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Does anyone else have feedback on Pinewoods? We have a 4 year old son and are moving to Hillsborough this summer. Unfortunately, we won't be down to North Carolina anytime soon to check out the school first-hand, and would love any comments. Thanks.
If I were moving to Hillsborough, I would consider Pinewoods, although we didn't check out the primary classrooms. The director is Christine Lowry and their phone number is 919-644-2090.
Other Montessori Schools in the Hillsborough, NC area
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Originally Posted by alice_61
My husband (a former Montessori teacher) and I were very impressed with Montessori Community School and Montessori Children's House, both in Durham. They had very good facilities, very good caring, teachers and administrators. I was very impressed at how independently engaged the elementary students were in their individual work.
We also visited Montessori Day School in Chapel Hill. It has a bit shorter day and a shorter calandar than the other schools. It seemed a bit crowded there, but the teacher seem quite competant and the students seemded to work well.
Pinewoods Montessori School in Hillsborough doesn't have a website. It has the lowest tuition of the schools that we looked at. The facilities seemed nice and the teacher was experienced. Again, the day is a bit shorter than the other schools.
Alice
Montessori Children's House of Durham and Montessori Day are indeed both quite good. My children are going to a new school next year, the Montessori farm school, also in Hillsborough. We have had a long relationship with the directoress and know several of the new teachers, so I can feel very comfortable recommending it even though it's a start-up:
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I had read about the case against Eric Grange but have not seen any more about it since his arrest last September. Do you know of anything else in the case? I don't think the case is an incrimination against Montessori Community School. They had hired a teached with a doctorate in biology, who was fluent in a foreign language, and who had taught at two other Montessori schools in the area. I think they acted reasonably hiring him. I don't know how they handled the allegations, though. They should probably have a policy prohibiting students from sitting on teachers' laps, although it is something kids like to do. FWIW, my husband was a Montessori teacher and my daughter's (very good) Montessori teacher for the past two years is a man.
"I feel your pain but "financially selective" is part of the point in sending a kid to private school."
I disagree. I choose a private school for my child for its superior teaching and philosophy (Montessori, primarily), not for its financial exclusivity. I wish all kids could go to a school of that caliber.
"I feel your pain but "financially selective" is part of the point in sending a kid to private school."
I disagree. I choose a private school for my child for its superior teaching and philosophy (Montessori, primarily), not for its financial exclusivity. I wish all kids could go to a school of that caliber.
Montessori schools are not for everyone.
If I had all the money in the world I wouldn't send my daughter to one because it wouldn't work for her learning style, her personality, our family's communication style (Montessori is best when followed through in the home) and I just don't agree with all of Maria Montessori's conclusions.
It's a great program for many children....one of my daughter's friends thrived in one and I don't think he would have in any other style of school or education......but it's not superior for all kids.
I would think the commute between Hillsborough and Cary would be at least an hour. I can't think of an affordable suburb between the two, but there is a Montessori school in Cary.
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Other Montessori Schools in the Hillsborough, NC area
