Willamina schools have done s great job of educating my children thus far. Lots of great role…read moremodels and the kids are kind and supportive with one another. Athletics and academics are strong. The school itself is very nice with beautiful views. Its a large campus with walking trails and a hillside slide

My daughter attends for preschool and daycare. I appreciate the structure and consistency of the…read moreprogram. Curriculum themes (seasons, colors, holidays, etc) are integrated with reading, pre-writing and storytelling, counting, art, and music (my daughter loves to sing the songs she's learned) and biblical stories. She is proud to know about rules, consequences, manners, and personal responsibility: i.e. clean up, sharing, communicating, etc. and has made many friends. She loves her teacher and the day care staff, all of whom are warm, knowledgeable, gentle and supportive. And she comes home happy! What could be improved? At drop-off, we working parents are in a rush, and the daycare staff isn't as cohesive as I believe they could be in helping with the transition . . . it's a little bumpy. I've seen where teachers and staff come to the car to get the kids and bring them in: I liked it because it saves time and the transition is clear-cut. Other than this minor issue, Sonshine School has been a blessing for us and I would highly recommend it.

I have a daughter who is a Delphian graduate, and a son who is going into his junior year…read more My daughter just completed a gap year before attending Chapman University this coming fall. She spent this year working for a school and competently handling multiple choirs, a middle school play, and various administrative actions. It was so impressive to watch her take on adult life. Delphi left her more than well prepared!

The education and social environment are by far the best available anywhere. One of our daughters…read moregraduated from the school recently, and we have another daughter attending the school now. They were both equally challenged in the exact ways they needed to be, and to see their growth as teen teenagers becoming young adult adults, we couldn't be happier.

This review is of Willamette just as a local cultural and entertainment asset. With the public…read morelibrary about to be handicapped for two years, I set out to look for alternatives. At the Mark O.Hatfield Library main desk, staff will issue to area residents a "community borrower's card" for a yearly fee of $50. To access the campus, I always park in the visitors' lot on the east side of Winter St., close to the intersection with Pringle Parkway. The signage is confusing: parking is free for casual drop-ins only on weekends. For those from away, walk NE from the visitors' parking until you see the fountain. There is found an excellent map and you can orient yourself. The Martha Springer Botanical Garden is a few minutes' walk from the library and worth a visit. It does not show on the online map. It is the green strip north of the Sparks Center, on the south bank of the Mill Race.

Horrible parking options, working students seem uninterested and routinely put down the city of…read moreSalem, staff and faculty take weeks to MONTHS for responses. Tuition is far too high for the level of education provided. Be aware and take you or your loved ones education elsewhere!!!!

This school is a wonderful environment with amazing teachers and many fun activities. I am proud to…read morecall myself a wildcat.

I had lousy service at the Halloween dance and they would not let me buy anything not let me go to…read morethe bathroom it was really annoying .

This place is a not a true Montessori school. Teachers are poorly trained if at all, children are…read moredisrespectful and out of control. Overpriced daycare maybe but not a school.

I can't recommend this school enough. My daughter started at MDC when she was 3.5 (she's 5 now) and…read moreit has been a wonderful place for her. She's always been very quiet and reserved with people so starting school was a hard transition for her but I'm grateful we had MDC. Every step of the way her teachers were nurturing and encouraging, creating an environment where she has thrived. Socially she is still reserved but she has grown immensely. She talks in front of her whole class on sharing days! This from a kid who literally wouldn't speak anyone for the first 6 months. Our family members always comment on how far she's come and how confident she is. If she hadn't been in an environment where she felt safe and allowed to explore things at her own pace I don't think we would have had the level of success we have had with her social issues. Her teachers are extraordinary and she adores them. I have experience with another popular preschool in town and the level of compassion and care from the teachers here at MDC is far above. Academically she's on point, if not ahead. She has a late birthday so, as of now, she's not in kindergarten yet but academically she is at the same level as her friends in Kindergarten at a S/K school out south. At MDC she began reading when she was 4 and now, at 5, she is reading compound words and even some long vowels! She knows all letter sounds, several blends, recognizes sight/cvc words, creates her own story books, writes numbers, counts to 100... but beyond that she's loving learning about other cultures, the world, and art. I'm always impressed by the work she comes home with and things she tells me that she has learned at school. I know she didn't learn that from mom & dad! We plan to continue her education here as long as we can.

When I started school here i had already had a bad experience at at a different beauty school so I…read morewas skeptical but from the time I interviewed they made me feel like if I was a part of the school . They became like family to me they helped me through many hard times and through my pregnancy they were very supportive and very kind .Im now graduated from there and would highly recommend going here. It really good compared to the other beauty school that I attended they're more Hands-On personable , reliable and fair..I missthem

I would not reccommend this school to my worst enemy. Do not believe the lies they feed you this…read moreschool is not what it pretends to be and I am almost certain there is shady activity going on behind the scenes and I am not the only former student who feels this way. The owners are simply money hungry and do not care about the quality of education and rather the quantity of $ they can rob from students. I also suspect embezzlement through student financial aid living expenses. This school sucked me of my passion for hair and made me an unhappy person. I do not regret leaving though I am left with enormous debt and nothing to show for it, I do however strongly regret ever attending and signing a contract that prevents me from getting my transcripts so that I can finish my hours at another better school. Save yourself an enormous headache and do not go here!!!! You will not learn the skills you need to be a successful hair stylist and you will end up being drained both emotionally and physically.

Weddle Elementary served as a host location for the Indian Education program within the…read moreSalem-Keiser district that my brother works for. It was the first time we participated, and we made it a family affairs, with both of our girls qualifying as our decendents with our tribal affiliation. We enjoyed dinner in their cafeteria before splitting into groups for learning sessions. The school was clean and cheerful. I enjoyed seeing all of the kids' artwork displayed as we walked through the halls. We attended a robotics class and a native class that focused on geography and traditions. We all learned how to make cornhusk dolls and left with one of our own. Thank you Salem-Keiser for recognizing and teaching Native American culture in public schools!