DMA Community Connection
Giraff-E-News Week 1 - August 15th Special edition
Downtown Montessori Academy
Website: www.dallasisd.org/downtownmontessori
Location: 1901 Main Street, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 9727492500
Mission: Our mission is to foster the emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of the whole child by addressing the uniqueness of each in an authentic Montessori environment within a public school diverse educational community.
Vision: Our school will provide an authentic Montessori environment in an accredited Public Montessori School to meet the needs of the child through a commitment to the principles of Montessori education and full accountability to the public education standards.
Core Values: Love You, Love Others, Love Our World
DMA Giraffes are Ready to "Make A Tall Difference Every Day with Every Child!"
Love You means; taking care of yourself so you can take care of others.
Love Others means; We are the example of what we want. We define our Excellence!
Love Our World means; Build other leaders in the spirit of Excellence, and you are cultivating a lasting legacy of LOVE to nurture our world and be kind to our world.
Principal's Message
Dear DMA Giraffe Nation,
Dear DMA Giraffe Nation,
I am elated and honored to welcome you to one of the most dynamic school years yet to come. Our year will be filled with generous hearts and hands that serve, support, encourage, and inspire our children, community, and each other to be accountable and committed to the work we will do together.
It was a delight and joy to meet the families who participated in our “Back to School Skate Party” hosted by our PTO and the “Meet the Guide Night.” We are off to a strong start because of your commitment and support of Downtown Montessori Ida B. Wells Academy!
I will host our first community virtual gathering on Monday, August 15th, @ 8:30 am.
Cheers & Tears to celebrate everyone’s first school day for the 2022 – 2023 school year. I will go over important information that will help us support having a successful school year for our children. See the Tears & Cheers flyer enclosed for the virtual link to join me.
The story of our mascot, the giraffe, signifies our “WHY and our WORK” for DMA. Every spot on the giraffe’s body is unique, like a fingerprint. Giraffes reach high, like each of us will do to meet the needs of each child through a commitment to Montessori and student growth and achievement. The giraffe is a peaceful, gentle, and graceful animal, but when threatened, it is a force to be reckoned with, as is our DMA Giraffe faculty and staff. Giraffes literally have the largest heart of any land animal, just like our faculty and staff. The combination of each individual element is reflective of our campus and the Montessori environment.
It is my honor to serve our DMA community and to be able to lead with joy and courage in all that I do. I look forward to building a community that celebrates and appreciates the extraordinary work we will do together. The DMA faculty is looking forward to achieving high heights and Making A Tall Difference Every Day with Every Child!
DMA Leadership TIKTOK Video
DMA Monthly Calendar
Family Survey Information
New and Returning Families...Please complete the Family Survey by clicking on the button below.
New Start Time for Dallas ISD Elementary Schools
Our Instructional start time has changed to 8:00 am. Our dismissal time will start at 3:00 pm
- Arrival/Drop off will begin @ 7:15 am
- Students will be picked up from their waiting area @ 7:50 am
- Instructional learning begins at 8:00 am
- Dismissal/Pick up will begin @ 3:00 pm
- After school care begins @ 3:00 pm
Important Resources and Information
Cheers & Tears for our First Day of School @ 8:30 am Click Here For Flyer
- 2022 – 2023 Base Calendar Click Here
- Levines Uniform website for Downtown Montessori Academy https://levinesstores.com/collections/downtown-montessori
Stay tuned to the City of Dallas news and upcoming events at https://www.dallascitynews.net/
Big Thoughts After school Care Information
We Are A Uniform School At DMA
Uniform Information from Levines
Information for our DMA Cub Scout Pack
Check out our DMA Scouts
2021 - 2022 Thank you for making it a great day at DMA Everyday!
DMA Jamboree 2022
DMA All Pro Dad's Club on Site Meeting
DMA Virtual Career Day 2022
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· Downtown Montessori’s Amazon Smile Link:
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