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  • April 1, 2011 at 9:47 AM #682413
    NicMM
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    Flu,

    I believe many of the after schools either put their enrichment programs on site in the public school or send bus to pick up kids from the school.

    At lease that’s how it is in PUSD. Check with your after school to see if they do that.

    NicMM

    April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM #683113
    Scarlett
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    My daughter was in Montessori (the La Jolla Village one, not the Mt. Soledad) for pre-school and we loved it! Yes, very academically oriented which I am pretty sure that most of the places you are talking about are not doing. (However we don’t have direct experience with the others). We liked this particular school because it was a “lighter” version of Montessori implementation. They weren’t quite as strict and regimented and quiet as we saw at others Montessori schools. they were more flexible and accomodating. Kids were happy and still kids.

    Many of the parents in our class are sending their kids off to K in public schools (La Jolla).There are a few that will continue with 1 yr of Montessori kindergarten at the same location.

    If you are looking for about full-day accomodations anyway , I don’t think the fees are quite that much different between different options. The extra bucks are worth it, IMHO. Ours is about $1000/month (till 3 pm) and $5/hr until 5:30 pm. Montessori however has more vacations/breaks/holidays so you have to plan for that (i.e. camps at YMCA, Kids Ventures, etc.).

    April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM #682492
    Scarlett
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    My daughter was in Montessori (the La Jolla Village one, not the Mt. Soledad) for pre-school and we loved it! Yes, very academically oriented which I am pretty sure that most of the places you are talking about are not doing. (However we don’t have direct experience with the others). We liked this particular school because it was a “lighter” version of Montessori implementation. They weren’t quite as strict and regimented and quiet as we saw at others Montessori schools. they were more flexible and accomodating. Kids were happy and still kids.

    Many of the parents in our class are sending their kids off to K in public schools (La Jolla).There are a few that will continue with 1 yr of Montessori kindergarten at the same location.

    If you are looking for about full-day accomodations anyway , I don’t think the fees are quite that much different between different options. The extra bucks are worth it, IMHO. Ours is about $1000/month (till 3 pm) and $5/hr until 5:30 pm. Montessori however has more vacations/breaks/holidays so you have to plan for that (i.e. camps at YMCA, Kids Ventures, etc.).

    April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM #683256
    Scarlett
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    My daughter was in Montessori (the La Jolla Village one, not the Mt. Soledad) for pre-school and we loved it! Yes, very academically oriented which I am pretty sure that most of the places you are talking about are not doing. (However we don’t have direct experience with the others). We liked this particular school because it was a “lighter” version of Montessori implementation. They weren’t quite as strict and regimented and quiet as we saw at others Montessori schools. they were more flexible and accomodating. Kids were happy and still kids.

    Many of the parents in our class are sending their kids off to K in public schools (La Jolla).There are a few that will continue with 1 yr of Montessori kindergarten at the same location.

    If you are looking for about full-day accomodations anyway , I don’t think the fees are quite that much different between different options. The extra bucks are worth it, IMHO. Ours is about $1000/month (till 3 pm) and $5/hr until 5:30 pm. Montessori however has more vacations/breaks/holidays so you have to plan for that (i.e. camps at YMCA, Kids Ventures, etc.).

    April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM #683610
    Scarlett
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    My daughter was in Montessori (the La Jolla Village one, not the Mt. Soledad) for pre-school and we loved it! Yes, very academically oriented which I am pretty sure that most of the places you are talking about are not doing. (However we don’t have direct experience with the others). We liked this particular school because it was a “lighter” version of Montessori implementation. They weren’t quite as strict and regimented and quiet as we saw at others Montessori schools. they were more flexible and accomodating. Kids were happy and still kids.

    Many of the parents in our class are sending their kids off to K in public schools (La Jolla).There are a few that will continue with 1 yr of Montessori kindergarten at the same location.

    If you are looking for about full-day accomodations anyway , I don’t think the fees are quite that much different between different options. The extra bucks are worth it, IMHO. Ours is about $1000/month (till 3 pm) and $5/hr until 5:30 pm. Montessori however has more vacations/breaks/holidays so you have to plan for that (i.e. camps at YMCA, Kids Ventures, etc.).

    April 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM #682438
    Scarlett
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    My daughter was in Montessori (the La Jolla Village one, not the Mt. Soledad) for pre-school and we loved it! Yes, very academically oriented which I am pretty sure that most of the places you are talking about are not doing. (However we don’t have direct experience with the others). We liked this particular school because it was a “lighter” version of Montessori implementation. They weren’t quite as strict and regimented and quiet as we saw at others Montessori schools. they were more flexible and accomodating. Kids were happy and still kids.

    Many of the parents in our class are sending their kids off to K in public schools (La Jolla).There are a few that will continue with 1 yr of Montessori kindergarten at the same location.

    If you are looking for about full-day accomodations anyway , I don’t think the fees are quite that much different between different options. The extra bucks are worth it, IMHO. Ours is about $1000/month (till 3 pm) and $5/hr until 5:30 pm. Montessori however has more vacations/breaks/holidays so you have to plan for that (i.e. camps at YMCA, Kids Ventures, etc.).

    April 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM #682611
    paramount
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    Many schools advertise that they are Montessori, but in reality know very little to nothing about the Montessori approach to education.

    The term Montessori has become an overused marketing term.

    April 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM #682557
    paramount
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    Many schools advertise that they are Montessori, but in reality know very little to nothing about the Montessori approach to education.

    The term Montessori has become an overused marketing term.

    April 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM #683234
    paramount
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    Many schools advertise that they are Montessori, but in reality know very little to nothing about the Montessori approach to education.

    The term Montessori has become an overused marketing term.

    April 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM #683732
    paramount
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    Many schools advertise that they are Montessori, but in reality know very little to nothing about the Montessori approach to education.

    The term Montessori has become an overused marketing term.

    April 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM #683376
    paramount
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    Many schools advertise that they are Montessori, but in reality know very little to nothing about the Montessori approach to education.

    The term Montessori has become an overused marketing term.

    April 2, 2011 at 1:09 AM #683290
    sdrealtor
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    My son went to a Montessori school and it was beyond fabulous. He is in 5th grade now and if you ask him who his favorite teacher ever was he will say his Pre-K Montessori teacher without hesitation. He learned to think and problem solve strategically which has stayed with him to this day. I dont think I could be a bigger fan of it.

    April 2, 2011 at 1:09 AM #683787
    sdrealtor
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    My son went to a Montessori school and it was beyond fabulous. He is in 5th grade now and if you ask him who his favorite teacher ever was he will say his Pre-K Montessori teacher without hesitation. He learned to think and problem solve strategically which has stayed with him to this day. I dont think I could be a bigger fan of it.

    April 2, 2011 at 1:09 AM #683431
    sdrealtor
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    My son went to a Montessori school and it was beyond fabulous. He is in 5th grade now and if you ask him who his favorite teacher ever was he will say his Pre-K Montessori teacher without hesitation. He learned to think and problem solve strategically which has stayed with him to this day. I dont think I could be a bigger fan of it.

    April 2, 2011 at 1:09 AM #682666
    sdrealtor
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    My son went to a Montessori school and it was beyond fabulous. He is in 5th grade now and if you ask him who his favorite teacher ever was he will say his Pre-K Montessori teacher without hesitation. He learned to think and problem solve strategically which has stayed with him to this day. I dont think I could be a bigger fan of it.

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