[Shmootzi]

Montessori mamas,<br><br>
I am looking for a Montessori school in Nova area and I was wondering what was your experience regarding the religious exemption for vaccination. I"m especially interested in Reston area schools.

 

[teagansmama]

Teagan attended The Boyd School last year and they gave me NO problems at all. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"> We did end up moving her out due to their extreme costs and are now in a home based private montessori. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br><br>
I don't know where you are but I am in Leesburg....

 

[Shmootzi]

Thank you so much. I"m in Reston, looking into Children's House which not in the most expensive Montessori bracket. I am debating whether to ask up front about their RE policy or to just present it with the rest of the paperwork. I am afraid that if I question it they may take it as a reason not to accept us since there is a waiting list. Thanks again, it's good to know about Boyd at least.

 

[teagansmama]

Most all that I've ever contacted have been fine - just needed our religious exemption on file. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br><br>
Which one is the Children's House? I'm not familiar.

 

[Shmootzi]

It's on Whiele Av in Reston. It's rather small, has only 40 kids total.

 

[teagansmama]

I found it! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br><br>
I love the small schools - we moved Teagan from Boyd into a private home based Montessori (VERY Montessori w/ trained teacher and all Nienhuis materials) that has only 6 children. It's perfect because she still gets the 3 hour work cycle, muti-aged children but gets more time for "lessons" in new materials. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">

 

[Shmootzi]

That's great. How did you find home based Montessori?

 

[teagansmama]

The teacher was actually a head Montessori teacher at a Montessori in Ashburn - Willow (terrible school but great teacher!)... we left there and went to Boyd, sad leaving Miss Rachel behind but not being able to tolerate Willow's admin anymore....<br><br>
Then I heard Rachel was opening up her own school so here we are. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"> What was cool was Teagan remembered Rachel so the transition was super easy and as if she had the same teacher all the time. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"><br><br>
We'll do K with her this September and then see what happens from there....

 

[Shmootzi]

That sounds great. I'm glad that it worked out for you. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">