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Our Perspective on Alive Montessori & Private School
Julia Simon founded Alive Montessori in 2001, and she remains very much the head and hands of the school today. She established the school as a means of delivering the Montessori principles, prime among them being the provision of a family-like atmosphere in which to learn. Families who enroll here are drawn to the small size of the school, allowing students to gain a heightened sense of their place within the life of the school. Instruction is personal, with pacing cues taken from the individual students, and a close attention to the talents, perspectives, and interests that they bring with them to the school each day. Students are encouraged to have a voice, and to use it in their daily lives. Numeracy and literacy are important, though passion is, too, something that Simon has rightly built the Alive program around.
Video reviews
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Watch our parent interview with Tara Furbert to get the inside scoop on what it’s like to have a child attend Alive Montessori & Private School.
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Written reviews
Dive deeply into the real culture of Alive Montessori & Private School with reviews we’ve structured to highlight only the most valuable insights and opinions submitted by parents, students, and alumni.
Before we came to Alive Montessori & Private School, my son disliked school. He dreaded every m...
The staff at Alive are the most caring group of individuals that I have ever encountered. They take the time to get to know your child and you as a parent. They have an open-door policy for any concerns that you may have wit...
The teachers at Alive Montessori & Private School are well-rounded. The teachers are all very knowledgeable in the subjects they teach and ensure that if they do not know something to ask for support from someone else. The sch...
Alive Montessori has a Montessori, Waldorf approach to Curriculum. Waldorf schools are unmistakably "progressive". Rudolf Steiner, their intellectual forefather, believed the educator's first task should be to help students de...
The schools curriculum incorporates extracurricular activities into school life. The children learn various instruments, chess, computers, cooking, dancing (Salsa) and those are just to name a few. The variety of subjects your...
The student body at Alive Montessori & Private school is a caring, smaller sized community. The children learn to care and respect one another despite their age differences. The older children act as leaders and mentors to the...
My son adores going to school. He thinks every day is an adventure and is always eager to share his outside experiences with his teachers and peers. He feels confident in his comments and loves sharing what he learns with eve...
The parent community at Alive is welcoming to all. The parents are encouraged to share their stories of what brought them to Alive and how their child has changed since coming to the school. I have met many parents and althoug...
The school is conveniently located in a neighborhood with beautiful trees and you feel safe walking with your child. It is accessible by public transportation and is walking distance to many outside resources such as the libr...
