Anonymous
12/18/2011 23:02
Subject: Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Is this a validation of Montessori or an indictment of DCPS?
Anonymous
12/18/2011 22:39
Subject: Re:Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Anonymous wrote:Aiden goes through 8th.
My child went from Montessori K to traditional K (she has a November birthday, so did not make the DCPS cut-off of Sept 30).
No problems adjusting at all, I just miss Montessori. My younger DD is in Montessori and at this point I plan to move her at K. She is the right age for the DCPS cut-off so will only do 2 years of Montessori. I am moving her for social reasons, the majority of the K kids will have gone to the pre-K at our school and I do not want her to enter the group in first grade. I am, however, skipping pre-K despite that we are a shoe-in because of in-boundary sibling priority because I like Montessori education a lot.
How hard to you think it will be to switch later in elementary. My DC is in Montessori lower elementary right now but not sure I'll keep him there for all of elementary. At what age does it become harder to transition?
Anonymous
12/18/2011 22:37
Subject: Re:Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Aidan goes through 6th, not 8th.
Anonymous
12/18/2011 22:35
Subject: Re:Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Both my kids did 3 year of Mont. then transitioned to DCPS in 1st grade. Definitely the best decision for us.
Anonymous
12/14/2011 10:17
Subject: Re:Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Aiden goes through 8th.
My child went from Montessori K to traditional K (she has a November birthday, so did not make the DCPS cut-off of Sept 30).
No problems adjusting at all, I just miss Montessori. My younger DD is in Montessori and at this point I plan to move her at K. She is the right age for the DCPS cut-off so will only do 2 years of Montessori. I am moving her for social reasons, the majority of the K kids will have gone to the pre-K at our school and I do not want her to enter the group in first grade. I am, however, skipping pre-K despite that we are a shoe-in because of in-boundary sibling priority because I like Montessori education a lot.
My child went from Montessori K to traditional K (she has a November birthday, so did not make the DCPS cut-off of Sept 30).
No problems adjusting at all, I just miss Montessori. My younger DD is in Montessori and at this point I plan to move her at K. She is the right age for the DCPS cut-off so will only do 2 years of Montessori. I am moving her for social reasons, the majority of the K kids will have gone to the pre-K at our school and I do not want her to enter the group in first grade. I am, however, skipping pre-K despite that we are a shoe-in because of in-boundary sibling priority because I like Montessori education a lot.
Anonymous
12/13/2011 23:08
Subject: Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Are there any montessori upper elementary schools in the city?
Anonymous
12/12/2011 16:35
Subject: Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Mine would be Montessori to Eaton.......what is the birthday cutoff for DC public schools btw?
Anonymous
12/09/2011 22:12
Subject: Re:Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
I've actually heard great reports about kids going from Montessori to Deal. The Montessori kids are very adaptable and incredibly bright.
Anonymous
12/09/2011 17:10
Subject: Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
Yes. Age 4. No regrets. Many do it.
Anonymous
12/09/2011 16:29
Subject: Did your child go to Montessori school and then switch to public?
If so, at what age, and how did it go? Also, which school? Do you feel you made the right decision?