Discovery Garden Montessori School 1515 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65804

"Discovery Garden is a wonderful school. I especially love the small class size, teacher retention, and hands on education. They have lots of fun events and it feels like a family."

"My grandson attended here. The school has a nice family environment. We enjoyed attending their fundraisers. Our grandson is gifted but we were told he has a learning disability because he became bored and lost interest easily in the school activities. They went as far as telling us to use alternative options to explain information to him because they felt he was struggling to understand normal verbal interactions. Needless to say we were extremely worried and confused since we saw a different child at home. As it turned out his instructors had no formal training in educating children other than the Montessori method. They didn't seem to have any experience with toddler boys that have lots of energy or trouble sitting for more than a short time. After that we left because we didn't fit their perception of normal. We went to A Touch of Nature. They are amazing."

"Discovery Garden has been a incredible experience for our family. We have 3 children who attended here (1 Kinder and 2 in elementary). I watched my kids throughout the school year really grow in their strengths and leadership. We loved the fact that our kids were able to work at their level and grow beyond even their grade-level in the areas of reading and math. The staff and teachers were really easy to work with to create individualized plans for each of our kids."

"Discovery Garden Montessori School provides the best early childhood education in Springfield! The teachers are fabulous and spend so much time getting to know the kids. The Montessori education helps promote self-sufficiency and helping others. The kids move at their own pace with help and guidance from the teachers and their peers. Such a great way to educate! Highly recommend this school!"