Unfortunately, the quality of this school has taken a downturn. The campus is not as well maintained as prior years, homework has dropped off significantly, and there is literally no communication between admin/teachers and parents about the program generally or about individual student performance.
... Read more I worry about how my child will test this year. Office staff are generally unwelcoming and appear annoyed by parent inquiries. Afterschool classes are overpriced & very inconsistent with regard to quality. Instructors change frequently for some of the after school classes without notice to parents. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/24/09
Both of my children went to San Marino Montessori for Pre-K and Kindergarten. My daughter, now in public school is at the TOP of her class. My son is about to enter public school and he too is showing signs of being at the TOP of his class. I will be forever grateful to SMM. If you want your kids
... Read more to play in a sandbox all day this is not the school for you, but if you want their minds to be sharp, alert, responsive and capable of anything..... send them here. Thank you SMM. Sorry for the grief I gave you over minor things. What you did for my kids will serve them well their entire lives. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/17/08
My job doesn t have a home-base and I get transferred to a new place every 2-3 years. I am never very sure about choosing a school, because I never know much about my new city. I met with the office for a tour and I knew this was the place for us. My daughter s attended this school for the last 6
... Read more months and is really happy here. She has made so many new friends. Compared to her earlier school, her test scores are much higher now. San Marino has a strong program and has so many extra activities for the students from in-house to their after school activities to field trips. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/10/08
This is great. I was really worried about the negative reviews. I don t really believe everything online, but it can get to you after a while. It s nice to see that the school is having its parents post about their experiences. We ve enjoyed our time here too. We re leaving for Arizona in a few
... Read more weeks, but we ve loved our time here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/09/08
From what I have seen since I have been working here, the children seem especially happy at san marino. They seem to form friendships and develop distinct personalities in a surprisingly mature fashion for children of such young ages. There are rarely serious issues, and certainly never in the classroom
... Read more itself during the time I have taught. As far as the quality of education goes, I suppose I cannot speak for myself as a teacher, but I do find that I am held to a high standard of excellence by the students themselves, who arrive at my computer class so clever that I find myself unable at times to think of them with anything less than the utmost respect. I can only credit the other teachers at this school with fostering such cleverness in the children here. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 05/21/08
Our kids currently attend this school. We are very happy with the situation. The teachers are excellent and we recently had a minor dispute, which the administration handled admirably. We hope to keep both of them in this school until junior high.
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Posted by a parent on 05/20/08
A friend recommend this school to me and its just been fantastic. It s sad to see all the negative stuff on here, but we haven t run into any of it. We have one more on the way, and we re already talking to the school about saving a spot for him/her (we don t know yet!) Our son who is attending loves
... Read more the teachers, and cries when we try to take him home! We re so happy we ve had such a wonderful experience with a school. We were so scared at first to put him in a center. We talked about me staying home with him for a few more years, but this was the best decision we could have made. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/20/08
My son attends this school at the elementary level. I have seen much improvement in all areas, particularly the language. He receives extra help from the aide in his classroom, who is a credentialed teacher. I am surprised at the comments from people who say they are so unhappy. I have been very pleased
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Posted by a parent on 05/19/08
Parents reading postings on this web-site should be aware that one of these negative posters has been repeating the same post for many months, leading me to believe the poster could be an unscrupulous competitor. The charges are absolutely preposterous. To say that children are not taught to respect
... Read more others is just laughable. It really is a lie, and anyone visiting this blog should realise this. If parents would just visit our school and see for themselves, they will know what I mean. And if this person is real, please, let them call us and tell us. We are completely accessible as administrators in the school. Otherwise, I take it for granted that they are not authentic, and so should everyone else. The unfortunate thing about internet blogs etc., is that there is just no oversight as to the authenticity of these things. This is a wonderful, well-run school. Read less
Posted by a other on 05/13/08
My daughter has been going to SMM for years and is now enter junior high. She has enjoyed growing up with her classmates. And it is nice to see the montessori pricinples being used daily.
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Pasadena schools — San Marino Montessori School is located at 444 S Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena CA 91107. 444 S Sierra Madre Blvd is in the South East neighborhood and 91107 ZIP code in Pasadena, CA San Marino Montessori School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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