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Speak to a graduate of The Mead School or simply a child who is attending the school and you'll be blown away. I have never met children who know more about who they are as learners and human beings than those at The Mead School. My child graduated from Mead an autonomous learner, that is, he knows exactly how to advocate for what he needs. That skill comes in handy as he moves into 'the real world.' As a parent, I can't ask for a better gift from a school.
Mead is a gem. I have been a parent at the school for 7 years. I love the school, and so do my children. My son when he was 10 said the day before the school year started: 'I can't wait for tomorrow. If feels like the day before my birthday.' The new director is fabulous. She has the school not only back on track but going even better and further places. If you want a special experience, where the teaching is based on the latest brain development research and children learn to respect one another and themselves, all in the process of learning how to learn and how to love learning, then this is the place for you. If, however, you want a traditional experience and a quiet, uninteresting child, go elsewhere. This school is not for everyone. If you want something special and progressive, this is it.
We are having a wonderful second year at the school. My child is happy. The HCD is in constant contact. Truly, I am loving my experience as a parent. I was nervous when I read some of the other reviews. But my experience has been great. The new Director has been friendly and responsive. The changes seem to be working.
No one should come to mead looking to have their child be the first to...Read,spell,add, whatever. Mead is about letting children feel safe enough and given room enough to learn at their own pace. Mead does not buy curriculum but rather builds curriculum around the interests of the students. The mead graduates that are leaving high school this year are matriculating to harvard, dartmouth, nyu film school, and several others; all highly selective schools. Is mead different? You bet. It required a measure of faith to let your children take this journey. The teachers know your child. They build on a childs strengths to prop them up in areas where they are weakest. Much attention is given to relationships, which, at the end of the day, have a greater impact on a persons success and happiness than any given gpa. Parents could have a warmer, fuzzier experience but there is hope.
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