Finding West Hills Montessori was such a blessing! When we first toured the school, we marveled over how clean it was and impressed with the Montessori style of education. Today, after 3 years there, I'm filled with gratitude for Ms. Rena, Ms. Bel and the entire staff, for all their hard work and dedication.
It is with such mixed emotions that my son will be moving on to the next chapter in his education. There were so many fun moments for him and he has grown leaps and bounds since starting there. He is now able to read 3 letter words, sounds out longer words and has a good grasp of addition, subtraction and even multiplication! His hand writing has improved immensely and understands the structure of a sentence with punctuation!!
In addition to the curriculum they get at West Hills Montessori, there is plenty of time to play and even dance! There is a dance teacher that comes in once a week for 30 minutes, which my son loved so much!! If you were wondering, yes, a Spanish teacher also comes in once a week. I'll catch my son singing and speaking in Spanish!! The Spanish teacher and dance teacher seemingly work together to get the kiddos ready for a holiday and graduation performance that is THE cutest thing in the world!!
Ms. Rena, the director works hard to make sure the school is safe and clean and that the kids are learning, having fun and are safe. I kept my son an extra year and forewent TK so that he would be with Ms. Bel. for a year. Ms. Bel is the bomb! She cares so much and in such she is strict and also fun loving which worked wonderfully with my son and gets the attention and respect that she deserves. Thank you so much Ms. Bel, you have helped shape my son and have prepared him for higher education.
This review is truly personal and is our unique experience which I am so happy to share here.