Nurturing environment that expects every child to rise to excellence, but appreciates every child…read moreas unique. Emphasizes character, sports, & STEM learning. Great parent community. Students from many different backgrounds and countries. I feel that every adult in that building knows and loves every child in that building.

I have 4 kids two of which are attending Green Hedges. Also, I have attended both private and…read morepublic schools growing up. From my personal experience, this school's attention and love for the kids is as good as it gets. The experience and education these kids get is amazing. I feel so lucky every time I think about having such an amazing school for my kids to attend. Both of our kids just love the program and it has felt amazing to see how much they have grown from attending the school and interacting with the other kids. The staff is amazing and the families that we have met clearly have core values and a focus that we want our kids to be around.

Administration changed two years ago, so the previous reviews are outdated…read more Flint Hill Elementary changed its administration (principal, assistant principal and advanced academic resource teacher) a couple years ago. The school has vastly improved its transparency, engagement with parents and commitment to a great learning environment for all its students. While the new administration has brought a distinct focus on developing the cognitive skills of students, there is also an emphasis on nurturing social and emotional development. The school has consistently achieved high student test scores and consistently won the governor's achievement award every year for the past few years. Administration is committed to a zero tolerance policy for bullying and, with the school's demographics, there are few cases of student misbehavior. Parents from the school's neighborhoods are very engaged in school events and the PTA. There is a strong school community for parents who seek that. One example of parents' view of the school is the high number of students who have the choice to move to an AAP center school, but choose to remain at Flint Hill. As a parent of children who have graduated from Flint Hill and are currently attending, I would not hesitate to recommend this elementary school.

I will give the same advice given to us. If you have an IEP at this school, you will need to get a…read morelawyer in order for your child to get the services he/she needs. Otherwise your child will just be passed on through the system. The latest principal is very kind in person, but don't expect any action(s) to actually take place. Make sure you keep a digital record of every conversation via email for your own records. Send follow-up emails from any verbal conversations with the school, in order to keep a digital record. Our lawyer has MULTIPLE cases against Flint Hill Elementary school to further support the advice given above. I wish we got a lawyer around the 3rd grade, instead of being gaslighted by the principal. Best of luck to anyone going through an IEP at this school.

I should start by saying I'm an educator myself and this was a bad experience. 1. Our child…read moreattended an after school activity and the bus from that activity came to pick her up. Around October my husband went to watch our child's activity about 30 minutes after she was supposed to arrive and she was not there. When we asked the people in charge of the activity they said the school informed them our child wasn't there. However she did attend school that day and we hadn't heard anything. We began calling the school and I was about to call the police. In the end, the school forgot to get her to the bus and when they discovered this, instead of calling to inform us, they called the activity place to come back to pick our child up. It took over 45 minutes for her to get to her destination and in that time we didn't know what was happening or where she was. We did meet with the assistant principal(AP) who did take responsibility for their mistake. 2. After my mother, a retired elementary principal went on a field trip with our child's class she told me I needed to volunteer to observe what was happening in the classroom. I did just that. Upon arrival the class was still in a special. I was alerted to their return down the hallway to yelling, noise, and one student running into various empty classrooms. The students arrived and the teacher left the para, who happened to be a substitute, with 29 students. I started pulling groups to read in the hallway. Each time I entered the classroom chaos was occurring. One child was running around hitting others, another child was flipping his chair and actually tripped me, another child took her book bag and hit it over the head of another. The para was almost in tears asking me how to call the office for help. I, as the parent, went and got help. All the while, my child was sitting at her desk almost in tears and begging me to take her home. 3. I called a meeting with the AP about what I had witnessed. She was upset and claimed she would fix things. I was invited to observe again and that time during carpet time one child went up to another and kicked her in the head. The AP looked at me embarrassed and said something to the child. No children were listening and it was chaos again. 4. During COVID I realized my child was well behind in reading. I needed to put her on a program to catch her up. If she hadn't been home due to COVID she would not be able to read. We pulled her out and she is now thriving.

THINK TWICE For the…read moreprice of this so called "experience" take your money and plan your own trip to Washington DC. Envision claims to provide classes for high scholars and and a once in a life time experience. One of the only enjoyable parts of this trip was the wounded warrior project and the ability to get access to U.S government buildings, but in my option was not worth the hefty price tag of $3k. The staff was very rude and disrespectful rewords me. When asked simple questions of how to get somewhere, or what the schedule is they would give you dirty looks or make it seem as if you were hassling them. I had two situations that required me to talk to the office and both time I went they cut me off when talking or told me to figure it out on my own. However I must give credit to my group leader as she was amazing, kind and helpful towards all of the students. The NSAM meeting I found useless as we did basic middle school history work. The other "learning" events were alright but again I didn't learn much from this experience. We had meals at the university of Maryland's dining hall. While eating one of my group members found fingernails in their pie, which the university claims were onions, it's safe to say I stayed away from the pie after that. It gets worse though. While on a trip into DC I witnessed a an older staff member around 60/70 I'd say, buy a box of Trojan condoms, triple bag them at self checkout than put them in his jacket after paying. Later that night I was walking in the hall to return to my room as I saw this man slap a younger ( approx. 25 ) female staff member on her bottom. Through the week they continued to display PDA's. And on the last day we witnessed them purchase condoms again on the last day. Never the less I wasn't expecting to see this on my "once in a lifetime experience." Overall this was an odd week and and make me wonder why I came here in the first place.

