Woodrow Wilson Montessori

Posted October 3, 2009

We are thrilled to see the growth in our daughter (turned 3 on second day of school) and are excited to learn more and more about the Montessori Method.
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Posted September 28, 2009

We have two children at Wilson, 3rd and 5th grades, who have been in the Montessori program since its start there. The growth has been remarkable and we are very pleased. The teaching staff are excellent, dual certified, dedicated and creative. We are grateful to have had this option. Great historic building, but the T-shacks do need replacing - a chronic problem in HISD.
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Posted August 27, 2009

Our son is on his third year at Wilson. He really loves his school! Much credit goes to his teacher and the staff for creating a community feel where children enjoy learning and see themselves as active contributors in the classroom. I was unfamiliar with Montessori before this experience, but I can tell the self-paced curriculum encourages initiative and internal satisfaction from a job well done, no matter the level of the child. Our son was invited to attend the most popular g/t programs in town (tempting decisions...), but we decided to stick with Wilson because he has been so happy and has made amazing progress since he's started. The new principal is very accessible and dedicated to making Wilson even better. The building is older, but in the end I don't think that matters at all!
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Posted July 6, 2009

We have 2 children in Wilson Montessori. One has learning disabilities and attended Kinder and first grades in a traditional classroom setting. I have to day that the Montessori setting has been the best choice we have made for our son. He has had his ups and downs but actually said he like going to school! The freedom to move, talk, and work with classmates either on the floor, by the window, standing, sitting, and getting to choose what work to do; his disabilities work in his favor at times. In the traditional setting so much focus was given to changing what the teacher saw as a negative. Montessori uses the child s energy and natural need to explore and move as tools to assist in learning. The Montessori Method is not expensive daycare . Do your own research and read the studies. Montessori teaches the WHOLE child and uses the natural interests and activities. Traditional schools take each child and mold that child into tradition (~ Antonym ~ INNOVATION). Looking at test scores does not give the whole picture. Wilson is a young school looking forward and working to develop its Montessori middle school. Montessori is not for everyone. But for those of us who have seen so many positives in our children- it s priceless.
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