Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School

I have my two children enrolled in AGBMS. My little one started when she was 8 months old and now she is currently in second grade. My son started at the age of 3 and now he is in 5th grade. They both love the school so much and what it has to offer. They continuously receive a high-quality Montessori education. Their school is their second home--the community they are part of is something that I know is what is best for them. This school and the friends they have made will last for a lifetime. I highly recommend this school as a safe and amazing learning environment.

Our children have attended AGBMS for several years and are very happy with their school...so we are too. When we visited the school for the first time, we were impressed by the beautiful building and the warm and welcoming environment. The school has a large playground and lots of green space around it and chickens and other animals that the children take care of with the help of the teachers. The teachers are great and respond very individually to each child and we enjoy seeing our children grow and thrive here.

We've taken our son from Northbrook school district and placed him at AGBMS. We worried that a cookie-cutter approach to education, even at a good public school, was not the best approach to our son's education and development. Although we transferred him during his school year, he acclimated to the new surroundings immediately. And how could he not? AGBMS is a warm, friendly, family-like place. Visiting the school prior to enrolling our son, I was impressed by the staff: down-to-earth (none of the private school pretentiousness), friendly, professional, engaged, and clearly loving what they do. But that was, more or less, what I expected. It's the children that I was not prepared for. I observed elementary- and middle- school children in the classroom. They were curious, self-assertive, helpful, and playful - going about their learning business with a sense of purpose and enjoying the process. They'd ask questions of the older students or offer help to the younger ones. They worked at their own pace at tasks they chose earlier in the day. The teachers offered help and direction, working with children individually or in small groups. I knew it was the right place for my son. He enjoys going to school now and talks about day's events excitedly, when I pick him up after school. Learning is now more fun than a chore for him.