Which pre-school? montessori or not? Which, montessori, not

daimo

I'll like to hear your opinion/experience ...

shutterbug

Your boy is ready for preschool already???  How old is he now, probably not 3 gua?

Which preschool will probably be based on which location is more convenient for you.  Generally, montessori is better but they also charge more.

I heard some preschools charge non-montessori price but they copy from montessori programs.

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daimo

well he is not 3 yet ... but we just have to plan for it.  doing research ...

we found a montessori nearby but I have heard good/bad opinion about them.

daimo

I mean opinion about Montessori in general, not that I have an opinion about that preschool.

koala

I am doing research on pre-school as well....my friends all told me that montessori is better...child learn things by themselves...by some natural way instead of something like 填鴨

Daimo, where do you live? Richmond or Vancouver?

daimo

Richmond.

I heard that montessori doesn't work for all children, especially for children who are more shy/passive.  If that's the case, the child will be completely lost and frustrated.

koala

http://www.bcparent.ca/articles/winter_2006/preschool_101.html

try to get more info here...i am reading this as well

http://www.n49.ca/dir/schools/l1 ... essori/t40/Schools/

some contact for the montessori preschool in richmond

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makten

My ex is a montessori teacher in Richmond...She's seems to be ok...the senior teachers are quite strict...
But a lot of the students are mainland chinese...sometimes can be quite a handful

EARTH CHILD MONTESSORI SCHOOL
I think this is the one she works at...

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Intelstan

I went to montessori when I first came to canada.  The teacher was awesome, she treated us to mcdonalds frequently.

nikonian

Montessori or not, it depends on how the principal runs it.

My coworker's daughter went to Montessori for 1 week, and her daughter keep crying because their teacher keep ignoring her question.  Once switched, so happy to go to school.  But, IMO, that is just a bad example of how a school is being run, not necessarily a result of the Montessori system.

All in all, the best way to judge a pre-school/Montessori is either by word of mouth or pay a visit in person and see how the kids behave.  The 2 candidates that I register ( one regular and one Montessori ) are recommended by friends and coworkers.  After visit and they both seems to be very well organized.

Do register early -- or at least leave a name in place.  Vacancies are getting very tight in the last couple years.