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This is the draft of an article about Milwaukee Montessori.

Milwaukee Montessori School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

(Note: the structure of the title follows recommended naming convention)

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Milwaukee Montessori School

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I haven't figured out the logo-thing yet.

ARTICLE DRAFT:

1. Write a strong lead. Be sure to write a lead that concisely summarizes the school into one or two paragraphs which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the school in question.

2. Infobox — All school articles should have an infobox providing the basic details about the school, and preferably with an image of the school logo. The logo image should have its own specific fair use rationale. See Wikipedia: Fair use rationale guideline.

3. Introduction/lead — Give the full official name of the school and detail about its location (town/municipality, county/state/province, country). Add a few facts about the school that make it unique. Provide the name of the founder and founding name, and affiliation with any larger school system, if applicable. Include brief statistics on the number of pupils/size of the student body (always state the date when the information is current and be cautious about having too many statistics that will need to be updated frequently). Ideally a picture of the school should be included if a free image is available.

4. History — Describe the history of the school, including noteworthy milestones in its development. 5. Campus/school site — Describe the overall shape and size of the school site/campus. Mention any famous buildings or stadia and their architects. A separate section on architecture is sometimes appropriate. 6. Curriculum — Provide a brief description of the school's curriculum. Does it follow a National Curriculum or does it set its own subjects? Focus specifically on aspects of the curriculum which are unique to the school. Is it the only school in the locality which teaches Mandarin, Latin or Greek? Does it have a culinary academy?

7. Extracurricular activities — Mention the sports team(s) of the school and what is notable about them. Here is also a good place to mention specific traditions of school, like students' union/student council activities, a student newspaper, clubs, regular activities, etc. The heading may be changed accordingly in regard to the importance of sports, clubs, traditions, students' unions etc. For example, alternative headings could be Students' Union, Sports and Traditions or Students' Union Activities. Mention significant championships for the sports teams. Specific students should not be mentioned unless they are notable in their own right.

8. Notable alumni — Provide a bulleted list of notable alumni with a short description to explain why they are famous. Alumni without their own Wiki articles should always have third-party references.

9. Notable teachers/faculty — The names of current and former teachers should only be included if they are notable in their own right (for example, they are published authors or they have won a teaching award) or they have been the subject of multiple non-trivial press coverage.

10. Former headteachers/principals — A list of former headteachers/principals, with a short description of their achievements, is often useful. Long lists should be split into a separate article (such as the List of headmasters at Eton College).

11. References — Provide verifiable reliable sources of information about the school, that are independent of the school itself. An article should not rely solely on what its subject has to say about itself (as with any article in Wikipedia). A school's own website is not an independent source. References from third-party sources are particularly important for school awards and contentious statements. For private schools in North America, an accreditation body or government source should be provided to show the organization is a legitimate school. If a resource is online (which is ideal) consider that potentially it will go offline (newspapers often allow free reading only for recent stories) and provide sufficient information so that the story could still be found (author, publication, full article title, date, etc). See Wikipedia:Footnotes for the technical details of how to do this in a standard format.

12. External links — Give a link to the website of the school, preferably one in the English language. Include other informational links that might interest readers, but whose contents might be beyond the scope of inclusion in the article (for example, links to the school's Parent Teacher Association).