I've held off writing a review until I get a good feeling for the place. This year, we put the squid in a beginner's class. It was her first experience at a school like environment. I only have one kid, that I know of, so my experience is limited to my squid. That said, I never imagined the changes I would see in her. She has always been a rambunctious demanding child, but a few weeks into the school year and she became a focused charming little girl. I grew up in the old school where you got the back of someone's hand if you screwed around; obviously that's not acceptable in today's environment, and I really couldn't imagine myself spanking my kid. The teachers taught us some simple techniques they use to discipline and encourage your kid to do what you want them to do. The Montessori method is something I wasn't familiar with before this, but after schooling myself with the basics of the concept, I believe it to be the best way for my kid to learn. At 3, she's already got everyone in her life wrapped around her little finger. She counts, knows her ABC's, sings songs and while I wouldn't take her to Charlie Palmer, I feel fairly confident in taking her to Luby's. I checked out other schools, The Covenant, St. Alquin, and a few others, but I felt the most comfortable here. Their "campus" is an office building converted to a school, so it's not terribly posh like Alquin, but I like a bit of grit. The older kids at the school makes me wish I'd gone to a place like this when I was growing up. I probably would have been a better student. Overall, if you're looking for a Montessori school for your kid you can't go wrong sending your kid here.
What's neat is the kids can go from 3-18 and graduate. They're also an IB (International Baccalaureate) school with great relations with colleges. From what I understand, they have an agreement with SMU for automatic admission if you graduate from here. Also, I think they're expanding their relationship to include Wake Forest and Duke. By the time my squid gets there maybe she can hit the ivy's? I think if you do well enough in the IB program you also get 36 hrs of college credit, but that's also true of most HS AP programs. read more