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[quote=Anonymous]Our son has been at Aidan for the toddler program and is now in the Primary program. He (and we) like it very much and he seems to be thriving there. Some of the Primary teachers are more "old school" Montessori (a little stern, austere), some are more cuddly - just depends on who you get. Aidan is overall pretty hard core Montessori though, so if you are interested in this, I'd suggest taking a close look at the Montessori method and seeing if you think this would be a good fit for your child.

With respect to what I like least, I would say that, compared to other school experiences (based on what I've heard from friends with kids at other schools), Aidan is not very communicative. You will get weekly newsletters from the school overall telling you about school-wide events that week, etc., but don't expect a weekly email from teachers saying "this is what was going on this week in class" -- I think this is partly because each kid works at his or her own pace, so it's not as though the teacher can say, "Hey, this week we worked on character recognition" -- because not all kids will have worked on that task in a given week. We are fine with this -- and also regularly check in with our kid's teacher at drop-off or via e-mail, and she is always responsive -- but just in case you were expecting something more regularized, this is not the case at Aidan (at least it has not been our experience). YOu get a parent-teacher interview twice a year and an in-class observation twice a year -- and other than that, it is basically you on your own initiative contacting or checking in with the teacher.

In terms of the commute, the school is a very short (5 min) walk away from the Woodley Park metro stop (red line). [/quote]

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