Village Montessori

For the 2013 - 2014 school year, Village Montessori provided school day and after care Monday through Thursday for my 2 children, 3 years and 5 years Doris provides a safe, loving, learning community in her mixed age Montessori classroom.  During the main school day, there are 2 teachers and 16 children, fantastic ratio for children of this age.  She has established process and discipline with the children, but does so in such a loving and consistent way.  For instance, children are expected to clean up (and once properly instructed) held to a high standard to complete the task.  When my children put their minds to something, there is very little they can&#39;t do.  I&#39;ve had to learn this just as much as my children.  I love the songs my children come home singing.  The map of Europe my daughter punched out from construction paper and assembled correctly blew me away.  When you visit, notice how calm and focused 16 3 to 5 year olds can be when given this consistent direction, proper instruction and calm, effective redirection. When staying for the full day, older children who have aged out of nap time get additional instruction in &#34;challenging work&#34;, which includes language, math and social studies.  Sleeping arrangement for younger children is in a separated room on sleeping mats and is kept quiet.  Wow, check out the outdoor space!  It&#39;s an unexpected oasis, and lots of time is spent out there in the nice weather. Doris keeps in touch with a blog and emails after hours when there is something I need to know about my children, either good or bad.  It&#39;s kinda nice to hear the good parts. The facility is a single family home near Lake Grove used exclusively for the school.  It&#39;s clean and well maintained and set up for kids to thrive. The school is off for the month of August and all Lake Oswego SD holidays.  As both parents in our family work full time, we had to scramble, but for the 2 Augusts for which we have participated, the change in schedule has ended up being a welcome change of pace. Price per quality is wonderful when compared to other Montessori options in the Lake Oswego area.  Strong Recommend.

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