Carmel Montessori Schools

My son went to this school and is excelling in school now as a second grader. He looks upon his preschool years very fondly. He was well prepared for kindergarten. Emily the director is very warm and caring and very organized. She sets proper expectations for children to help develop their social skills which is the most important thing at this age. The school is very aesthetically pleasing and clean. My daughter is now attending school there and I feel very excited for her growth there,

My son went to CMS for 3 years prior to entering Kindergarten. He also attended summer camp at CMS and continues to do so as a rising 1st grader. CMS helped him prepare academically and socially for a successful year of Kindergarten. He is a very strong reader thanks to the one on one work he completed at CMS with the lead teacher, Ms. Emily. To be honest, he wasn’t challenged academically during the first half of Kindergarten because he learned so much at CMS. CMS customized his curriculum while he was there- he was doing division during his last year of Pre-K! Most importantly, my son developed a love for school while at CMS. I highly recommend this school that provides more than a strong foundation in reading and math; CMS also has strong geography and art programs.

I will not recommend anybody to this school. It's more like a day care.with only one certified teacher and two inexperience and untrained teachers. The student teacher ratio is high and there is no one to one time given from the teachers to the students. There is hardly any acedemics done in class, what the children do is only coloring and pin poking maps. They hardly learn any math or English. There is preference given to some students.