Mariposa Elementary School

We are so happy there is a Montessori school in the AV area. It is a beautifull teaching method. It keeps the Children engaged and eager to learn. They are creating a respect for eachother as well as a healthy learning environment. They are always happy to go to school and are waving hello and goodbye to their friends as we go home. They are growing into these lovely little responsible young beings, and with a love for learning! The teachers are all great, they are very kind, calm and loving to the children. The school is always open to any questions you might have. They are flexibel and you feel as a part of the family so to speak. I would suggest to go for an observation, it's amazing to see a montessori classroom 'at work'.

The staff is extremely biased with their own children compared to the families that pay to attend. Staff children cause numerous problems and bully and harass other students but the children that get in trouble are the ones that try to defend themselves. The elementary principal is pretty and stuck on herself, she looks down her nose at others. They come across like they care when you first apply but that quickly goes away. The curriculum is lower learning and the children are not challenged academically. The school puts more effort into having your child fundraise for them as they are money hungry.

My son has been at Grace going on four years now. We absolutely love Grace. Every teacher is fantastic and dedicated to the children. It is nice to be at a school were the teachers not only love teaching there, several of the teachers own children attend there! This is really important to me as a parent to know the teachers have faith in the school.I am writing this review because we just got through a tough time with COVID and we all had to do distance learning. My son is in junior high at Grace. My husband and I are extremely happy with the distance learning our son received. The three teachers in junior high, did an outstanding job transitioning from in the classroom to computer learning. The teachers used zoom and everyday the teachers had classes and all of the kids were in attendance. The Principal vowed to the parents that at the end of the school year our children would be ready to promote to the next grade and would be ready. The teachers did just that. My son received the same lessons he would have if he was in class. It is reasonable for me to say some modifications took place, but my son did not miss a beat. Besides his core classes, my son still had art class and physical education. Books were still read, tests were taken, lessons done etc. At no time did I have to do any teaching!!! The teachers did all of the teaching and when my son had questions, the teachers had available hours for either email questions or zoom meeting for help or tutoring. As with normal school, my son was held accountable for his work etc. It takes extraordinary teachers to accomplish what these teachers did. My son ended the year happy and he felt accomplished. His grades reflected his hard work and made him proud he could still do well even under these unusual circumstances. We are hopeful we can go back to class in the fall. Our principal and our church school board are working that out this summer. We look forward to seAs a parent I look to a school to accomplish three basic things; to educate my child both academically and spiritually, keep him safe and let him have fun. Grace does all of this and well. All of the teachers, the principal and the staff are a pleasure to work with. Everyone gives 100% for our children. We love being a part of this family!