I attended there from 2008-2009. I don't think I was getting enough education in math. The teachers are nice, and creative. My teacher Ms.Whitman was really fun. I enjoyed the other teachers too. I had a fun school year. Homework and vocabulary exercises were helpful. -Addie Mae Thompson
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Posted by a student on 07/25/09
In addition to the Montessori curriculum, French & music are incorporated. Madame (French teacher) is on staff to immerse students in French. Students are at ease with the language and sing songs and perform plays in French during Spring Performance. The music teacher teaches every Friday to study instruments,
... Read more musicians, & various music styles. Students annually raise and release salmon hatchling into Hylebos Creek, which runs thru the campus. Kids are very respectful of and hands-on with nature and the beauty of it; the campus is conducive to that. I'm very pleased that the school offers such an inherently enriching program during school hours. Consistent with the Montessori method, SVM prepares students for life skills, not just to pass Iowa tests or get thru the school year. Students here are different--on the whole, they are delightfully inquisitive about life and have a zest for learning. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/25/08
In Montessori, where students spend 1-3 years in 1 classroom, parents get personally invested in teachers, whose career decisions may lead them elsewhere. My child is in their 3rd year @ SVM (since PreK). I have every confidence in the school to choose great teachers (they also educate Montessori
... Read more teachers, so they retain the cream of the crop) and believe in the core, traditional Montessori values of the school. The ratio of 2 teachers per class is outstanding-at any given time, I can ask either instructor about my child's progress and they show me. The teachers and principal are VERY receptive to parent inquiries and love to educate parents. Their love for teaching is evident. Visit the school and observe the children's strong propensity for learning fostered in the Montessori way. I interviewed many parents and schools before selecting SVM and am very happy with my decision. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/24/08
Ratings are subjective if you have one parent that is unhappy unfortunetly they are quick to try and ruin it for everyone. I have several children at Spring Valley and am always sad to see a teacher leave but the core education is always at the school. If you are looking for a fabulous education Spring
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Posted by a parent on 06/13/08
My son has been at Spring Valley for 5 years 1st thru 5th. My daughter, preschool thru 2nd. I am amazed with the volume of work and resources that the school has. There are high expectations for the upper grades, to prepare for high school. The teachers are all highly trained. Spring Valley is
... Read more like any other school. Teachers come and go from every school as their lives change and grow. As a parent, to expect a teacher to remain at a school, solely to teach their specific child, does the teacher a disservice. The new teachers that come will teach with the same love and caring that brought them into the field. This school and its teachers work with parents to solve any problems and to give the students the best education possible. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/13/08
We have had an excellent year at Spring Valley! My child is in Kindergarten, but on the Iowa test he scored in the 99th percentile in all subjects. He is reading fluently and has done addition, subtraction, multiplication, and he's currently working in Division. His score compares with 2nd grade, 5th
... Read more month (on the lowest end) and 4th grade, 3rd month (on the highest end). I couldn't be happier with his progress and the education! Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/10/08
Spring Valley once had a lot going for it and could be considered one of the best elementary schools in the South Sound. It has unforunately gone downhill quicky. The vast majority of the teachers are useless and those who are wonderful are leaving. This will be the last year my daughter attends. It
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Posted by a parent on 05/30/08
This is the 5th year at Spring Valley with multiple students. I am no longer happy and highly disappointed. My child's self esteem, confidence and math have been neglected since the start of 3rd grade. I would attribute part of this to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders being in the same small room but not solely.
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Posted by a parent on 04/03/08
This is an excellent private school, have a very low student to teachers ratio, a class of 25 has on an average 3 full time teachers, great teaching enviornment with lot of individual atention
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Posted by a parent on 09/05/05
My child has attended this wonderful Montessori for two years, since she was 3. The teaching is excellent, the curriculum much more advanced than other preschools. At 4 1/2, she is learning lower and upper case cursive beginning writing, French, beginning Math and I couldn't be more pleased. Highly
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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