Columbus Montessori Education Center

Ummmm where should I began. I was currently an employee here at this location and I loved it super much. The staff, my parents, and most of all my children. I developed a bond with my children that I will forever cherish. I really enjoy working with my birth-three age group. The knowledge I was able to share with them was amazing. I would tell anyone I come in contact with about this place and how awesome it is. I would go back without any questions and or hesitations. This place is beyond Groovy ❤

I went there to look into sending my daughter to a new school.  The lady I spoke with was rude and short with me.  I asked how much the tuition was.  The lady told me and I was a little surprised about how expensive it was.   She looked at me and said why do you have that expression on your face this is a private school.   I looked at her and stated to her that I know how much a private school cost because my daughter goes to St. Catharine School.  I'm just surprised how much this one cost.   I told her thanks and left.  I won't be back, I don't like the atmosphere there.

I called for a tour and to potentially get on the list for the following school year and was detered by the staff because my granddaughter has title 20 they took my number several times but never followed up for a tour or application.I was not aware of this sort of discrimination but will pursue other channels to express my disheartening experience in trying to secure my granddaughter a quality education regardless of income.

My daughter has been going here since she was 6 weeks old and her teachers are fantastic. They have her so interested in learning and advancing and being helpful that she has learned so much on her own even when not at school. I definitely recommend you send you send your children here.

Amazing school!  A caring community that fosters independent thinkers and problem solvers.  CMEC is molding future leaders and difference makers.  Our daughter attends and we can't say enough good things about this school.

On 4/30/19 Columbus Montessori subjected my four-year old daughter to unfair discipline that is counter to their policy, principles, the Montessori Method and the Ohio Revised Code. The Executive Director locked my daughter and herself in a dark and small Observation room that is also used to store a surplus of classroom materials. I have been presented with a Non-disclosure to sign in order to be release from my 2019-2020 contract. I refused to sign. CMEC is enforcing that I pay $6,550 in tuition.  This appears to be common practices for the school.

Last week our family was told by CMEC that our son could not attend school anymore. This decision was made less than two weeks after I shared my concerns for bullying with the Executive Director. The reason he can&#39;t come back?  My &#34;tone&#34; when communicating my concerns for bullying. Settle in because I want to talk to ya&#39;ll about white supremacy, tone policing, bullying and how it&#39;s connected. Tone policing is a common tool of white supremacy to derail and deflect the valid message of a person of color. In this particular case my &#34;tone&#34; was direct and unflinching toward administration because my son was stabbed with a pencil. Punched in the stomach. Called names. Harassed while using the bathroom. But according to the Executive Director, none of these things &#34;rose to the level of bullying&#34;. Lincoln&#39;s school cancelled his contract THE SAME DAY I called out the Director of Family Services (a non black woman of color) for her racial stereotyping. She followed down the hallway and calliing me &#34;mean &#34; and &#34;angry&#34;. Any black women reading this knows this decision doesn&#39;t exist in a vacuum.  No matter how &#34;diverse&#34; or &#34;inclusive&#34; a majority white institution claims to be, white people and non black people of color are averse to exploring their own racial bias or stereotypes. Despite the fact that feigned (or real) ignorance around racial bias continues to cause irreparable harm to black children in the education system, white fragility rears it&#39;s head every time at the mere mention of racism. White fragility isn&#39;t fragile at all. It&#39;s violent and oppressive. In this case it led to a unilateral decision that was messy, petty, punitive and retaliatory....toward a six year old little boy. Schools, especially Montessori is supposed to be a safe space, a haven. Not a mirror of the outside world where bullying and racism reign supreme.

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