Old School Montessori

This school embodies the worst interpretation of a Montessori education! As a parent of a young 3 year old, I was shocked at the cold clinical treatment his teacher gave him. I was informed of this during a parent teacher meeting! I cannot believe someone leave alone a teacher would treat such small kids like that. My kid is now very happy in another Montessori school and we've never looked back!
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent of OSM kid in Kinder garden, I find that these guys are not flexible at all. They run their school at their own will...Parents have no say whether about frequent updates or any sort of requests are rejected on face. I have never seen such disrespectful asst directress. They apply the policy of a good cop bad cop. the Primary Directress cannot or will not involve in any sort of serious discussions. It is the asst. that does the talking in a very rude and disrespectful manner. Once we join the kids there is a fee of two months tuition if we have to take them out of the program. I wonder if this school is in US or some wehre else
--Submitted by a parent

As an educator at a public school who is putting both my children through Montesorri education, I would highly recommend this type of education for your child. OSM taps into the child's independence, making them responsible human beings who grow up appreciating the act of learning. Their curiosity is developed through integrative, thematic, and center work that allows the students to become accountable for their own learning. In terms of parental involvement, parents that take the time to participate are those who see the value of this type of education. I recommend this school to anyone who wants to see how a nurturing environment can foster independence and create responsible citizens in all areas of learning.
--Submitted by a parent

Honestly I was shocked reading some of these odd reviews...normally I don't bother with writing my opinions on web sites however this time I had to...my child is currently sixth year in OSM and I dare to declare that there is no better school around this area. I do highly recommend this place to everyone looking for Montessori type education for their child.
--Submitted by a parent

Beware! My son came home one day and told me he had eaten meat. I was a little unsettled by this as we had filled out many forms indicating our dietary preference and that did not include meat. I had gone in to talk to the teacher about this and brought it up hoping she would say that she didn t know that he had eaten it and would promise to take more care in the future. Instead, I was told that it was his free will as to what he ate followed by a lecture as to how he would benefit from the extra protein. I cannot imagine how the "free will" approach would work with a kid with peanut allergies who is about to reach for some from the snack table. I removed him from that class immediately and placed him in another as they would not refund the money for the rest of the year. The other teacher seemed nice. The office was quick to work on implementing this change and I was satisfied with that. He is now in another school where he is flourishing. Frankly there are much better schools and I would not recommend this school to anyone as you have no choice as to which teacher you want and they match up children with teachers with no knowledge of the child's nature.
--Submitted by a parent

I thought this was a great school... Girls in my daughter's class made her cut her very long hair during the after school program. She was told that if she didn't cut her hair nobody would play with her. So she did. None of the teachers noticed!!! There were afew more incidents that would take too much time to describe. I was very concerned and took my daughter to a teacher from a local public school to get tested. It turned out that she was behind in writing even though the OSM always stated that my daughter was doing fine and not behind in anything. I talked to the school officials and got no visible result. I pulled my daughter out of OSM. I didn't get any apologies from the school. Instead I got a bill for pulling my daugther out early. Don't send your kids to OSM!!!
--Submitted by a parent

OSM has been a great experience for my daughter. Starting out when she was 3, she has adapted well and has a true affection for her teachers and classmates. We can see her progress in everything she does at home. She has learned about as much disipline as you can teach a three year old and has made good progress in learning her geography and phonics. OSM is great because the kids are the most important thing. The atmosphere is very nurturing which makes the learning very easy and efficient. That being said you get what you pay for. Tuition is very high, and you get to pay for all the extras as well.
--Submitted by a parent

OSM is a wonderful school, however their tuition fees are too extreme and are raised yearly. Some of the teachers did not seem as experienced as others. Child stays with same teacher for as long as 3 years.
--Submitted by a parent

OSM is amazing. Not only was their acedemic standard and exposures to subjects wonderful, they create a sence of community and compassion for others. Most important they support each childs individuality and foster a love of learning.
--Submitted by a parent