woodburyowner said:Isn't Le Port the gold standard of Montessori schools? I'm still debating whether it's worth the premium...
Bullsback said:Our 2 year old just started at Leport in late August and we can say nothing but good things about it. Teachers are extremely nice, facility is good, and our daughter seems to enjoy it. Easy to talk to the teachers about how your child is doing and the dialogue is extremely comfortable. Only tough part is the wait list, I think we waited for about a year before we were able to sign up. But I'd recommend it.
I complained about the cost for a while, but in hindsight, couldn't be happier. Have a couple friends whose children are their as well and we have heard consistently positive things. A good thing to consider is you could do a parent and me class their (for like $100) and get to meet the potential teacher and get a better feel for what it is like.
nyc to oc said:Bullsback said:Our 2 year old just started at Leport in late August and we can say nothing but good things about it. Teachers are extremely nice, facility is good, and our daughter seems to enjoy it. Easy to talk to the teachers about how your child is doing and the dialogue is extremely comfortable. Only tough part is the wait list, I think we waited for about a year before we were able to sign up. But I'd recommend it.
I complained about the cost for a while, but in hindsight, couldn't be happier. Have a couple friends whose children are their as well and we have heard consistently positive things. A good thing to consider is you could do a parent and me class their (for like $100) and get to meet the potential teacher and get a better feel for what it is like.
We had our older kid attend LePort for a year, but after a year decided to switch to a more traditional preschool. In our experience, LePort was OK, for the first year to introduce them to a preschool setting, because it is so free form, but I didn't like it for all three years. The experience will depend a lot on which teacher you get and how skillful they are at applying Montessori principles. As well as your philosophy on whether you prefer Montessori over other more traditional preschools.
If at some point your Montessori kid transfers to a public school, the public school teacher will not appreciate the "free form" learning habit. Your kid will probably get benched a lot.nyc to oc said:Bullsback said:Our 2 year old just started at Leport in late August and we can say nothing but good things about it. Teachers are extremely nice, facility is good, and our daughter seems to enjoy it. Easy to talk to the teachers about how your child is doing and the dialogue is extremely comfortable. Only tough part is the wait list, I think we waited for about a year before we were able to sign up. But I'd recommend it.
I complained about the cost for a while, but in hindsight, couldn't be happier. Have a couple friends whose children are their as well and we have heard consistently positive things. A good thing to consider is you could do a parent and me class their (for like $100) and get to meet the potential teacher and get a better feel for what it is like.
We had our older kid attend LePort for a year, but after a year decided to switch to a more traditional preschool. In our experience, LePort was OK, for the first year to introduce them to a preschool setting, because it is so free form, but I didn't like it for all three years. The experience will depend a lot on which teacher you get and how skillful they are at applying Montessori principles. As well as your philosophy on whether you prefer Montessori over other more traditional preschools.
irvinehomeowner said:All the Montessoris in Irvine are better than the ones in Tustin.
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Happiness said:If at some point your Montessori kid transfers to a public school, the public school teacher will not appreciate the "free form" learning habit. Your kid will probably get benched a lot.nyc to oc said:Bullsback said:Our 2 year old just started at Leport in late August and we can say nothing but good things about it. Teachers are extremely nice, facility is good, and our daughter seems to enjoy it. Easy to talk to the teachers about how your child is doing and the dialogue is extremely comfortable. Only tough part is the wait list, I think we waited for about a year before we were able to sign up. But I'd recommend it.
I complained about the cost for a while, but in hindsight, couldn't be happier. Have a couple friends whose children are their as well and we have heard consistently positive things. A good thing to consider is you could do a parent and me class their (for like $100) and get to meet the potential teacher and get a better feel for what it is like.
We had our older kid attend LePort for a year, but after a year decided to switch to a more traditional preschool. In our experience, LePort was OK, for the first year to introduce them to a preschool setting, because it is so free form, but I didn't like it for all three years. The experience will depend a lot on which teacher you get and how skillful they are at applying Montessori principles. As well as your philosophy on whether you prefer Montessori over other more traditional preschools.