5 STAR REVIEW La Maripossa Montessori school is a total gem…read moreand I am incredibly grateful my 2 children attend the school.  The staff is wonderful and each member of the team is so engaged and genuinely cares for the kids creating a fun learning environment where they can accelerate at the pace that suits each child.  The environment is exceptional with a very creative playground, kids can climb, use swings, take care of live animals including goats, chickens, and horses, it's totally amazing!  The guest teachers that come through are often masters in their fields and enrich the experience with special teachers for subjects such as piano, art, Spanish, and science among many others.   I love that the class rooms include a range of ages to give children the experience of being mentored by older students and eventually becoming a mentor themselves as they progress within the class.  The internationally focused curriculum gives students a sense of their place in the world where different cultures are celebrated.  The decorations and extensive planning that the staff put into holidays is incredible, and it seems like every month there is a wonderful celebration.  The older children are very engaged in the community and go on frequent field trips to places such as animal shelters, an elderly home, and out to train service dogs.  How much fun to go and play with puppies as part of your school work, no wonder the kids are happy when you pick them up!   When the older kids test perfectly in geography, those students are invited out to lunch to a restaurant of that continent as a special treat, what a great incentive.  My sixth grade son even had the opportunity to deliver the American Creed at the roundhouse, which was a huge confidence booster and an excellent experience.  The staff also encouraged us to test him within the John Hopkins University for Talented Youth program and he passed the test with high honors which is now a great accolade going forward. I am in awe that I can honestly say my kids have been happy every time I have picked them up from school.  The level of commitment and attention to detail that is required to achieve that level of happiness within a school environment speaks volumes in itself.  I recommend this school to anyone seeking a truly nurturing, stimulating, positive, creative, dynamic, and healthy environment for their children to give them the very best start in life!

My child has been at this school for 6 years and the school has been a wonderful experience from…read moreday one. You won't find a more fundamentally amazing team as Katrina and her hardworking and caring staff. They allow the children to grow at their own rate guided by teachers who truly love and care for their students. Highly recommend La Mariposa Montessori School!

horrible school just straight horrible you will not get the education you got promised. Teachers…read morewouldn't let my kid go get water sports programs are horrible most of them are practice all the time my kid cant do this teachers are horrible the amount of drugs going on in this school is wild and teachers let it happen freely don't go to this school save your 12,000 a year and get your kid a better education not to mention the entire building is about to fall down this school get 1,000 a month from kids plus mandatory fundraisers and cant afford to fix holes in wall get new Chromebook which cant even get basic work done st mikes is promising stuff that will never happen my kid had to pay 12 dollars for lunch! this school is not worth the hassle or money so don't send your kid here fidn somewhere else this school is embarising to say I sent my kid there.

Staff leaving mid year, including President, teachers and others. Very bad experience with the 7th…read moreand 8th grade girls coaching staff. School did a very poor job of trying to work with us as parents to look into or resolve. This including the coaches and Athletic Director. Upper management staff never got back to us over our concerns. Finally decided to move our daughter out of the school and transfer her out midyear. Do your research before sending your child to this school. I wish I would of.

It is hard to believe that people who claim to understand psychology could treat other human beings…read moreso badly. I left the school after my visit and cried. The women at the school we're so rude and mean. All I wanted was some information, and they felt that being abusive was justified. If you are a sensitive person like me, all I can say is: STAY AWAY FROM SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE. The people working there are ego maniacs that don't hesitate to treat other people badly.

Bring in more conversation about class and economic issues in the learning program…read more Provide breakfast or lunch a few days a week on campus.

Both of my children were students at La Casita, the foundation of their academic success and their…read morelove of learning. I have actively participated at La Casita as a parent, a board member, and now I am blessed to be a teacher.

I am so glad our child was able to attend La Casita! I was very impressed by the skill level of…read moreeach of the teachers. The play-based learning was implemented in a structured yet free flowing and organic way. I felt that the teachers truly understood the importance of learning in the moment. There was a presence and attentiveness that created the prime atmosphere for learning. La Casita is structured in such a way that builds and supports community. Being a part of this community turned out to be such a gift for our family. In this day in age, it is easy to feel isolated while raising young children. La Casita became much more than a school for us. It felt like a second home! Our family as a whole was able to reap the many benefits of belonging to this awesome community of families and teachers. If you are looking for a school that cultivates your child's unique gifts, staffed with loving teachers, and supported by a strong community of families... then I highly recommend La Casita!

Over this summer 2023, I was excited to go ahead and complete some extra driving hours to finally…read moreget my NM driving license. As someone who drove beforehand and needed to fix a few issues here and there for not driving for some time, I decided to pay the adult education course offered at ABC Drivers Ed. Despite my early attempts to understand the direction of the teaching approach of my instructor Donny and the overall course, I was unable to achieve my goal at this time. I received shallow and obscure response and direction. Whenever I insisted to know what's going on, Donny never gave me a clear answer. It was pretty frustrating but I decided to be flexible. My bad. I wanted to complete a class for an hour a week, but Donny often offered to complete the class in two (2) hours. I don't think that's healthy and fair for a student. Personally, I felt pressured by Donny to complete as many hours as possible in a short period of time. I quite never understood the rush. He also often asked me to complete many hours in a week, even though I kept saying I'm unavailable. If I have to do it again, I will make my booking directly from the website, be more private about my personal driving practice and do not ask to drive more than an hour in one session. It didn't even make sense to me when he asked me to drive additional hours since I drove him for hours around town at least once and we went on the highway more than once. He was telling me how I was doing a good job and all. Very deceiving. In fact, Donny almost puts our lives in danger at one time as I blindly followed his driving instructions on a highway. My learning experience with Donny was unsatisfactory and poor because I left somewhat unsure about my driving skills even after the hours paid for my adult driving education course from ABC Drivers Ed. Donny said I have to learn one or two things but he actually fails to give the tools to achieve that while I was taking the course with him. He come across as courteous and friendly but as a teacher at a core, I won't recommend him unless you're ready to give him more money by paying additional driving classes. Reflecting back, I think since the beginning, his business objective was to get me to pay additional hours and earn more money that way because the charge is much higher. To be honest with you, I felt ripped off for my time and money by Donny and ABC Drivers Ed.

I have taken both of my sons to this program and they are wonderful. The instructors are very…read moreknowledgeable and my children really learned how to be defensive drivers. I highly recommend them!

Got my Master's in the Liberal Arts (Western Classics) at St. John's and it changed my life…read more THRILLED that they also offer a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics and that they just launched their Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Classics!! Seriously considering returning for one of these to get back to these important and restorative conversations.

My second child has graduated from SJC with an exceptional education. I was disappointed that the…read morecollege allowed him to share a dorm with his girlfriend, though. This does not seem appropriate.