Leport Montessori School (Irvine Spectrum - North Campus)

BE CAREFULL PARENTS. I went to this school to enroll in the summer program. The white-haired woman who greeted us at the entrance informed us that she would provide us with a return within 1-2 days after receiving the necessary information about my children. But after waiting almost 1 week, when we asked again, she only apologized and informed us that they could not enroll the children in school.  If they don't register for school, why didn't tell us from the beginning and not return on the date they promised. It is a good thing that we did not entrust our children to such a flippant, amateur, careless and perfunctorily school.

My son was at Le Port for three years since he was 6 months old. After 3 years the school's management met with us and told us that they do not think our son's personality was compatible with the Montessori material. Not 3 months- 3 years!
They expect children to be young adults which is completely antithetical to how a school should treat any child. They (the staff and management) do NOT want to bear any responsibility and are unable to put in the extra effort for children who might require a bit more care.
To summarize- they care about making money and not the child's welfare.

My oldest daughter transferred to LePort from an academically rigorous private school in Anaheim last year.  The previous school was extremely challenging, which was fine, but my husband and I felt that we were doing most of the teaching rather than the school just to keep my daughter on track.  Worst of all, our daughter's confidence degraded year over year from Preschool to 5th grade.  It was she who begged me to move her mid-year in 5th grade.  After just the first week at LePort, my daughter transformed into someone complete new.  She talked more, was happy to be at school, loved to learn again, interacted well with her classmates and was motivated to do whatever work that's given.  Icing on the cake is that my husband and I no longer feel that we have to do the teaching to keep her from falling behind.  My younger daughter moved over at the beginning of this school year and admits to loving this school so much more than her previous one as well.  Comparatively, I believe LePort and their previous school are both equally rigorous in academics but the delivery method is just so much more effective at LePort.  Last year, my girls had to be out of school for 3 weeks for a family emergency and the teachers were all incredibly supportive.  While the teachers did give me extra work for the girls, per my request, they took ownership to catch the girls up on the missed material so that I could focus on the matter at hand.
While I am grateful to the previous school for what they had to offer for my girls, LePort is certainly a better fit for them.  I only wished that I had moved the girls sooner.

Our 7th grade son is now in his second year at LePort and the experience has been outstanding.  The teachers are smart, kind, and committed to helping each child.  They make learning entertaining and our son truly looks forward to going to school each day.  The school even offers opportunities for after-school enrichment programs (our son participates in one re science).  LePort keeps parents apprised of the child’s progress, both through regular conferences and report cards as well as through impromptu emails with highlights of the child’s accomplishments. The Irvine Spectrum campus is new, beautiful, and full of teaching technology in each classroom.  But more important than the physical environment, the enthusiasm of the LePort staff for teaching and helping the students succeed is rare, refreshing, and impressive.  We would strongly recommend LePort for an “A+” private school experience.

We are extremely happy with the infant program at LePort Irvine Spectrum! The facility is immaculate and the teachers and staff are extremely professional. Our son is very advanced for his age due in large part because of the expert care and instruction he receives on a daily basis at LePort. He is allowed to follow his own feed/sleep schedule and he takes two naps a day at school. Plus, he is an only child so he LOVES interacting with the other children - and it is amazing to watch! When I pick him up at the end of the day after 9 hours at school, he is very content and not irritable or over-tired. Before we moved to LePort, we had a full-time nanny working at our home. We definitely prefer the LePort setting with so much supervision and predictable, safe environment for our child. The only downside to putting a child in any infant program is that they pass around a cold or two pretty early on. However, our son's immune system is now much stronger and he hasn't been sick in a long time!

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