The Clariden School

My son has been at Clariden for 1 and 1/2 years and he is thriving! The best thing is that he loves going to school. As a parent, I cannot tell you how relieved I am that I don t have to worry about my son enjoying his day. Since he loves it, he is more open to learning all that the highly skilled teachers have to offer. Clariden treats my child as an individual rather than a 'standard.' The academics are strong and they teach you how to be a learner rather than a fact memorizer. I would highly recommend this school.
—Submitted by a parent

The Clariden School provides a great Montessori education in its Lower School (Pre-K - 6th grades), and is implementing a curriculum with pre A/P and A/P courses in the Upper School (7th-12th grades). We came to Clariden from another AMI Montessori school. We are very pleased with Clariden - it is committed to AMI and it has provided our children with a wonderful learning environment. We are so pleased our children have been fortunate enough to grow up in such a safe and nurturing environment while also receiving a very strong academic experience. The teachers at Clariden are wonderful!
—Submitted by a parent

The school is great for Casa, Primary and Lower Elementary. However, they are attempting to expand their middle school and high school programs and it's taking the focus away from their core competency and it's creating turmoil at the school. They've removed the founders from The Board and The Head of School has terrible communication skills at best. I would disregard the other reviews and take a wait and see attitude toward this school in the near future.
—Submitted by a parent

My younger brother and i went to this school back in 03-04 i was in 10th grade he was in 8th. this school is really a joke i came from a Montessori background (My Mom is a Montessori teacher) i cant really recommend this school unless your child has some learning difficulties but in my opinion it felt like a glorified day care i had left another well known private school to go here you really never had to turn anything in on time they really dont prepare you to be successful in college it seriously made me a much lazier student because you really never are accountible for school work in my opinion but the teachers and staff and really nice and intersting people people but being nice and fun isnt gonna help me in college when i need to know how to study for finnals or take notes
—Submitted by a student

This school is not IB nor is it AP in high school. The high school is referred to as 'Innovative' so if you want a regular education ok but if you want an education with college credit that offers a strong AP or IB course Right now there isn't any AP or IB courses that I know of. Homework is every Monday an you have 7 days to complete work for 1st-3rd grade. You do not have testing as with Montessori they don't do testing. They do parent observations. My kids attended 3 years but that was all. Teachers are sweet an the campus is nice.
—Submitted by a parent

Wonderful school. Great teachers, clean safe environment. Terrific Academics program where learning is fun and educational. It is a Montessori based learning and is wonderful.
—Submitted by a parent

My children have attended The Clariden School for several years and have thrived. Clariden, through exceptional teachers, fosters an environment where children come first and where respect is taught for self, others and the community. Children are encouraged to work at their own pace and are not held back to stay within grade level curriculum guidelines. Unique learning opportunities are made available to all students at all grade levels. Child experience learning and are taught using numerous mediums. Clariden is an environment where the love of learning thrives and where all things are possible.
—Submitted by a parent