This elementary school is the best! The school itself is brand new. The 20018-2019 school year is…read morethe first school year for the new location (which conveniently is right next to the old location) Everything is nice and new and top of the line. The principal and his staff are phenomenal! The school hosts lots of fun events throughout the year and you can tell that they really take pride in teaching and helping students.

We love Westowne. We're looking for a bigger house in Catonsville but will only buy it in that…read morezone. Teachers are very caring, school is organized and daughters papers come home on time. Teachers are easy to reach. School is in beautiful new building and students get their own electronic devices.

Friendly staff and teachers. Very concerned about children's growth.read more

This school has a great curriculum. The students will be 1-2 grades ahead upon completion at this…read moreschool. The school affords the students a well rounded education. Students are taught so well in Spanish, that they will be fluent or at least nearly fluent upon completion of this course. It is also great that the class sizes are small (usually fewer than 20 students per class) which enhances learning. The teachers genuinely care about the students' education. One of the greatest strengths of this school are their peers. It is clear that the other students have parents that care about their child's education which encourages the students to come to school ready to learn. The school is also very firm about bully prevention. Overall, we were very happy with this school. BI

My child is enrolled in this school. I am not sure why there are so many negative comments as MDIS…read moreis is great. School. Sure they are fairly new and from time to time may have a hiccup but so does other schools. I found the teachers are very educated and diverse. The class sizes are good and they offer after school help for students who need to get caught up. My child is not even in high-school yet and is taking courses I took in college. It is very fast pace learning environment so kids will need to be strong in education thus the entrance exam. I understand everyone has a different experience but in the area of education, qualifications, and communication they are top class. Because they are new, they do not have athletic sports yet, but this school is about a STEM education not athletics. If you are looking for athletes or athletic scholarships keep looking but if you want a college prep and quality education for your child then check them out.

the school itself is beautiful however the students are completely disrespectful and present the…read moreschool in a very negative way. we have never played a team with such bad sportsmanship and are horribly rude.

This is the type of school any parent would want their daughter to attend…read more As a former staff member, this school and community was amazing to be apart of. I highly recommend it.

Tong Le Montessori is the place to send your child to learn to be independent, helpful to others,…read moreand knowledgeable about the world around them. As an added bonus, they will know Mandarin too! Our son, age 5 has been going there since age 2 and his independence, knowledge and creativity have skyrocketed. It started the first week he came home from school sweeping the floor, helping to put dishes in the dishwasher, and one morning, he even made me eggs for breakfast! He now teaches us Chinese at home. Our daughter also goes to school here now for about 9 months. She too has developed in her own right, learning about the world around her and interacting with others in a polite, social context. Having on more introverted child and one more extroverted one gave us pause at first, however the school has been more than adequate at helping them both grow in their own ways and at their own pace. If you're not familiar, we highly recommend you review the montessori method and see if it would fit with your family. If so, then Tong Le should definitely be top on your list!

From the owner: A Chinese Immersion Montessori School serving children from at 18 month to 6 years. Elementary…read moreschool coming soon. Utilizing the Montessori methods to educate children to their full potential.

The academics are laughable, the administration is inept, the bullying is horrible and if your…read morechild is different they can't handle it and try to get you to leave. I pulled my child to public school who has more confidence, is ahead in academics and is happier. This school is not worth the price and the super entendent should also be fired since she cares 0 about the kid but her blue ribbon award only

After ten years there, the best part was graduating. (May of 2024)…read more I was bullied heavily while there, little support for academically challenged kids, and altogether not the 'community' it makes itself out to be. Education wise, it's good. However, that's only if your child faces next to no problems academically. They will often dismiss issues unless it faces a problem to someone related to staff or someone of high regard at the school.

The New Century School is a great concept but is hampered by the admissions office…read more The school grounds is spacious for city standards. The separate gym building provides space for birthday parties. They have a indoor climbing apparatus (a somewhat dangerous one), bounce house, and large gym blocks. The space is open and a good size space for birthday parties for smaller kids. For the school itself, the main flaw is the New Century admissions process. It lacks structure, there is one person in charge. The person in charge, DS, is "disingenuous" as described by the first review. Since she alone runs the visits, the applicants are selected based off of her own personal evaluations and thus, her preferences and biases. Determining which 1-2 year old is more qualified than the next seems like a great skill, until its clear she does not look below the surface. Great space for a school, needs new administration, and the administration needs oversight.

We sent our daughter here for 4 years and are are preparing to send our son in fall 2020. We have…read morehad a great experiences with kind, knowledgable staff including aftercare. The kids spend a ton of time outside which is fantastic for little brains and bodies! As a teacher, I was impressed with the solid foundational skills my daughter received in her early years (2-5yo). That's why we are going back! Advice: Not every school is for every kid. Find the place you are comfortable with and that matches your style of parenting. Ask to visit places you're interested in and sit in the rooms.

Horrible LIterally…read moreone of the worst middle schools I've ever been to. Lansdowne middle school does not care about the students there, nor what happens at that school. The students there are blatantly disrespectful to not only other peers but the teachers as well, every period the students were out of control, yelling at each other, yelling at the teachers and never doing their work. The students there never listen to any instructions that are told and it makes it hard to learn when people refuse to follow simple instructions. Students are not disciplined at this school so students feel the need to do or say whatever they want with no consequence. Another huge problem at this school is that if you bring light to certain situations such as bullying, catcalling and sexual/physical assault they don't care. They'll bring more sympathy to the attacker rather than the victim of the situation. They are also sexist, they will watch a girl get assaulted and when the girl fights back in defense she gets in trouble instead of the boy who attacked her. Teachers will see someone get assaulted and won't report it. Schools also don't care about the staff that work there. My sister worked in my middle school as a teacher's assistant and got treated horribly by the students, specifically the 8th graders who don't care about being disrespectful. Not only was she treated like crap by staff but was also catcalled and sexually harrassed by boys in that school, when she brought light to the school they said they "couldn't" do anything because it wasn't on school grounds even though it wasn't even far from the school, it was literally near the school, but when a fight happens that's not on school grounds they'll suspend the students without no hesitation. Bullying is also a big problem in this school, a lot of kids get bullied for no reason and nothing is done about it. They claim they'll "handle" the situation but they never do,they just pretend like nothing ever happened and move on. I got bullied so bad I had to switch schools near the end of the school year because they continue to do nothing. The school also feels like a jail. There are no windows, just a brick school with no light except from lamps, no sunlight no nothing. This school also allows anyone to be a substitute teacher, it's like they don't even interview people, they'll just hire people just for the sake of having a substitute in the school. The substitutes there are just so unprofessional. Many substitutes would be racist with using racist remarks and micro-aggressions towards students of color, yelling at students for no reason, cursing and being on the phone the whole period and not even paying attention to the students, just being unprofessional the whole time they're there just to get a check. Can't forget that the middle and high school allows a child predator to be a math teacher and teach minors who sexually abused an actor in 1992. Even with the school being fully aware of it they don't do anything about it. Many students have complained about this teacher and how they're uncomfortable with having him as a teacher knowing his history of being a child predator but the school continues to sympathize with him. Even with proof they continue to put their students in danger by allowing criminals in the school, this shows that the school doesn't care about the safety of their students and even staff. This school is literally one of the worst schools that you can ever allow your child to attend.