Eton School

I am a nanny for a family at this school. I have to agree about the bullying Its at a high level at this school and I have seen teachers who take part! They also consistantly have no idea where the kids are. There is no way I would send my child there!!!

I have had 2 children attend Eton from grades 1 through 5. Like any school, the parents must get involved with the teachers and staff to ensure that their child is working at his or her full potential. The teachers do an excellent job getting to know each child and their learning styles. They build on the strengths and work on the weaknesses, nurturing a confident, curious and creative student. Another gift of the Montessori method is that the children learn to be very organized and self-motivated. They utilize their planners so that they know what they need to do, when they need to do it, and how to ask for help if necessary. The sense of accomplishment they feel knowing that they have organized and done their own work is priceless. The environment is very respectful - they study and embrace different world cultures and positive ways of resolving conflicts. To my knowledge, there are no bullying issues and each child is made to feel welcome and an integral part of the school community. The school has done an excellent job preparing my children to be compassionate leaders and problem-solvers and for their future educational endeavors.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughters aged 14 and 5 attended summer school at Eton. We live in London UK. This was an extremely positive experience for all of us. Dr. Feltin and her staff were fantastic in supporting me acheive the experience I wanted both girls to have. The Montessori approach of Eton with age groupings, enabled each of my children to find and develop their own sense of self. This was difficult for my 14 year old as the emotional demands were so different from school in UK . The emotional lessons of the experince helped her understand that she knows who she is, what she needs and that she must voice these to achieve. The little one loved it and reported to her headmistress that she liked learning for herself. As a mum, I learned how to support their growth in a new way. I strongly recommend the school and the experience.
--Submitted by a parent

Not very impressed vis-a-vis the hyped-up image. Academics is great. The environment for social/emotional development is not very strong . Morals are not strongly emphasized. Every child is different and the school could do better by working creatively around obstacles. Bullying for popularity should be curbed. P.S. Not all kids have behavioral and learning problems. And even if they have, a good school is one that will brainstorm and figure out creative solutions to help the child develop to his fullest.
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I am an Eton school Alum. I attended Eton School from early childhood development through elementary school. The foundations built in Montessori education can still be seen today when I prepare my studio space here at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where I am pursing my Masters in Architecture and a Masters in Historic Preservation. Eton is strong supportive environment that encouraged me to explore my education on my own terms yet providing excellent structure to ensure as well rounded education. I would highly recommend Eton to any family looking to instill a love of learning at an early age, while unknowingly building in the tools needed to be a successful organized student of life.

The reasons I did not continued with first grade after preschool is the big difference between their philosophy statement and reality. Eton does not foster healthy emotional development and assumes that children should be emotionally stable at age of three while he is facing lots of bullying from bigger kids disguised in leaders. At that age most of small kids are not able to recognize a good leader from a bad one and often time follow the inappropriate role model. Facilitate cooperative learning means letting bigger kids discourage the small ones or letting kids gather in groups during class and chat nonsense without teacher intervention. Facilitate independent learning means let a kid poke paper for three years over and over again. Facilitate teacher learning is not in the curriculum because the teacher assistant may not speak proper English and therefore cannot help with certain tasks.
--Submitted by a parent

I ve been with Eton for eight years and it s proved a wonderful environment for my two sons because Eton is providing a custom education. Both of my sons are strong academically but they are different in their individual timeframe in mastering certain skills. They re also different from an emotional development perspective one s quite mature, the other needs emotional encouragement. Each receives exactly what he needs to be a motivated, independent, caring child. The teachers, specialists and even the administrative staff know my children his interests, his friendships, his personality. The children are respected as individuals, appropriately guided along given their mastery of a skill. Everyone gives an extra hug when needed or holds back help when the child needs to try it on his own. Eton is upfront about its mission and philosophy. If you fundamentally agree with it then you ll be very pleased with Eton as I am.
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My two children attended Eton School from ages 4 and 6 through ages 12 and 13. I have been so please with their overall development. They love to learn, willingly take on challenges and love school. Eton is a place where parents and teachers can work as a team to help a child reach his or her full potential. My children experienced caring and nurturing teachers and staff at each level. As a parent I will be sad to leave at the end of this year. Our family has felt very much a part of the Eton family throughout our entire time at Eton School.
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I have a daughter that is 3rd year at Eton - I agree that the teacher that she has is wonderful - also academically they are wonderful. However, most of the time feel out of the loop and correspondence between school and parents is below average. They have an 'Eton is the best ' school attitude and not a 'we know we are a great school, how can we be even better' attitude. They say that they take any suggestions from families, however, they get very defensive when we are to suggest something or even share our concerns. They also lack in the safety dept. Anyone can come in and out of the building- doors are locked - but parents let others in, even if they do not know them. Lighting in the evening is not good at all - difficult to see where the drive to turn in is.
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My child was at Eton for two long years. She does not have any behavioral or learning problems, however, she was stressed out to the point of having no confidence and crying every day after school. The lack of direction/self direction philosophy combined with a major academic push and intense competition really did not work well for her. Though she was doing fine academically, it was clear that emotionally, she was struggling. She has been at a new school for 5 months now and her whole person has vastly improved. She has confidence and friends. I would also add that the parent community at Eton is quite weak. It has a very diverse demographic, which is wonderful, but it is very hard to make connections and feel a part of the school.
--Submitted by a parent