Montessori Academy of West Adams

Our kids love it here! The teachers are great and truly care about your kids well-being - giving daily and weekly updates on how they ate, interacted and played with others, and writing/number progress. Our daughter is always learning new things and excited to share when she comes home. The days are very well structured and a good balance of learning and play, and definitely help the kids gain independence!

First of all, I would like to say a big thank you to all the teachers and staff of MAWA. We are very lucky to have the opportunity to see our daughter grow alongside with the A team. We moved from Tokyo to Los Angeles a couple years ago and were a little bit worried as our daughter’s first language was not English and she’s a bit shy. Now looking back, choosing MAWA is the best decision ever. [Teachers] Ms. Esmeralda, Ms. Gabe, and Ms. Gina explained and demonstrated the Montessori way of teaching to us in details and we are amazed by the one-on-one academic lessons, the Montessori jobs, and group lessons (e.g., music, Spanish, and Mandarin). Our daughter can now communicate in English freely with her friends and her teachers. She volunteered to help out on folding clothes, she put toys back to the boxes after playing, and she learned to deal with her emotions when things are not going her way. Teachers from other classes (Ms. Julissa, Ms. Sophie, and others!) are very kind and supportive, which makes MAWA a very warm place. [Materials / environment] We are very impressed by the academic lessons MAWA put together. Our daughter learned about the universe, the life cycle of plants and animals, the community (e.g., police officers and doctors) on top of the traditional A for Apple B for Ball. There is also a small garden in the playfield for kids to learn how to take care of plants and how to work with each other. Other parents are very friendly and supportive. We obviously are not from local but other parents are very kind to us and invited us to play dates, birthday parties, etc. which made our MAWA journey very very special. We needed to move out of the States and had to end our MAWA journey earlier than expected. However, the time and friendship our family had in MAWA will go a long way. We highly recommend MAWA to all parents who want their children to have a wonderful time.

We have two children at MAWA and have been so pleased with our experience. The school is the most charming space with extremely warm and knowledgeable teachers/staff. The school director, Ruhi, has become like family and is the most impressive, knowledgeable and genuine person. She and the teachers truly care about these kids and are committed to providing a safe and comfortable environment where they can grow and learn, play and build confidence in themselves in a world outside of the home. That is so rare to find, and we are just grateful to have that for our kids.