Aidan Preschool Playdate

[Anonymous]

Have an admissions interview/playdate coming up at Aidan Montessori. Our child will be three in the fall. Would love to know what to expect from parents who have been there, done that.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

i was under the impression it's not a playdate, more like a meeting or interview with a teacher/admissions person. there was a long thread about aidan interviews a few weeks back...with a variety of impressions.

[Anonymous]

FYI -- I believe that thread is on the old board. Totally worth digging up, though.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Thanks - I will look up the old thread.

But I would still love to hear from any parents who have been through the process too.

I appreciate your help!

[Anonymous]

i had an interview there recently with my son. after reading the old thread, i was prepared for it to be harrowing. i actually thought it was fine. ms. antonucci is one of the primary teachers and she conducted the visit/interview. i thought she was completely professional. and seemed like she was a very good and structured classroom teacher. she's not a really gushy person, but she was very warm with my son. she did give him instructions about how to behave in a montessori classroom (like push in his chair, put the puzzle away) but nothing i thought was problematic. it's was just 15 or 20 minutes with her showing my son some of the montessori materials in the classroom and asking me a few questions about his experience with nanny/daycare/playgroups/school. she also asked me about allergies/food allergies/health issues and explained the admissions process/answered a few questions.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Thanks so much - this is helpful. The old thread is quite alarming in parts.