Dear Mrs. Syed:

It has been a full four years since our son Jeremy began attending your school and camp programs at New Horizons Montessori. He started with the summer camp in June 2003 before he turned two years old later that summer. Our family was both proud and sad to close that chapter of his school and camp experience in June 2007 with the kindergarten graduation. It is my pleasure to let you know how enjoyable and valuable we found those four years. I would be happy to share our thoughts with any other parents that are considering your school for their son or daughter. In particular, some of the most appealing aspects of your program that we would like to note include the following:

• Distinct teaching approach that resulted in tremendous level of self-reliance and self-confidence for our son even at ages 3-4 years old;

• High standard of verbal communication between teachers and students that must have reflected your expectations as a director, resulting in excellent vocabulary and advanced sentence structure that were very noticeable with our son;

• Valuable mix of academic stimulation, various skills development and socialization among the children who formed friendships from their Montessori school experience;

• Positive influences regarding nutrition, exercise and healthy eating habits beginning with the 2-3 year old class as we enjoyed contributing to the supply of fresh fruits and also hearing about the “gym” classes

We know that Jeremy enjoyed his Montessori teachers – all four of them in the big classroom these past 2 years – and the prior two years in the younger class were fabulous, too. We are happy to serve as a reference and answer any follow-up questions. All the best,

Holly & Richard Eland

Dear Mrs. Syed:

• Wanted to write this letter to say thank you for giving my son Caden 3 great years at New Horizons. Being my only child and an older mother I was very concerned about where I sent him.

• We were new to the area so I researched and visited many schools and day cares in the surrounding areas. There are many good schools but this one seemed to be the right fit. He started at 21 months old and was always comfortable there.

• Watching him grow and learn at his pace has been amazing.

• Thank you so much for all that you have done for him and treating him as if he were your own. He talks about all of you often and I know that he misses everyone.

Sincerely,

Lisa DiJon and Caden