Testimonials

The Village Montessori Day School was a "dream come true" not only for my daughter, Sarah Emily, but for our family as well. Sarah came to the school with many reservations as expected with an only child of 2 years in age. Amazingly, after a couple of weeks, there never seemed to be enough words in Sarah’s vocabulary to express the joy she had found at The Village Montessori Day School. One of the more important characteristics of the school is the founder and teacher "Ms. Joan". Her patience and kindness with Sarah was invaluable. So much so, that Sarah leaned to trust Ms. Joan with not only sharing her triumphs but her failures as well. This trust in turn, grew as a motivational factor for Sarah and facilitated in expanding her learning capacity even further. The Village Montessori Day School taught Sarah more than I could have ever imagined. After a couple of weeks of school, Sarah was excelling in practical life experiences of which we as adults see as small tasks but for a 2 year old, are a huge undertaking. I was amazed at how well Sarah set the table for snack time, poured her own drink, put in her chair after eating and cleaned up. She gained in knowledge on how to follow directions and was taught to be disciplined in doing her lessons well, on her own and at her own pace. It built up her concentration of not only doing a task well but completing it – a big accomplishment for a two year old! Music, reading and sensorial lessons were part of everyday at the school. The lessons expanded her use of many of the five senses, and complimented each other quite well. Equally amazing was the fact that Sarah learned to be fully potty trained with Ms. Joan's help, love and patience in a period of less than two weeks! Her experiences at The Village Montessori Day School will always be memorable, but more importantly, it is very clear to me that Sarah’s time there has prepared her to be more confident with herself and to interact well with others. I would only hope that all children enjoy the same experiences and welcome others to it as well!

Sincerely,

Martha Borge-Gutierrez