La Loma

same as two other posts. this school admin and (most) teachers have not capacity nor resource nor courage, really, to deal with strong willed and vibrant boys. blaming and pathologizing kids rather than teaching the 'whole child' and "child centered" as they profess is their mission.one teacher behaved too frequently with exactly the low level emotional regulation they blame the very young child for, while she was supposed to be teaching him self-regulation (proper behavior)their mission sounds great but is too often not upheld. Expelling young kids, within the normal (while maybe challenging) behavior ranges, from their fear-based discombobulation harms kids, and in our case could have been trauma, if the parents had not operated in savvy ways. only 2 other reviews say the same, but i trust more have experienced the same, sadly.

Our daughter spent 11 wonderful years at La Mariposa Montessori, and we truly could not have asked for a better school or community. Katryna and Linda are incredible, and they created such a warm, nurturing, special place for our family.The farm animals, beautiful setting, and Montessori environment make La Mariposa feel genuinely magical, but what we treasure most is the community. Some of our closest lifelong friendships began during those simple morning playground drop-offs.La Mariposa was such an important part of our daughter’s childhood and our lives as a family. We will always be grateful for the years we spent there. It really is the best school!

I am truly happy with the overall experience with SFWS and greatly recommend this school to everyone.