Ottawa Montessori School/Ecole Montessor

” We made the best decision to enroll our daughter in OMS. Her advancements on all fronts are evident and measurable. All teachers, assistants, and staff are knowledgeable, caring, and friendly. The school facility is excellent also. You can’t find any better if you are looking for Montessori Education. Thanks, OMS! We are honoured to be part of this community. “

” For an expensive private school they take way too many days off. March Break is two weeks for example they have more than the average PA day a month plus holidays of course. But it’s an example of how generation to generation gets screwed with parents expected to take on more and more responsibility for their kids. I have no doubt the facilities here are as good as any and good attention is paid to the kids, but for the cost of tuition I would expect less days off. “

” We’ve had a great experience with our child in the toddler program at OMS. We like that we can trust her education at an accredited and audited institution with a framework around giving children the freedom for autonomy, independence, confidence in their abilities with the guidance of supportive teachers. We have only great things to say about Montessori as a educative framework and want to sincerely thank OMS to wonderful school option! Thank you! “

” We discovered this gem of a school in the year before we moved overseas. In the few months our daughter attended OMS, I witnessed my shy little girl become a confident, curious little person with so much spunk! I have no doubt the loving, supportive environment of the Canary classroom helped her come out of her shell. She loved going to school (unlike her previous daycare experience) and left all smiles in the mornings. I can honestly say that pulling my daughter (and eventually, my 6 year old son who joined the summer program and loved it!) away from OMS was the most difficult part of leaving Ottawa for me. If we return to Ottawa while our children are still in primary school, I will certainly send them back! “

” very poor admin; they have made multiple mistakes with my daughter’s application, starting with sending wrong names on provisional offers then not replying to emails anymore, then asking for application fees and interviewing her twice (she’s only 5!) and eventually saying ‘we made a mistake, there is no place for her unless she wants to join the younger class’! We really expected better especially given their reputation and from previous experience with Montessori schools. Too bad! “