Description: Chestnut Montessori School is a small, nurturing, child-centered community where children develop a love of learning. Located on the border of Kirkland and Bellevue, our campus is a former orchard with beautiful historic chestnut trees, a variety of conifers, fruit trees, flowering plants, gardens, a large play yard and a nature walk. Our three classrooms are spacious with large windows which provide an abundance of natural light Chestnut Montessori School was founded in 2008 by Jeannine Hanson to fulfill her dream of a Montessori school where children, parents, teachers and teachers-in-training could learn and grow in an ideal and peaceful Montessori setting. Your child can experience the joys of childhood and build fond memories while learning at Chestnut Montessori School.
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| Report Date | Report Type |
|---|---|
| 2021-01-19 | Licensing CCC Inspection Report |
| 2019-03-26 | Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist.pdf |
| 2019-03-26 | Facility Licensing Compliance Agreement.pdf |
| 2018-06-19 | Facility Licensing Compliance Agreement.pdf |
| 2017-09-18 | Child Care Center Abbreviated Checklist.pdf |
| 2017-09-18 | Facility Licensing Compliance Agreement.pdf |
| 2017-09-18 | Facility Licensing Compliance Agreement.pdf |
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Chestnut is such a great school with a warm and welcoming environment. The director and teachers are wonderful and create such a wonderful experience for the students. We have two children both who attend(ed) since 2011 and loved the school. Our youngest is still at Chestnut. It is remarkable how they teach the children and prepare them for grade school. We always comment how happy we are with the school and how we are so glad we sent out kids there. I would recommend Chestnut to everyone.
Our first daughter, now in third grade, has been at Chestnut Montessori since she was 2 and 1/2 (when the school opened). Our second daughter is now there as well. Very rare is the day when both girls aren't excited to go to school.
The school has amazing community events, especially at the elementary level. The elementary students have a camp-out at the school just before the school-year begins, a zoo overnight toward the end of the year, and a field-trip per month during the year. The preschoolers have activities that come to them, such as the parent/child pumpkin carving before Halloween. There are numerous of opportunities to perform for their parents at school events.
The director has been in Montessori education for decades. The assistant director has been with the school since it opened, went through Montessori training while serving as the school's office manager, and has provided the school with an amazing continuity.
Regarding the quality of education, we took our girls to Korea after the US school-year ended last year, and our elder daughter attended public school there for four weeks. Korea is known for being an amazingly tough academic environment. Our daughter had no problem keeping up in a public school coming from her Montessori background.
The few parents we've known who weren't extremely happy were had an expectation that their children would be coddled in the way that day cares do. While the teachers are very caring, it is a school, and not a daycare. Kids are expected to be fully potty trained. To learn classroom behavior, the younger kids are expected to watch the older kids and learn by example. It's amazing to observe the difference between the order of a Montessori classroom and a daycare or conventional preschool classroom.