Carpenter-Ridgeway

My child has attended IMA for 8 years now and will finish his high school education there. The instructors are dedicated and focused, and really take the time to get to know each learner’s strengths and challenges. We went through the IEP process there and it has been collaborative and very supportive. The school has given my child real world skills, confidence in himself, and has reinforced values that are important to our family, including curiosity about others’ experiences, community care and engagement, and collaboration.

Our child was drifting through the cracks at his large middle school: not thriving, but also not causing trouble, so the teachers weren't lending much support. After changing to Isthmus Montessori Academy, we saw our kid blossom both socially and academically. In the social realm, it's an environment where learners respect each other even if they are different from one another. Academically, learners think deeply, research and write papers at a high level, and engage authentically from a place of intrinsic motivation. Meanwhile, there is explicit instruction on how to keep organized and plan long-term projects. Our learner will stay at the school through high school. We are confident that our child is developing the skills needed for college and for adult life.