Creative Montessori School - Homewood, Alabama

Joshua Flores

There were multiple little issues I had with the school, but what I cannot get over was the jobs assigned to students in the classroom. I support assigning jobs for keeping a classroom organized and teaching students to take care of their school, but our son was assigned to clean the classroom bathroom AND students, at the time, did not rotate out of jobs. They expected him to clean the bathroom--flush the toilet if it wasn't flushed, pick paper off the bathroom floor and put it in the trash--for the entire school year. I was disgusted.

This caused a lot of angst in our son and it still bothers him to this day whenever we pass by the nearby public playground or donut shop near the school. We are so grateful for the patience and kindness his new teacher had and she helped him love school again.

My other minor gripe was how unwelcoming the faculty was to my family. Only one of his teachers would even take the time to turn and make eye contact whenever we would interact. The front office secretary was especially unfriendly and lacked soft skills.

Maybe I have different expectations of teachers and school faculty coming from Oklahoma. I know I handled people very differently whenever in a retail position delivering customer service and that carried over to me when I became a classroom teacher and interacted with parents and guardians of my students. So maybe it's just me.

Terra Mortensen

We've been at CMS 7 years and I can't say enough great things about it. My kids have had a stellar academic experience, which has fostered a love of reading, math, science, and the arts. They've had kind and thoughtful teachers at every grade, and we've been very pleased with the administration. We love that the student body is diverse, and that the school embraces that diversity; my children have had friends (and teachers) of many different faiths and cultures and have grown up in an atmosphere that teaches tolerance, kindness, and understanding above all else. Most importantly, and likely because all of this, my children LOVE school.

Christopher Creel

This board of this school has demonstrated a level of incompetence that brings in to question the viability of the school. They recently made a number of missteps coupled with poor parent communication that was, frankly disastrous, showing a lack of creativity and sensitivity. Schools like this depend on word of mouth which appears to be completely lost on them.

Joel Williams

Our two daughters attended Creative Montessori School - the oldest from 4k through 6th grade and the youngest from 18 months through 6th grade. In both, the school fostered a love for learning, a passion for reading, and kind/considerate spirits. I knew little about Montessori before enrolling our oldest daughter but was quickly won over by the philosophy & methodology of teaching. Our girls excelled in this environment in ways I am certain they would not have in a traditional classroom during their preschool and elementary school years. Montessori does not have tests or grades, yet our daughters test very well (no need to "teach to the test"...) and our oldest has maintained excellent grades at The Altamont School for the two years since she left Montessori (our youngest starts at Altamont this coming year, so no grades yet). I don't believe we could have found a better home for our girls during their adolescent years nor could we have given them a better foundation for middle school, high school, college, or life, than Creative Montessori School (I wish I had such an opportunity when I was a child & & wish every child had such an opportunity in both private and public schools).

Fabiola Prieto

My kids are happiest. They are 3 and 5, they started when they were 19 months and 4 years old and we love the teachers and school.

Hilty Hazzard St. Denis

I love this school. My daughter is so happy, engaged, and learns so much everyday.

TJ

Does Creative Montessori have a response to the allegations that were made in a previous review?

Brian Boehm

Great school that is even better following their extensive renovations.