International Montessori School, Inc

This review may not do full justice to IMS. This was one of the best schools our kids have attended. All positive. IMS has the most structured, student centered curriculum. While the kids move forward at their own pace under montessori setting, IMS teachers support kids tirelessly to bring out full potential from them. They foster love for reading, math, science and culture. Ms. Eram and Ms. Ranee as well as all the assistant teachers take great amount of interest in each kid while promoting independence and focus in kids. You will be surprised how much work kids do and how happy and proud they are when they come home everyday. We miss IMS teachers!!

I knew immediately upon meeting Ms. Ranee and the staff that the International Montessori School was a warm, welcoming, excellent learning environment for my children. We were new to the area back in 2006 and I looked at multiple schools; however, IMS provided the specialized learning environment and love and caring for the children that I was looking for. Not only did my children receive an amazing pre-school and Kindergarten education at IMS, but I also felt completely supported as a parent dealing with the struggles of raising young children. IMS provided an environment for my children to excel academically and learn in ways that were unique to each child by Ms. Ranee and the IMS staff. It also provided a diverse cultural environment and life long friends for not only my children but my husband and I as well. Our oldest was accepted as a direct admit into the Krannert School of Management and the Larsen Leaders Academy at Purdue University. He is a now a junior and a member of the Rising Professionals group and the President of the Purdue Cooperative Council this year. Our middle daughter was accepted into the prestigious College of Agriculture for the Animal Sciences program at Purdue University and is a freshman this year. The youngest is now a sophomore in high school and maintaining a 4.0 GPA. I strongly believe that the academics and life skills our children learned in their formative years at the International Montessori School gave them the edge to be successful young adults. Sending our children to IMS was one of the best decisions we made for our children’s futures.

My 4 yr old daughter has attended IMS starting at 3 yrs old. She is in her 2nd school year with Mrs. Eram the Pre C teacher. This school has been a game changer moving from Dallas Metro-Plex leaving behind an amazing licensed Montessori where both our daughters attended starting at 8 months, to moving to Indy and struggling to find quality true Montessori licensed schooling for daycare/ Pre-K age students. Since attending IMS, our daughter Kenley has been encouraged and inspired to learn. She has grown a love for reading and pursuing other areas of learning beyond her age bracket scope of work. Outside of the educational opponent, she has grown in her social emotional learning and practical life skills. We are so impressed with this school teachers, learning environment and most of all the head of school Mrs. Ranee, that we decided to bring our youngest daughter to the school once she gets of age (3 yrs). She will be officially starting next year. We can’t wait to see the leaps and bounds our youngest will grow.

My child has attended IMS since 2018 when we moved from Washington. This school was highly recommended by our colleague and no doubt this is one of the best schools in the Indianapolis/Carmel area. The teachers that worked with my child are so patient and provided such great support in hands-on learning and in turn the kids developed this passion and excitement to learn not just academically but also the social and emotional learning aspects of it. We are also grateful and appreciate Ms.Ranee’s attentiveness and are always available to talk to whenever we come across hurdles. I am definitely looking forward to having our child continue first grade at IMS.

My husband and I have been more than pleased with our experience at IMS. We moved our two daughters to IMS in August of 2020 and they have had a wonderful school year. We love their approach to education and adapted beautifully to the pandemic. The staff at IMS are thoughtful, caring and wonderful educators.

My husband and I have two children and both went to IMS. Sending them to IMS was one of the best decisions we have ever made. Both of them spent four years there. They got a strong learning foundation and good critical thinking skills during those years. They now love to learn. They are full of intellectual curiosity. I was wondering why IMS children including mine were so focused on their work. I can tell some of the reasons now after spending eight years with IMS. The teachers and staff have great love for their students. They are highly trained and still training themselves. They try so hard to make the best environment for the children to focus. For example, they talk in gentle voice so that children feel secure. They make their rooms neat and simple without any vivid colored posters or toys that could get the children visually distracted. All you can see are simple furniture, real materials, flowers and beautiful art pieces. There is no unnecessary visual and auditory noise around them. That is how children can shift their mind to learning as soon as they enter the classroom. It’s almost like IMS children are experiencing mindfulness naturally. I have to mention one more thing. My younger one graduated from IMS in May 2020 during the pandemic. He really enjoyed the zoom class even though he missed his teachers and friends. He graduated without going back to school. It was sad for us. However, we had “zoom graduation” instead. One child a day had a special opportunity to sing a favorite song, to read their favorite poem and their journal they had written while in school. We were so proud to see them performing in a gown or nice clothes. It was a beautiful moment for all the children and parents. I really appreciate the teachers and staff’s quick action for the pandemic. Needless to say, I highly recommend IMS.

Enrolling our kids at IMS has been one of the best decisions of our lives. An IMS parent has referred us to this school. The school building is very simple, but little did we know that this is a hidden gem. Both of our children attend IMS. We enrolled our second child before she was born to ensure she has a spot in this school. If you are wondering why then keep reading- IMS is undoubtedly one of the best schools in the Indianapolis area. Montessori teaching is unique and enables kids to learn academics hands-on and instills a love for learning at this young age. The emphasis on reading is top-notch, and you are going to be amazed as to how quickly the kids pick up phonics and start reading level 1-4 books by themselves, all before even reaching lower elementary. Additionally, your kids are exposed to a variety of cultures from across the world, participate in role-plays, public speaking, learn different languages, which is very refreshing and different than usual by-the-book monotonous teaching other schools tend to promote. The teachers and staff are extremely passionate about coaching these kids and really believe in Montessori teaching principles. We continue to be amazed by our kids as they come home and talk with surprising details about countries and languages of the world, parts of a human cell, parts of the human heart, the digestive system etc, just to name a few. The school has recently added lower elementary also. Do not think twice about enrolling your child here if you see a rare opening in this school.

In 2013, we were looking for a preschool for our shy, yet bright, daughter, we interviewed and toured several different types of schools. Once we visited IMS, we were immediately impressed with the environment, teachers, staff, and engaged students. We noticed that IMS was unique because of its focus on cultural diversity and community. The education offered at IMS was challenging, progressive, and top-notch. Seven years after our first tour, all three of our children have attended IMS and have loved it. It is truly a hidden gem in our city. We highly recommend IMS to any family that values education, excellence, and diversity.