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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We love being at Lee and the community is nice but not as warm and tight-knit as I would have liked. But that seems to be a design feature and not a flaw. Its the reason why sometimes its referred to as 'Type A' on these pages.

The one thing I really really like and that is keeping us in the school is the staff. The class teacher knows our kid so well and understands them in a manner that makes me really trust them and be confident that they take excellent care of my child. The other teachers and staff are also very nurturing. [/quote]

Can you speak more to this? If you find the school not being as tight-knit or warm as you wanted but also that the staff is nurturing? [/quote]

I mean Montessori in itself and then the way Lee implements it is meant to make the school a space just for the kids, they have the ownership, which keeps the parents out. And when that happens, parents don't have many opportunities to bond and form a strong community. The school seems a bit 'sanitized' that way. But then I think this comes from the higher-ups - the principal, founding members, board members, etc. The teachers and the staff members are more welcoming and seem like excellent people. This is not to say that they aren't aligned with each other, they are, which is very evident in the way the school functions smoothly (at least from a parent's POV).

Also, all this is very in the realm of 'first world problems', we love Lee and even though there are things that we'd like there to be different, we aren't under the illusion that there is another school that has everything perfect.

Does that make it a bit clear?[/quote]

Not the PP you’re responding to but the parent of a prospective student. Just wondering if you or others can elaborate on the PTO and how active it is, what kinds of activities it does, etc.? Just to get a sense of family engagement. Thank you! [/quote]

PTO is quite active and there are events every few months. There are class/ school picnics, annual fundraising gala, fall fest, morning coffee with class teachers and a couple with the principal, PTO fundraising dinners at local restaurants etc. 
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These sound great! Looking forward to getting involved.[/quote]

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