Bayshore

A wonderful experience. Teachers and principal are knowledgeable, kind and supportive. Authentic Montessori not watered down. A hidden gem in Miami Beach.

This is a private school with a new building and for some reason classes are crowded with 30 students per teacher, making it impossible to teach. There are a LOT of students with severe behavioral issues. There is zero discipline and students are allowed to to whatever they want including being aggressive and threatening teachers, copying and cheating without any consequences. They take advantage of their socio-economic status to evade the rules and have a dismissive and disrespectful behavior with others. The admin only worries about pleasing their unruly students because they are afraid of losing the tuition money. Teachers have to submit and accept that the kids rule the school.

My best advice for parents who want the best for their child's education is to avoid this school !!! Now that we can compare with a next-door public school, the latter's academics are much better as well as the care and consideration given to students. The counselors, or any staff, does not encourage students in progressing, and reject their demands in ascending to higher programs. They suppress any kind of self-esteem by their wrong judgements. There was a case where one student could not move up to honors because of his accent ! This is personally extremely outrageous. More importantly, money, and only money talks in this school.