5 STAR REVIEW La Maripossa Montessori school is a total gem…read moreand I am incredibly grateful my 2 children attend the school.  The staff is wonderful and each member of the team is so engaged and genuinely cares for the kids creating a fun learning environment where they can accelerate at the pace that suits each child.  The environment is exceptional with a very creative playground, kids can climb, use swings, take care of live animals including goats, chickens, and horses, it's totally amazing!  The guest teachers that come through are often masters in their fields and enrich the experience with special teachers for subjects such as piano, art, Spanish, and science among many others.   I love that the class rooms include a range of ages to give children the experience of being mentored by older students and eventually becoming a mentor themselves as they progress within the class.  The internationally focused curriculum gives students a sense of their place in the world where different cultures are celebrated.  The decorations and extensive planning that the staff put into holidays is incredible, and it seems like every month there is a wonderful celebration.  The older children are very engaged in the community and go on frequent field trips to places such as animal shelters, an elderly home, and out to train service dogs.  How much fun to go and play with puppies as part of your school work, no wonder the kids are happy when you pick them up!   When the older kids test perfectly in geography, those students are invited out to lunch to a restaurant of that continent as a special treat, what a great incentive.  My sixth grade son even had the opportunity to deliver the American Creed at the roundhouse, which was a huge confidence booster and an excellent experience.  The staff also encouraged us to test him within the John Hopkins University for Talented Youth program and he passed the test with high honors which is now a great accolade going forward. I am in awe that I can honestly say my kids have been happy every time I have picked them up from school.  The level of commitment and attention to detail that is required to achieve that level of happiness within a school environment speaks volumes in itself.  I recommend this school to anyone seeking a truly nurturing, stimulating, positive, creative, dynamic, and healthy environment for their children to give them the very best start in life!

My child has been at this school for 6 years and the school has been a wonderful experience from…read moreday one. You won't find a more fundamentally amazing team as Katrina and her hardworking and caring staff. They allow the children to grow at their own rate guided by teachers who truly love and care for their students. Highly recommend La Mariposa Montessori School!

Both of my children were students at La Casita, the foundation of their academic success and their…read morelove of learning. I have actively participated at La Casita as a parent, a board member, and now I am blessed to be a teacher.

I am so glad our child was able to attend La Casita! I was very impressed by the skill level of…read moreeach of the teachers. The play-based learning was implemented in a structured yet free flowing and organic way. I felt that the teachers truly understood the importance of learning in the moment. There was a presence and attentiveness that created the prime atmosphere for learning. La Casita is structured in such a way that builds and supports community. Being a part of this community turned out to be such a gift for our family. In this day in age, it is easy to feel isolated while raising young children. La Casita became much more than a school for us. It felt like a second home! Our family as a whole was able to reap the many benefits of belonging to this awesome community of families and teachers. If you are looking for a school that cultivates your child's unique gifts, staffed with loving teachers, and supported by a strong community of families... then I highly recommend La Casita!

Wee Spirit is truly a magical spot. Two of our three boys attended and we are counting the days…read moreuntil our third can follow. In a nutshell, the school embodies pure love. Joani has an incredible ability to read children and understand exactly what is needed in a given situation. The rhythm of the day is lovely and allows the children to settle in and just experience the joy of whatever the current activity is-baking, making trains, playing dolls, digging in the dirt, swinging, sewing, the list goes on and on. The size of the school is nice, because it allows the children (and their families) to form tight bonds that last years. It's a must visit.

Linda remains a touchstone for us. We are glad for any time we received in her open-hearted…read morepresence and open arms/ acceptance. My child still teaches me yoga she taught him, or talks about how he used to read the Dragon Wings series with her in 3rd grade, her taking a page, him the next. I still read with him at home in this way, now Harry Potter. He speaks fondly of her and misses her and I am grateful for any time we had with her before she stopped teaching. She was pure love. He had kind, caring kids here who reached out to one another and who really were invested in one another. He enjoyed playing chess or gnomes or wolves with the kids and the kids were still kids! Playing! It was a mixed age classroom of 1st-5th grade and he was in 3rd grade and had friends in each grade. He would sometimes ask to stay after school to be with friends and draw gnomes or Pac Man together, or to play dragons or wolves. This school emphasized play and I love that they let the kids sled and have snow ball fights. We loved their Dia De Los Muertos celebration and the rooms where they did project-based learning, art, reading and math was so cozy. We really loved the art my son came home with and are still friends with a family we are very glad to still be connected to. This is education as I always dreamed it to be. And the administration did not shy away from addressing what needed to be addressed with kindness, compassion and integrity, a lot of honesty here despite life's struggles, which are always there. We are grateful we had this. My son learned a lot of his firsts here, around reading, math, social groups. We are glad for the lasting impact and as another parent said, "well, you have to pay something to expect value." yes, valuable indeed, what we received. (It is never about a model of education, but about the individuals and character we find in any given place. While we got on board with the model Little Earth espouses, it was more about finding the right people in the right place, that impressed us so deeply. It was the families, kids, and educators, staff and administrators, too, who held so much heart, no matter what their education pedagogy was.)

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The staff is wonderful. Staff treats, the children like there own family. They've, Been in business…read moreover 25yr+, That speaks for its self. Local School. Not one of the institutional feeling of some of the Chains places in town have .Name speaks for it self . It's yours "Kids-Choice" is the best choice.