History:
Established in 1981, Audubon quickly became an outstanding school within our community. Demand lead to two-week campouts in order to gain admission. This resulted in a very strong partnership between parents and the faculty. The school became the vision of four teachers who met while attending Montessori certification classes at Tulane University. Two of the four teachers petitioned the Orleans Parish School Board for support of this concept and Howard Montessori School was created. This highly unique inception from the bottom-up guaranteed the success of the school - as the teachers took ownership and responsibility for its ultimate success. In 1986, a French component opened within the school that has been extremely effective for a new cadre of students. The French government took note, and in 1990, Audubon became an official French School in an historical agreement between the French Government and the State of Louisiana. In 2002, the French government designated our school as a center for effective strategies in the teaching of a foreign language. We are proud of Audubon and envision even greater possibilities for our school and, thereby, for our community, as the newly chartered Audubon Charter School.