / Staff Information
  • Videos and Articles of Interest
  • Donate
  • Student and School Safety
  • 2022-23 Academic Calendar Options
  • About
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Vision
Children’s Kiva Montessori School is a place of vibrant and joyful learning where students are immersed in academic, emotional, and social growth on their way to becoming kind, confident, and engaged members of their communities. 
 
Mission
Children’s Kiva Montessori School builds a strong foundation for children.
We challenge students through integrated curriculum, work in supportive and engaging environments,
​collaborate with one another, embrace diversity, and explore our passions.


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Kiva Montessori Charter School was founded in 2014 and currently serves 135 children in grades K-8. Our school provides a foundation in Montessori education augmented with community-based projects, expeditionary learning, and STEAM curriculum enrichment. We strive to meet the needs of the whole child (social, emotional, physical, and intellectual) in strong partnership with families and the community. Our multi-age classrooms allow students opportunities to work within a variety of academic levels and subject areas, independently or in small groups, where independence and self-discipline are fostered. Our school offers a non-traditional educational option to families that promotes personal responsibility, self-motivation, high standards, and a global perspective.

In its ninth year of operation, Kiva Montessori is known for its flexibility in meeting the needs of the whole child with academic rigor that is unmatched in the region.  Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Kiva students outpaced others in the region, in some cases growing academically at nearly twice the pace of other students.  In addition, Phase II (of four) is near completion as our beautiful new campus is being developed to accommodate the growing number of students whose families are choosing success and stability.  
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Children's Kiva Montessori Charter School is located in Cortez, Colorado in the beautiful Four Corners Region where rivers, mountains, mesas, and canyons offer unparalleled access to the outdoors for recreation, sport, enjoyment, and solace from 14,000 peaks in the San Juan Mountains to canyons on the Colorado Plateau.  The region is rich in archeological resources, cultural and biological diversity, and farming and ranching heritage.  Our community, perhaps the last, best place in the intermountain West, honors culture and context. 

 601 N. Mildred Cortez, CO 81321               Phone: (970) 564-9377          Fax: (970) 564-4908
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2023-2024 Enrollment

Children’s Kiva Montessori School is a tuition free, public elementary/middle school in Cortez, Colorado. We are honored by your interest and are currently accepting letters to request to be added to our waiting list for new student enrollment in the 2023-2024 school year. Please email your letter to headofschool@kivacharter.org or submit it in person at our campus on 601 N. Mildred Road in Cortez, Colorado. Please include your contact information, your child's full name and the name of the last school your child attended, and we will contact you when it is time to apply. Thank you!
​​Children’s Kiva Montessori School
2023-2024 Enrollment Information


We want all of our new parents and guardians to know how wonderfully unique our school is and completely understand our expectations for families and students; therefore, it is mandatory that a parent/legal guardian of an interested student attend an Enrollment Meeting and take a tour of the school prior to enrollment.

Kiva Enrollment Meetings and Tour Location:
601 N Mildred (Elementary/Middle School)


  Application
Once enrollment opens, you may request a copy of our Kiva Application for grades K-8 by calling our office at (970)564-9377.
Remember, the Application is not considered complete until a parent/legal guardian has attended an Enrollment Meeting and toured the school in which the student will be attending.
Each student will need
 a separate Application in order to be placed on our waitlist.
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Carefully review our Mission and Vision

If you have any questions:
​please call or text our HOS, Lurleen McCormick, at 720-772-6603; or email her at headofschool@kivacharter.org
Or call our Administrative Assistant, Patty Likes, at (970)564-9377, or email her at admin@kivacharter.org


For tours and Observations for Children's House (Kiva Pre-K) are by appointment only.
To schedule a tour or observation of Children’s House, 
please call the Children’s House Director, Alexia Hudson at (970) 565-8586. 
THANK YOU!
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Please read our 'Recruitment, Retention, and Enrollment Policy below:​
recruitment_retention_and_enrollment_policy_updated_11.14.17.pdf
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Past documents:

Clarification Memo Re: 2019-2020 Enrollment 
2019-2020_ckms_enrollment_forms.pdf
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memo_re__2019-2020_enrollment_and_registration.pdf
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memo_re__2019-2020_enrollment.pdf
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waiting_list.odt
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