This program is a complete SCAM. Do not register or pay for your child to attend. If you need to…read morecancel, it is not a "fee." They stole close to $3,000 from us without a single service rendered. Save your time, money, and a severe headache by googling their reviews (multiple different names, NYLF Pathways, Envision, etc.). Speaking with their customer service department made it extremely clear that they do this often. Complete scam.

I currently have 2 kids at Fiore , 10 year old boy and 13 year old girl. Both kids been at fiore…read moresince they were 4 year old. We picked Fiore and stayed there because we believe in the Montessori philosophy. Specifically these are the factors. Academic Approach: The Montessori method helps kids pursue their curiosity and learning in such a way that ensures that reward is internal (i.e. love of learning) and not external (shiny sticker or grade). Kids at Fiore do their work in small groups as opposed to large classrooms that are more lecture based or didactic in nature. Doing it this way allows kids to have more flexibility in pursuing things that they find fascinating. They all still learn everything that is needed but it is done in such a way that the child feels more in control of that journey. In middle school they have seminars where it almost feels like college ,where kids work independently or in small groups to solve various problems. What I found with that approach is that my kids seem to have more of an open mind set and do not limit themselves to learning just what is expected of them. Often they cover material many grade levels above what they would have in a traditional environment. To me this basically boils down to having an environment that creates a strong foundation for kids to pursue what they are genuinely passionate about and also having internal tools to solve whatever problem is in front of them. Community: There is a very strong sense of community in the school and it is a bit of an antidote to our increasingly digital world. Many of these kids spend 2-3 years together in the primary program, 6 years in the elementary school and 2-3 years in the junior high program. Relationships run deep.. School is small which means kids have to learn to resolve conflicts and manage relationship with every member of their class, versus in a bigger school they are more apt to just avoid the people they don't want to deal with. This sense of community extends way past graduation, during birthday parties or other events we routinely see kids who left years past, and the kids immediately reconnect with out missing a beat. Emphasis on play/outdoor/nature and rejection of cell phones/social media: School has large wilderness areas where kids can have unstructured play, push boundaries - climb trees, piss off occasional bees, dig up old bottles and make bases. Every year our elementary school and junior high go on 3-5 day camping trips with kids making all the planning etc. In junior high, kids do hydroponic gardens and cook for each other every Friday. In addition, none of the kids have social media and cell phone use is not allowed. Most parents seem to be on the same wavelength so there is no peer pressure to get an instagram or snapchat account. This helps limit all the toxicity that happens in the digital space that crowds out real relationships and learning. Teachers: In Montessori, teachers are called guides. My experience is that teachers vary in style (our last elementary guide was very into outdoors and the current one is more focused on academics). But regardless they run a very calm nurturing environment, kids are treated as people with respect and the teachers have a good pulse on each kid's needs as far as development goes. The Head of the school is always available, open to feedback and is a great resource for child development questions.

As a parent, watching my child grow in Fiore's Montessori Adolescent Program has been truly…read moreinspiring. The program provides a thoughtful balance of academic learning, practical life skills, and emotional development. I've seen meaningful growth in confidence, communication, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. I deeply appreciate the guidance, respect, and support my child receives from the teachers. I feel confident that Fiore Montessori is preparing students not only for academic success, but for life as capable, responsible, and compassionate young adults.

My three-year-old granddaughter LOVES this school playground. It is a short drive from her home,…read morebut if it were in walking distance she would probably be there every day. She is always saying, "I want to go to the playground." Great variety of equipment for swinging, sliding, and climbing. All the equipment looked in good shape. A safe spot for an active child ... while under the watchful eye of a parent or grandparent. This might be the elementary school that she attends in a few years. So being familiar with the playground will make that transition easier.

Review of the PLAYGROUND only--…read more On a weekend, we decided to bring our toddler daughter here after grabbing Simply Social Coffee via their drive through. She did not want to come home! There's so much to do for kids of all ages and abilities. Swings, slides, climbing, bouncy bridges (her favorite). Lots of places for adults to sit including picnic tables. There are also tennis courts, baseball fields, and a little network of wooded trails behind the ball field.