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I have to respond to a recent negative posting about The Renaissance School to say that my experiences are not anything like what that person reported. My daughter has been there for two years of preschool and she is absolutely thriving. Not only are the art and music programs spectacular but my daughter is doing impressively well learning French, learning to read, developing cooking skills and working on social skills including helping the younger children learn. In talking to other parents, I have never heard anyone complain about any of the issues brought up in this posting, and other parents seem very pleased with the school. I don’t sense any tension within the school or any issue with getting teachers to tie shoelaces. With regard to the turnover of teachers, there was a large turnover at the beginning of this school year, but I don’t think it’s fair to imply that it has anything to do with the school; each teacher had her own personal reason for leaving and it was coincidental that several of them left at the same time. I sense complete dedication on the part of all of the teachers.

Of course this school, and Montessori schools in general, are not for every child. But I would hate for people to form an impression about The Renaissance School without hearing from a number of parents. Jeannine