Franklin Montessori in Van Ness?

[Anonymous]

I toured it and it looked very nice. It's a lot bigger on the inside than it looks. Downsides were it is expensive for a non-downtown center and meals were not included.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, yes Franklin is a true Montessori program. Both of my kids went there. It’s expensive, but our family was happy with it.

AMS certification is the American version, so no, it definitely is not “true” Montessori.

And this is definitely a good thing, IMO. The places that tout the "trueness" are the ones that give Montessori a creepy, bad reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, yes Franklin is a true Montessori program. Both of my kids went there. It’s expensive, but our family was happy with it.

AMS certification is the American version, so no, it definitely is not “true” Montessori.

And this is definitely a good thing, IMO. The places that tout the "trueness" are the ones that give Montessori a creepy, bad reputation.

Please name those places, Liar. Anyone can look up how AMS got started. It’s a nasty story. I just wish we had learned sooner. There’s a huge difference.

They literally stole the Montessori name from Maria Montessori and her son, who was also a physician. The Montessori family lost their legal battle in the US to copyright their own name because the Americans were more successful at “working” the American legal system.

It was really very tragic.

[Anonymous]

My daughter attended Franklin 10+ years ago (!). She really thrived there. She had a teacher, Mary Akatu, who was put on this earth to teach little kids. She was that special. I almost cried when we had to leave the school.

[Anonymous]

We looked at Franklin and Aiden and ultimately chose Auguste Montessori off Connecticut Ave across from Murch Elementary. Auguste has a Montessori curriculum led by an amazing AMI certified director/lead teacher. It is intentionally kept small with only one primary class, ages 2.5 through 5 years old. We found it to be a very nurturing and joyful true Montessori experience, with aftercare hours available.

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Anonymous wrote:+1 Aidan Montessori. Franklin is more of a daycare.

Absolutely agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, yes Franklin is a true Montessori program. Both of my kids went there. It’s expensive, but our family was happy with it.

AMS certification is the American version, so no, it definitely is not “true” Montessori.

And this is definitely a good thing, IMO. The places that tout the "trueness" are the ones that give Montessori a creepy, bad reputation.

Please name those places, Liar. Anyone can look up how AMS got started. It’s a nasty story. I just wish we had learned sooner. There’s a huge difference.

They literally stole the Montessori name from Maria Montessori and her son, who was also a physician. The Montessori family lost their legal battle in the US to copyright their own name because the Americans were more successful at “working” the American legal system.

It was really very tragic.

Good lord, who cares?

Adn I agree the ones who claism to be "true" are creepy places. Aiden in particular was so austere and not child friendly at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 Aidan Montessori. Franklin is more of a daycare.

Absolutely agree.

Not at all. Our kids attended Franklin and we loved it. Great teachers and program.

[Anonymous]

One thing to keep in mind is that if you plan to apply to private schools before 1st grade, You many struggle to get references from Franklin. They very much want to keep kids all the way through Kindergarten - and discourage leaving early. (If you plan to go public, this will not matter.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One thing to keep in mind is that if you plan to apply to private schools before 1st grade, You many struggle to get references from Franklin. They very much want to keep kids all the way through Kindergarten - and discourage leaving early. (If you plan to go public, this will not matter.)

Sounds greedy and mean of them.