Great school! We enrolled our son in First Class after we took our him out of public school Kindergarten because we saw the light in his eyes dimming. After visiting First Class, he couldn't stop asking about it, so we enrolled him right away and saw an immediate, postive effect - he sang on the way to school and when we picked him him. He was happy and engaged. We saw a complete 360 after only four months with First Class, our son scored above average in Science on the Stanford Achievement Test! He is a tactile learner, independent and extremely focused - characteristics Montessori encourages, unlike public school. What I like most about First Class is the nuturing environment, small class sizes and individual attention the teachers give students. The curriculum is world-class and compliments the Montessori approach with Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, sign languge, private vocal and piano classes and the students perform in concerts and plays throughout the year. The school's founder, Evelyn Thorpe-Hibbler, is also highly accomplished and involved. She teaches students using music and an activity book she developed called Just For You. My son is beaming with pride - we are verty happy with First Class Montessori School! read more