I am so thankful for Monarch Christian School! My younger daughter is currently in the pre-K class. When I pick her up, she tells me about all the good things that happened that day with her friends and teachers. This will be a long review...
My older daughter is currently in public school, for kindergarten. She was at Monarch for three years. I still remember when she was a toddler and I was in the process of transitioning her from a home daycare to a preschool. I was originally planning to enroll her in a chinese bilingual, Montessori school. I visited a few popular ones in the area, but the Directors left only an okay impression in my mind. The kids were all loud and a bit chaotic, which I would expect at any preschool.
Then my friend highly recommended that I visit the Monarch in Los Altos. Her daughter was enrolled at the Milpitas campus. My friend is the type who is very thorough in her research. So I scheduled a tour. When I arrived, I remembered the kids were working individually on their Montessori jobs, and it was quiet. It was so quiet that I wasn't even sure if the kids were having fun. But the longer I stayed, the more I could see that they were focused and engaged, similar to now when my kids play with puzzles at home. Ms. Singh also explained their teaching philosophy and the two levels of learning. The first layer is the actual learning of numbers, the alphabet, etc. The second layer is developing their concentration and learning how to extend their focus. The minute she explained that, I knew my kids needed Monarch.
My brother has two sons and decided to enroll his kids in a bilingual Montessori school. Whenever there has been a Christmas or end of the year performance, my parents will attend both schools'. Multiple times now, my parents have commented how impressed they are with the level of learning with the kids at Monarch. Little 5 year olds that can do 4 digit addition and subtraction problems (with carryovers!), multiplication and division problems, remembering the 50 states and capitals.. it's truly impressive. And they learn it in a way where it's fun for them.
My older daughter had the option of going to TK (Transitional Kindergarten) last year, but I decided to keep her at Monarch an extra year for their kindergarten class. The free tuition in public school was tempting, but it was a fellow parent who convinced me to stay the extra year. She felt like her older sons never had a solid foundation when they were young. And because of it, they now need to spend more time with their boys on homework, etc. I'm glad I followed her recommendation. Today, my daughter's writing, reading and math skills excel many of her classmates' and it builds confidence too. I am definitely keeping my younger daughter an extra year at Monarch for kindergarten as well.
I'm genuinely surprised any parent who has kept their child for a decent amount of time at Monarch would have anything negative to say about this preschool. I read the review commenting about a teacher looking at their iPhone/iPad. I've seen it happen too but honestly, for the amount of learning these kids soak up here, I'm sure you can forgive a teacher if they need to spend a few minutes on their phone to take care of something.
To Ms. Singh and all the other teachers at Monarch, thank you for whole heartedly loving, respecting, and teaching all your students! read more