Stepping Stones Montessori School of East Lansing

Great learning environment.  Our kids have attended this school for years, and we have been continually impressed by the caring staff and great Montessori program they offer.  The kids learn not just academics, but practical life skills as well.  Such a great place with a great staff who really care about each child’s success.  Would highly recommend.

Very different from the experience they try to sell you during the school selection process. The head of school has shown no ability to safely staff her classrooms, multiple times we were called at 8pm the night before and asked to keep our child at home due to the inability for them to staff the classroom. These were not Covid related staffing issues and
Miss Margie would admit to having known for days that they were going to be short staffed only to let us know that night before.  The teachers and administration completely lacked transparency and communication. Our son’s kindergarten teacher was highly unqualified and behaved in an incredibly unprofessional manner in front of students and parents. The staffing issue only continued to worsen making an unsafe and unfair environment  for the students. If the head of the school is unable to safely staff the school with qualified professional teachers, than the school should find somebody capable of that task. Our son has made more progress in his first six weeks at the local public school than he did in his entire time at Stepping Stones. They did very little to help him progress academically and socially, and this experience was very difficult on him and has affected his confidence. Thankfully things have really improved for him at his local public school. I would strongly advise parents to not be fooled by the false narrative  that the school tries to sell, and to give your local public school a chance.

My children have attended Stepping Stones for 3 years now and I cannot thank them enough. My son was having trouble with ADHD and his teachers are the most patient and supportive people I have ever met-I have no worries that he is safe, supported, and truly cared for even in his moments of difficulty. I only wish they went on longer than 6th grade

At first I was afraid to leave my daughter anywhere. After a tour and sitting in on the class I felt better. The diversity and all around feeling i get is amazing.

We have been at Stepping Stones for 7 years. Our children have been in all of the Casas (Toddler, Primary, and Elementary). We've had a wonderful experience at the school and would highly recommend it to anyone. It's a child-centric environment where our children have received the support they need to learn, explore, and become members of a lovely community.

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