International School of Montessori

I saw the school and toured their facility and talked to the staff led by their dynamic and professional Directress, Ms. Noelle, I must say that this school exceeds my expectations! Safety and security are priority as well as learning skills and values development!
Congratulations!

I love this school! Not only that the director Ms. Noelle is easy to talk to, the staff and other teachers are friendly and caring as well. As a parent, I can feel and tell that they really care about our children and their well being. It’s like our children are with their second family, their second mommies.
Thank you everyone for all the help and care you are giving my child. No regrets in choosing this amazing school.

My daughter started with International School of Montessori (ISOM) last year. Prior to enrolling her to ISOM, my daughter was enrolled in Bright Star Montessori Academy and unfortunately that school did not meet my daughters needs nor did they seem to care about my daughter’s sudden fear of going to school. I pulled her out of Bright Star after 3 weeks (should have done it sooner) and immediately started researching other pre-​schools. Thankfully we found some good reviews about ISOM. She started with the 2 year old class but my daughter was apprehensive to go to school due to her bad experience with Bright Star. I expressed my concerns with ISOM administrators and they sincerely listened to me. Well, I am happy to report that after one year in ISOM, she loves going to school every day and she loves all the teachers and administrators that she interacts with. More details below.
Room 2 (2 year olds) Ms. Maria and Ms. Nadine:
Ms. Maria and my daughter immediately clicked on day 1. She made sure that my daughter was comfortable and did not overwhelm her with to many «rules». She knew the importance of gaining a child’s trust first and she did exactly that. Ms. Maria is a genuine teacher who truly loves what she does. I immediately saw the difference in my daughters attitude towards school on day 1 as she wanted to come back the following day.
Room 3 (3 year olds) Ms. Rabia and Ms. Lovely
My daughter was seamlessly transitioned into Room 3 with the 3 year olds on her 3^rd birthday. But they didn’t just throw her in that class, they worked together to make sure my daughter was not shocked with the new class, new classmates and new teachers. I appreciate the fact that they work with each child’s needs and the communication to me are always on point. Ms. Rabia and Ms. Lovely are excellent teachers and my daughter loves them. Each day after school I ask my daughter what she did in school and both teachers are always mentioned by my daughter. «Ms.Rabia is my best friend» or «Ms. Lovely helped to feed me and I finished my food». Academic wise, my daughter has learned so much and it amazes me the conversation we have each day after I pick her up.
Administration:
About 6 months ago, there was a change of ownership in ISOM. The old owners and Director were good at what they did, but the new owners and Director are even better. They have implemented many awesome changes to security, automated billing, curriculum, and added some «free» classes and other classes for an extra fee such as sunshine dance class. Ms. Noelle is the Director and she is very easy to communicate with. She is easy to work with and most importantly she listens to your concerns and will work with you and the teachers to address those concerns. Ms. Connie, one of the owners is also very involved with the day to day operations of ISOM. I often see her on a daily basis interacting with the staff and children. From my perspective, it’s a vital indication that she cares about the staff and the children too.
Cost:
I live in an area where there are 6 other pre-​schools within a 10 mile radius. So I have shopped around and ISOM is not the cheapest but the extra cost is worth it. I will not hesitate to pay a few extra dollars for peace of mind and a happy little girl.
I hope this review will help some parents out there looking for a pre-​school for their little ones. I can confidently recommend this school and I’m looking forward for my daughter to join Ms. Azra and Ms. Victoria’s class in the near future.
Good Job ISOM and keep up the good work!!!

I am proud to say that this is my baby’s first school.

This school is very amazing. All the classrooms are organized and colorful. Their playground is clean and safety for my child. All staffs are very nice and they take good care of my child. All in all this school is amazing and beautiful. That is why I gave this school 5 stars. :)

im surprised by all the great reviews. i caught one of the teachers hitting another student and pulled my daughter out immediately. sometimes their teacher student ratio was off. i did like that they tried to make my daugther comfortable and accomidated her but was concerned about what i had seen

So far so good. My son has only been going for a few weeks. Crying off n on. But that’s expected I guess. They said he is doing great so we have to take their word for it since we are not there to see all the time. He is slowly adjusting which Im very happy. Director is nice n friendly. Staff is friendly too. Location works out for us. The only thing Im not crazy about is the food. They dont have a kitchen and they cater food but so far I feel the food is not very nutritious. Plan to pack lunch for my kid later. The tuition is affordable. Guess because u have to pay for lunch. Right now, Im giving 3 stars because Im not sure how the academic school year will be. And how much my son will learn or if he ll be more happy. That’s the important thing to me. But summer is less structured n more free play. I ll come back n give another review later.

I’m a new transplant from Hawaii, working in San Gabriel Valley area. My home is 20 min away. I was recommended by a co worker. Checking out schools is tough, another school in the area said, sone bad stuff about International Montessori., which made me curious to see for myself. My friend said, it’s not true. «This school is Amazing. It’s huge… beautiful. The playground is enormous, clean and class rooms beautiful. Man, seeing is believing .
Mahalo, thanks for the tour Miss Lei. My kid is Happy now. Aloha

This school is great! Go in and check it out for yourself. It has a huge playground with a nice grass area and great play equipment. Free music program that is included in the tuition. Wonderful warm staff that all have been there for years. Talk to the parents and grandparents to get an honest opinion on how great it is. Super clean, great academics and music program.

I’m thrilled to say that the staff at this academic institution is perfect for the care and education our little ones need today. There is a dearth in educated teachers and in my opinion that can only be earned by years of hands on experience with children not just being certified. I do think all teachers that participate in the growth and progress to a child’s success or in others words expected level of education, should be well trained and later valued for their efforts. Grateful to say this is this case at this place!!! Good work ladies!