Anonymous wrote:What is Montessori like for middle school? Are kids prepared well for high school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our kid is dyslexic and struggled until we went private. And the Montessori Mafia (the boosters) is intense.
yes, they rival Nottingham ES, ATS supporters, and HBW-ers. They just go under the radar a bit more and wrap it all up in the serving the underprivileged kids blanket.
There isn't anything under the radar about them
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our kid is dyslexic and struggled until we went private. And the Montessori Mafia (the boosters) is intense.
yes, they rival Nottingham ES, ATS supporters, and HBW-ers. They just go under the radar a bit more and wrap it all up in the serving the underprivileged kids blanket.
Anonymous wrote:OP here...I am also trying to find out about the school culture. Did you get to meet other parents? Get to know the parents in your DC's grade? Have an organized feeling from the teacher? Get information about what is going on in the classroom?
We are coming from years of private school experiences ($ doesn't buy you a way out of the current state of education in this area when you don't want to be at the $40K and above pricetag) but youngest child doesn't have a great crop of students at her current private school. She needs a wider pool of kiddos. And our neighborhood APS school is the absolute pits.
Thanks for any insights!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MPSA is going to move into a bigger renovated space in a few years with all elementary school and middle school in one place. That’s going to be huge advantage for families at MPSA. Your kid can go to one of the overcrowded middle schools or they can stay at a small elementary and middle school dedicated to Montessori.
To whom are you directing your comment? Current MPSA students or students entering kindergarten?
To the OP. They should get in now. Their kid will have a new building by the time middle school rolls around.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MPSA is going to move into a bigger renovated space in a few years with all elementary school and middle school in one place. That’s going to be huge advantage for families at MPSA. Your kid can go to one of the overcrowded middle schools or they can stay at a small elementary and middle school dedicated to Montessori.
To whom are you directing your comment? Current MPSA students or students entering kindergarten?
Anonymous wrote:MPSA is going to move into a bigger renovated space in a few years with all elementary school and middle school in one place. That’s going to be huge advantage for families at MPSA. Your kid can go to one of the overcrowded middle schools or they can stay at a small elementary and middle school dedicated to Montessori.
Anonymous wrote:Montessori should be limited to preschool in APS. That’s where it actually serves underrepresented students. Beyond that, it is subsidized private school for weirdly cultish parents. Monique o Grady was their big champion. Time to shut them down.
Anonymous wrote:Montessori should be limited to preschool in APS. That’s where it actually serves underrepresented students. Beyond that, it is subsidized private school for weirdly cultish parents. Monique o Grady was their big champion. Time to shut them down.