Anonymous
Post 06/03/2024 10:13     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
OP there is a parent group for the school on Facebook. You should join and ask your question there.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2024 09:50     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
Anonymous wrote:What is Montessori like for middle school? Are kids prepared well for high school?


My first was not at all, so we didn't send the second
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2024 08:12     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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


+1 AMAC is very well organized and very loud.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2024 18:36     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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
Post 06/02/2024 15:13     Subject: Re:Montessori School of Arlington -**REVIEWS NEEDED**
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!


Private doesn't work for you. Your neighborhood public school doesn't work for you. Perhaps you should try homeschooling for a better crop of peers.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2024 15:11     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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.


Well, that is the most important factor in effective education, for sure.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2024 09:49     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
OP you said your kid is not having a great experience in their current private, which leads me to assume they are not starting in K. It can be difficult to start later. Also good to know is that your child will be with the same students and teachers for multiple years, that can be great or bad depending on the cohort.
Anonymous
Post 06/02/2024 09:22     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
What is Montessori like for middle school? Are kids prepared well for high school?
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2024 23:06     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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
Post 06/01/2024 22:12     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
I don't feel like anyone has actually answered OPs question about the school. Any current/former parents want to share opinions?
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2024 22:03     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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
Post 06/01/2024 21:10     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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.


+1
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2024 20:41     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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
Post 06/01/2024 18:01     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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.


+1
I'd support that.
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2024 10:46     Subject: Montessori School of Arlington -REVIEWS NEEDED
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.