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Three Rivers Montessori Project Narrative March 29, 2021 Detailed Description/Scope of Project The proposed project involves the renovation and reuse of the lower level of an existing multi-use school and office building at 17267 Yale St. NW. The property is currently owned by CSDC Facilities Corporation and leased to Three Rivers Montessori School. On May 20, 2020 CSDC Facilities Corporation and Three Rivers Montessori received a Conditional Use Permit to occupy the upper level of the existing building for use as a K-8 public charter school. The school currently serves K-6th grade in the 2020-2021 school year. An amendment to the CUP is required for future expansions/additions not shown on the site plan dated May 18, 2020. The newly proposed project calls for the rehabilitation of the lower level of the existing building, formerly occupied by commercial entities, to accommodate increased enrollment and family demand for the Three Rivers Montessori program. The rehabilitation consists primarily of interior renovations of the existing building with limited changes to the site, except for an additional stair, entry, and sidewalk for egress and accessibility, as well as the removal of the exterior overhang and associated curbs to better improve student drop off and pick up operations. Once completed, the remodeled building will serve approximately 175 students in grades Pre-K through Grade 8 to start the 2021-2022 school year. About Three River Montessori The Montessori method is focused on educating the whole being. Three Rivers Montessori organizes its work by providing educational experiences for the head, heart, and hands. This means that at every level Three Rivers Montessori is cultivating curiosity and offering high-quality academics (head), fostering healthy social/emotional interactions (heart), and providing work that is experiential and hands-on (hands). As a result of its philosophy, Three Rivers Montessori seeks to become recognized for academic excellence with a deep focus on environmental and earth sciences. Research indicates students require different approaches to learning in our constantly evolving world. There is a great need for our community to come together to create a school that will ensure future generations are taught to be creative, independent, critical thinkers who possess an intrinsic love of learning. Montessori education has incredible results and has produced some of the most successful entrepreneurs and great leaders of our times: Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon; Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Founders of Google; Steve Wozniak, Co-founder of Apple; Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook; Anne Frank; Julia Childs; Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs’; Prince Harry and Prince William, and many more. Transportation Narrative The school anticipates an enrollment of 175-students with approximately 40% using provided bus service and the other 60% coming and going by car. Based on the listed percentages, approximately 70- students would be bused. TRM is providing bus staging utilizing two full-sized (35-students) buses and a smaller bus (17- students). Assuming approximately 60% arrive by car, this leads to approximately 105-