Robert Goddard Montessori

I felt compelled to write a review after reading some of the other parents complaints. My daughter is a 4th grader at RGM. Our experience has been overall great. I have only had a concern with one Teacher who started this year, but other than that, my daughter is learning a great deal and loves her environment. With regard to one parent's comment about teachers being on "autopilot" and children getting left behind I totally disagree with. Please do your research on what Montessori teaching entails before you make comments or register your child. Montessori is in fact a method of learning on your own at your own pace with the Teacher serving as a guide. It is very hands on and older children are in fact there to assist the younger ones. I found that my daughter learned better as a 1st grader when something was shown to her by her peers in 3rd grade. If you want a traditional learning environment where the children learn by memorization and regurgitating information back, then this is not the school for you.

Very positive. We like our teacher and have been generally impressed with all the teachers in the lower elementary. My son likes going to school and likes his classmates, and is learning. When I have had a question or concern, I have had prompt, professional and compassionate response to my concerns.

Our son has been having a wonderful time at Robert Goddard. He started with Ms. Rexach in primary, who was awesome. She really got to understand our son and helped him transition easily to a completely new school setting and to get the most out of his class. She also was so generous with her time whenever we wanted to come in to talk, and was always eager to show us how she does different lessons and how the different Montessori materials work. It was really a perfect experience for our son in starting out at this school.Our son has now moved on to the next grade level, and everything is going great. He's now in Ms. Proctor's class of 1st-3rd graders. She's really top-notch as well. We've really been so happy with both of these teachers. Our son's always eager to share with us in the afternoon the lessons he's learned that day. In the car on the way to school in the mornings, he actually says "I can't wait for my lessons today!"

My children both attend RGMS. My older daughter is in her third year. We loved her primary teacher, and the instruction she received. She is in the first grade and reading at over a third grade level. She knows all of the continents, enjoys math, and looks forward to going to school. There are normal communication issues, occasional lacks of timely notices, etc. But, I am an educator, and think that is (unfortunately) typical for public schools. My younger daughter started at RGMS this year, and is thriving. I highly recommend this school