Aria Montessori School

Sending our daughter to Aria was the best decision.  She was very shy and did not know how to initiate with other kinds.  Over the last year we saw her blossom and become a vivacious social little girls.  She loves going to school and looks forward to going every day.  <br>Mrs. Schofield-Smith and her husband obviously love what they do and they have the best staff and teachers there.  I could not say enough good things about them.  They really inspire the kids to learn and to be well rounded citizens.  <br>When we first started going our daughter has some trouble separating and cried every time we dropped her off.  One of the teachers was always there to assist with the hands off and within a couple of weeks our daughter was looking forward to going.  <br>They were also great doing the pandemic in opening and providing a safe environment for the kids to keep learning.  At this age, it is very hard to get kids to participate in online classes so we were blessed to have Aria to take our daughter for in person education.  Without Aria I believe she would have lost out on some of the most important developmental time of her life.  <br>They are aldo very helpful in preparing the children to go to some of the best schools in the Pasadena area.  I now many of their kids went on to go to Poly, Chandler, Mayfield and High Point Academy.  Mrs. Schofield-Smith and her staff make applying easy and help direct us to the best fit for our duaghter.

We were so lucky our daughter got a spot at Aria during the pandemic. The teachers are responsive and were able to adjust to COVID-19 protocols without compromising the quality of the education kids received. We saw significant growth in our daughter&#39;s learning while she attended the year before kindergarten. Kids do phonics and writing, and regularly create and engage in art activities to learn about international places and artists. All activities promote a child&#39;s independence. At the same time, student have the opportunity to play and have fun socializing with other kids. We could not be happier with the care, education, and preparation our daughter received at Aria. The principal has created an amazing community together with teachers - most who have been with the school for many years.

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