Althea: Our two children, Leah and Ethan, started at APMS when they were 3 and 4. Ethan continued at APMS through his kindergarten year, and Leah will do the same. We could have put them into a local public Montessori school, but we kept them at APMS because of the quality of the relationships they had there, both with their classmates and their teachers. APMS provides a rich, warm atmosphere, where children learn to care for each other as they grow and explore their world. I have no doubt that our public schools can teach most children to read and figure quite well, but I’m not sure they foster a love of reading, a passion for learning, an innate drive for exploration — things that, once discovered at the start of a journey into education, never leave a child. Our children are now inexhaustibly curious about their world, and will be lifelong learners, because of their start at APMS.
We’d be happy to talk to you about our children’s experience at APMS. Feel free to email or call us at: altheadanielski@hotmail.com, 612-926-8291.
Jennifer: The Montessori education that our children have received has set them up for development in all areas of their lives – teaching them behavior/conflict resolution, manners, leadership and care of environment. Confidence and self-direction become the motivation for learning.
After witnessing the hushed tones and respect shown to their teachers and other children while they busily worked during a classroom observation, I was able to rest assured during my work day that they were receiving the best possible education in a nurturing environment. A parent’s piece of mind!