Summit Montessori School

My husband and I both were Montessori kids. We are so happy to have found Summit Montessori for our 3 year old. He is excited to go to school and loves his teachers. The historic Ellis house is lovely and inviting and feels like a home, a very well organized well thought out home just his size. Our son loves the trees and the new raised bed garden. From day one they were greeted by the older children in the school and seeing our son beam as older kids welcome him to his school is really wonderful. When our son comes home and excitedly shows us how to fold laundry or draw a circle (which he previously could not) or tells us we need to go to Mexico on our next vacation to visit Lundy and Stripey because they hatched from their chrysalis in his classroom and they released them to migrate there, well it is pretty exciting. It is a really great community. Highly recommend.

This is our 3 year old daughter’s first year at Summit Montessori. Montessori has been great for her independence and development. She is learning life skills and learning to work independently. She comes home with stories and surprises us with the new things she is learning.
We looked at another local montessori school and decided on Summit because the teachers seemed warmer and more emotionally available.
Summit is in a beautiful, warm home-​like atmosphere. All the kids at all levels are nice and very well-​behaved. Our daughter is making new friends and wants to go to school most days.
The previous reviewer must not be familiar with non-​public schools, e.g. charter or private. Of course, there are occasional requests for donations, but if you are unwilling to participate in a book drive or make a donation, just don’t. We have not felt pressured about fund raising.

Our kids went to Summit for a combined 16 years (2 kids, 8 years each). The combination of the Montessori approach, quality of the faculty, outstanding administrative team and tight parent community makes Summit a unique school. Our kids thrived at Summit and were academically beyond their public school peers. Both kids are now thriving at an indepnedent 6 – 12 school. Beyond the education, Summit produces great kids… kind, respectful and able to resolve conflicts from a young age. If I could rate the school higher than 5 stars, I would.