“We have been at MCH since the Fall of 2020 and have had a great experience. We were happy with the way the school handled the pandemic and grateful that our son could go to school and socialize with peers in that difficult time. Then it was exciting to gradually go back to “normal” and have community events again. We now have a child in lower elementary and one in primary. The Montessori method has worked well for our children and we have seen that MCH teachers truly do “follow the child”: each child’s curiosity, passions, and inclinations. Children learn to work responsibly and independently as well as in mixed-age groups, learning from each other as well as from the teachers. They call it “work,” but learning is not a burden for our children: it is a joyful and exciting experience that they look forward to every day”. -Parent
“I cannot say enough wonderful things about the sound academic foundation that Montessori Children’s House is providing to my daughter. The curriculum is self-motivated and purposeful and is supplying my child with the tools needed to be a lifelong learner”. – Parent
“Wonderful and nurturing creative environment in the Montessori tradition”. – Parent
“Our daughter is in her third year at MCH. It is a very nurturing environment that encourages intellectual curiosity. Our daughter has developed a true love for learning and is excited to go to school everyday. We look forward to our son starting at the school next year”. – Parent
“I have always been proud to say that I attended MCH. Having attended during Mary Jane O’Neill’s time leading the school, seeing her fundamentals and ideals in full swing, decades later, is a testament to the strength of the Montessori philosophy. MCH gave me the tools of independent learning—which I believe is a building block of childhood development. This process guides a young mind into being objective and understanding the fundamentals to build upon throughout your education“. – Parent & MCH Alum
“As a parent of three children who attended MCH from the time they were 3 to 9 years old, I cannot express how grateful I am for the educational base my children received there. This is where they learned to love learning things solely for the sake of knowing them, to be responsible for their own learning (so that I don’t have to harp on them to do their homework or take their classes seriously), to be responsible and productive members of their communities, to take care of themselves and to contribute to the work of our home, to manage interpersonal issues effectively, to be empathetic, and to respond to problems creatively and with a focus on finding a solution that benefits everyone. Two are now in highly-selective colleges, and one is a senior at a sought-after private school here in Providence, headed to a highly-selective college in the fall. Choosing MCH was one of the best decisions we made in our children’s educational journey”. – Parent