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- Seher Ebrahim, 2 years ago

"They are wrong for getting rid of Benjamin Price."

- Owen Chiu, 2 years ago

"Ive been at Desert Garden Montessori for 8 years. This school is difficult to review, only because there are quite a few good aspects of it. The travel opportunities are great, the primary(preschool/kindergarten) and elementary programs are quite good. The problem is the lack of organization, and direction. Pros: - Big trip is an incredible experience for students in 4th to 12th grade. - High school is started to get some cool internship opportunities. - Some of the teachers are really great. - The lunch is organic (I personally don't like it but a lot of people love it.) - There is a sense of community among to students and staff. - the no-homework approach is nice. (We do still have homework sometimes, but overall its pretty good.) Cons (Most of these only apply for the last couple years, when things started falling apart. Before then, I actually liked the school for the most part): - Elective programs are a complete disaster - Many teachers/staff aren't hired based on experience but instead because of connections - They DEFINITELY cannot handle students with learning disabilities such as ADHD, and the limited support they do provide costs extra and isn't followed through upon. - Teachers are replaced what seems like every month. Staff leave or are let go ALOT. This has to say something about the school. - Tuition is unbelievably expensive. Going to NAU is actually cheaper. - There is no music program whatsoever. The MYHS Rock band elective is in complete shambles and doesn't even teach instruments. - Teachers are way overworked. in the past, Some teachers have had to teach up to 4 DIFFERENT subjects at the same time. - the IB program is an illusion. We may go though an IB curriculum, but we are not able to receive IB certificates upon completion. - The Workload is extremely light. We have to do very little work and are graded extremely generously for them. - There is no accountability for students. If we don't complete assignments, we aren't punished at all, and can simply turn it in WAY late and still receive full credit. This is a terrible habit and doesn't prepare us for college or the real world at all. - The staff doesn't care about the parents, and will snake out of any situation with manipulation and lies. - They force you to take useless electives you don't sign up for (which you are graded on), while you could be using your time for something more productive. These are all things I have witnessed first hand. I don't recommend this school, and I believe i would be more prepared for College, and the job force, if I went to another school, since they actually offer many curricular classes."

- Emma Boere, 2 years ago

"My god kids attend this daycare , and I love it for it them so much . The staff is very friendly & does a great job with the kids ."

- KellyV !, 2 months ago

"Similar experience to another parent that left a review. My high-energy son was enrolled here for three months. At the end of the three months I received a daily message saying he needed to be picked up because he either wasn’t listening or was being aggressive with other children. We even received multiple messages because he wouldn’t take a nap (he was three and had already stopped taking naps at home). He had been at a previous daycare and had never had any notable issues with aggression. His teacher had zero patience for any child that wasn’t perfect and would get so frustrated that she was aggressive with him. He is a very sensitive child and does not respond well to this type of leadership. We even reached out to multiple programs who attempted to reach out to the Montessori School to understand his behavior so they could help out as well. They were never able to get ahold of anyone nor did anyone return their messages. The school my son is now at says they have zero issues with him. I would not recommend this school."

- Jessica Schenk, 3 months ago

"Very happy with this daycare. The staff is great with the kids and the prices are very reasonable. My son loved it."

- Fernando Gutierrez, 5 months ago

"We absolutely love this place! Would definitely recommend it! My son loves it so much, always comes home very happy. We couldn't ask for a better care for our child! ❤"

- Tatyana deRosier, 5 years ago