Montessori Visions Academy

"Both of my children have attended since they were 2.5 years old (they are 8.5 and 4 now), first at the Sunset campus, and now at Warm Springs. Visions is the true spirit of a Montessori school. You will see kids working on jobs independently, and in pairs, older kids mentoring younger kids, and younger kids watching the older kids work (another form of learning). You will see kids become responsible leaders who care about others and our planet. You will see kids enjoy and take pride in learning, and you will also see plenty of energy & fun. You will see a classroom environment full of people who REALLY care. The staff at Visions actively works to help kids with their individual challenges. They don't tell you your child is difficult & we can't teach them. They work with you to come up with a plan to help overcome the child's challenges. The community itself is diverse. This is not a school of just privileged children. Visions is everything that Montessori is supposed to be."

"I highly recommend Montessori Visions Academy. All of the staff and teachers are completely committed to their students. They provide encouragement and positive instruction in all areas of the individual child’s life. My son is absolutely thriving in this beautiful learning environment and community. He loves this school so much that he begs us to go to school early and complains if we do not let him stay late. He never seems to want to come home anymore, which is quite the opposite from last year’s public school experience where he would beg us not to have to go to school at all! Our son is now more emotionally happy and is quickly improving and excelling in his academics (which they do not skimp on). Some of the things he loves about his class is the ability to do higher level math to his ability, lots of science instruction, reading club, not having to wait on other students to advance lessons, and getting the opportunity of helping take care of his classroom. Thank you, MVA staff, teachers, students, and parents for your dedication to making this school so amazing. In closing, our family couldn’t be happier of our switch from public school to Montessori Visions!"

"Just a note…I’d like to say thank you to all of you for all of your hard work and dedication to all the amazing children and families. You all go above and beyond and we as a family of Montessori could not be more grateful! You are all awesome and exude patience, joy and light to all of our children. I just wanted to say thank you as I have witnessed amazing team work throughout our journey so far here at what I’d like to refer to as our new home away from home! My son who recently graduated from high school attended this school from approximately 2003-2008 and the foundation of learning he acquired while at this school is beyond measure. Our daughter is a new student here at Montessori, she began at the beginning of this school year (2018-2019) and she is in 5th grade. She has excelled in ALL subjects since attending MVA. Not only are her academics better than ever before but her confidence, her independence and her overall demeanor has changed in so many positive ways...we feel as though our daughter has ALWAYS attended this school and she is most definitely treated as such by all faculty and students. We feel as though MVA is an extension to our family. As she recently told me "Mom, I feel like all my teachers and classmates are family". Thank you ALL again for your dedication and passion to take our children to new heights!"

"I have been apart of Montessori Visions Academy for 15 years. The staff is wonderful, the families are active in the school community and the students always seem happy and eager to be there. We enjoy this school community and the environment of peace and respect that it fosters."

"My son has been going here for 7 years and his math and language skills are through the roof (at least three years ahead of most children his age)! More importantly though, he is learning to be self-directed, self-motivated, to make good choices, to manage his time and to accept responsibility for his choices. I also love that the Montessori Philosophy teaches them conflict resolution skills. You get far more than the traditional curriculum at Montessori Visions Academy - in addition (at no extra cost) they include gardening, STEAM, music, art, library, computers, language immersion (currently French and Spanish), and best of all Yoga in their weekly curriculum! Every single student (from infancy through 12th grade) gets a custom lesson plan and one-on-one lessons. They get a lot of out door time and the maximum class student-to-teacher ratio is 1:12! Since they utilize their time wisely throughout the day/school year, there is little need for homework and although testing is not a part of the Montessori method, they value the importance of preparing the student's for life in a more traditional world so they do prepare them for test-taking. The community is fantastic - we go on play dates, sleep-overs, parent's nights out, etc. together frequently. We have really made some life-long friends here. Around the time when my son entered first grade, I began to worry that I might have him in too small a bubble but that fear was easily put to rest. We experience much of the same "troubles" one would face in a large or traditional school but the difference lies in the communication and support that we receive from the administration, the staff and teachers and the other families. After 6 years of attending Montessori Visions Academy and serving on the non-profit Board of Directors in one capacity or another, I decided to join the family as a member of the staff. It has been a wonderful, exciting year full of learning and growing and I look forward to many more years here as a parent and as a staff member. The Montessori Philosophy is intelligent, practical and applicable at any age. Montessori Visions Academy is THE standard in education. The teachers at Montessori Visions Academy are true ambassadors of Montessori education and all that it can achieve."