The mission of Sterling Montessori is to create a diverse educational community, grounded in the Montessori philosophy and teaching practices, that fosters curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in its students. We strive to empower each student to become life-long learners who respect themselves, others and their environment.

Charter

Sterling's Lottery-based program serving students in K-8th grades

CALENDAR
24-25 PARENT HANDBOOK
PARENT FORMS
SB 49 PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS
24-25 STUDENT HANDBOOK
2025/26 CHARTER LOTTERY
Our 25/26 Lottery was held on 3/7 @ 12:00pm. Waitlists for each grade are listed below. Please visit our Enrollment and Lottery Process for more information.

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ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

PRESCHOOL APPLICATIONS
(3 and 4-year old programs)

Information on the Academy Enrollment process, including tours, available here.

CHARTER ENROLLMENT

(Kindergarten-8th Grade)   For general information about Sterling Montessori's Charter enrollment and lottery process, please visit our Charter Enrollment page. 

boy_working.jpgSterling Montessori Charter School is a tuition free public school. Any student who is qualified under the laws of this State for admission to a public school, is qualified for admission to Sterling. According to NC G.S.115C-218.55, a charter school shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability.

To qualify for admission to a NC public school, a student must be a resident of North Carolina. In order to be eligible to apply for admission to Sterling Montessori Academy and Charter School, the student must reside in the state of North Carolina. However, North Carolina County boundaries or school attendance areas do not affect charter school enrollment. In addition, Sterling does not limit admission to students on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, disability, race, creed, gender, national origin, religion, or ancestry.


There is no application fee for charter school admission.


Prior to the application period, Sterling will announce on its website when the application for admission will be made available, in addition to the deadline for submission, and the date/time/location of the public lottery drawing.

The application period will be no less than 30 calendar days. Applications must be completed by the prospective student’s parents(s) or legal guardian.

MULTILINGUAL (ML) RESOURCES