Montessori Children's House of Durham

Our daughter started at MCHD when they launched their infant/toddler program and is about to complete her 5th year at the school. She has thrived in a loving, caring environment created by teachers who have inspired her and nurtured her love of math and reading. The multi-generational classroom and attention to individualized learning has given her ambition to go beyond in everything she does. She has learned how to be kind to others and how to notice and appreciate the world around her. The teachers really know your child, and their perceptions and partnership has helped us be better parents.
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Our 5-year old daughter has been at MCHD for two years now, and has learned even more than I had hoped she would, and vastly more than I had expected. It's been remarkable to see her intellectual growth. If her elementary education there is as good as her preschool education was, she will end up being a very well educated teenager. Part of her success there has been due to the extraordinary attentiveness of her teachers. They are not just perceptive, but they are also communicative: they have taught us a great deal about her, and about how we can help her eventually to become a confident, independent, happy adult.
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Our son has been at MCHD's preschool since September. He just turned four. I wish we could have started earlier, because here we've found the best lessons in parenting we've seen so far. Things like: Don't do for him what he can do for himself. Equip the house so he can open his drawers, get his milk out of the fridge, etc. Try to imagine his perspective on things. He loves learning to master tasks like sponging the table, handing around snacks, folding napkins. He is learning appropriate boundaries: Getting himself dressed for school is his job, not ours. His teachers help us get to know our child much better than we would otherwise. And to set a tone for our relationship that is more likely to make him want to appreciate us and be with us.
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My child has been in this school for 6 months at age three and she has absolutely thrived there! The teachers are calm, responsive, and embody the Montessori method in its best form. The feedback I received at my first parent-teacher conference was thorough and I felt as though the teachers knew my child very well as a person, not simply at a student. The environment is nuturing and yet fosters independence. Each child is celebrated for their uniqueness. My child is eagerly learning both "school skills" and "life skills". The concept of grace and courtesy is being modeled well and I cannot help but notice how grateful and polite my child has become. I am THRILLED with this school! I firmly believe this to be the best school in the triangle area. Looking forward to a new school and campus soon...
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The excellent community fosters a thoughtful ethos in our children who are encouraged and uplifted by the school.
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If you are looking for a school whose goal is to put great citizens into the world, this is the place. The focus is creating compassionate, bright, socially aware individuals. The teachers observe your child and with the information they collect teach him/her in the style that will suite him/her best. We could not be happier. Great community also - lots of family orientated events.
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Our son has been at MCHD in the pre-three program for two years now and we could not be happier. The teachers give amazing personalized attention to each student and work closely with parents. This school is truly amazing!
--Submitted by a parent