Anonymous
07/08/2025 21:56
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Former Brooksfield parent here. It depends on what you are looking for. We interviewed at a bunch of Montessori schools for my then 3 year old and settled on Brooksfield because we were turned off by the snobbery and rigor of some of the other schools we visited. We did 3 years at Brooksfield and it was a very loving and casual environment. The teachers were phenomenal, the activities were fun for the kids, and they developed a love for unstructured play time that carried over long after they graduated from the school. I had my own share of drama with the administrators but overall, I credit the school for the positive values they instilled in my children, which I think outweighs the personality differences and its humble facilities.
Anonymous
07/08/2025 15:18
Subject: Re:Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
All of the “asks” are on a volunteer basis… the school is very heavy on community, and to us, that’s a positive. I would want to be involved in my child’s school 🤷🏻♀️
Anonymous
07/02/2025 17:26
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
We are current Brooksfield parents. It is true that they are always sending emails out to get
help from everything ranging from cutting up fruit to packing the school up (!) to putting together file cabinets (!!) to asking people to show up to dozens of town meetings. It’s a lot.
help from everything ranging from cutting up fruit to packing the school up (!) to putting together file cabinets (!!) to asking people to show up to dozens of town meetings. It’s a lot.
Anonymous
07/02/2025 14:35
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Do you really know about Brooksfield or or just posting to stir up trouble??? Your words are harsh and I've noticed posts with similar wording that throw out very harsh/vague accusations with nothing to back it up.
Anonymous
07/02/2025 12:45
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
It might be ok compared to a daycare but as a school Brooksfield is not well run. It’s basically run by low level school administrators without a head of school. The school is not well resourced and is constantly harassing parents for money and time.
Anonymous
05/10/2025 09:15
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
We did not get accepted when DD applied, but we did tour a lot of preschool/K programs and thought Brooksfield was very good. This move might be very helpful for the school, as the classroom buildings in their current Episcopal church pretty seemed awkward.
That church parking lot is not very busy on Sundays, so my guess is that the Episcopal church will sell the property to a developer. There are 2 other Episcopal churches nearby - St Peter in N Arlington on Glebe Rd and another on Georgetown Pike nearer Langley HS.
That church parking lot is not very busy on Sundays, so my guess is that the Episcopal church will sell the property to a developer. There are 2 other Episcopal churches nearby - St Peter in N Arlington on Glebe Rd and another on Georgetown Pike nearer Langley HS.
Anonymous
05/05/2025 15:06
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Brooksfield sent this email to families:
"We are very happy to announce that we received our hearing date for our special use permit. The date of the hearing is July 9th. Please mark your calendars! We do not yet have the time of day, but we will keep you updated as we learn more. We feel very optimistic about the timing of the hearing.
We have already been working with our appointed County representative on pre-staffing meetings. The first inspection went very well, and she was very enthusiastic about our new space. We will continue to have meetings with the County leading up to the hearing.
We also have an important morning coming up this week. We are working with a traffic consultant and FCDOT on traffic analysis before the hearing. This Thursday 5/1, both the consultant and the FCDOT representative will be at our current site to watch how we run carpool. We are requesting that all families come on time and are efficient in the drop-off line that morning
The consultant and FCDOT representative will then meet with us and the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church team at the new location to determine the best carpool plan for next year.
We are very excited about all of these proactive and positive steps forward and are thankful for all of your support."
"We are very happy to announce that we received our hearing date for our special use permit. The date of the hearing is July 9th. Please mark your calendars! We do not yet have the time of day, but we will keep you updated as we learn more. We feel very optimistic about the timing of the hearing.
We have already been working with our appointed County representative on pre-staffing meetings. The first inspection went very well, and she was very enthusiastic about our new space. We will continue to have meetings with the County leading up to the hearing.
We also have an important morning coming up this week. We are working with a traffic consultant and FCDOT on traffic analysis before the hearing. This Thursday 5/1, both the consultant and the FCDOT representative will be at our current site to watch how we run carpool. We are requesting that all families come on time and are efficient in the drop-off line that morning
The consultant and FCDOT representative will then meet with us and the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church team at the new location to determine the best carpool plan for next year.
We are very excited about all of these proactive and positive steps forward and are thankful for all of your support."
Anonymous
03/29/2025 21:25
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
I would like to know where the green space is because I'm not seeing it on Google street view:
https://tinyurl.com/46wt3m9j
https://tinyurl.com/46wt3m9j
Anonymous
03/22/2025 16:17
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They are finalizing the details of a place in McLean - not Tyson’s - and expect to have a lease soon so school will be ready for Sept. I’m a Current parent and the love and attention and learning is really like no other. Amazing music and art and tons of outdoor play. My child is thriving. Can’t recommend enough.
Brooksfield will be relocating to Lewinsville Presbyterian Church.
Glad to hear they found a new home. I am wondering how the outdoor program will work. That church has a huge cemetery, and not much other green space or a playground.
I was surprised to see that it does has more green space than you would think. The existing playground will be made into a mud kitchen and there is a house to be replaced with a natural playground.
Anonymous
03/08/2025 11:41
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Sooooo all this is happening in less than 6 months and there is no announcment about the new location on their website?
Anonymous
03/07/2025 17:10
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They are finalizing the details of a place in McLean - not Tyson’s - and expect to have a lease soon so school will be ready for Sept. I’m a Current parent and the love and attention and learning is really like no other. Amazing music and art and tons of outdoor play. My child is thriving. Can’t recommend enough.
Brooksfield will be relocating to Lewinsville Presbyterian Church.
Glad to hear they found a new home. I am wondering how the outdoor program will work. That church has a huge cemetery, and not much other green space or a playground.
I was surprised to see that it does has more green space than you would think. The existing playground will be made into a mud kitchen and there is a house to be replaced with a natural playground.
Anonymous
03/05/2025 12:49
Subject: Opinions on Brooksfield Montessori?
Anonymous wrote:
Glad to hear they found a new home. I am wondering how the outdoor program will work. That church has a huge cemetery, and not much other green space or a playground.
it'll be a huge hit for Halloween!
But that is a good point. There is a very small play area w/ a jungle gym on the church's grounds, but it's right against the cemetery and there's no way to fit more than 12-15 kids at a time in that small gated area. Not sure if they could walk over to Lewinsville Park?