Pacifica Montessori School Inc

We have had our child at Pacifica for the past two years(age 4-6) and could not be more thrilled and satisfied with the experience.  Our child has thrived in the nurturing learning environment where all of the teachers have been fully invested in her development as a whole person.  If you are fortunate enough to be able to send your child here I highly recommend you take the opportunity.
May 23rd, 2022

Pacifica Montessori is a gem of a school. It is a true AMS (American Montessori Society) accredited School with highly qualified educators. Both our children are thriving at Pacifica. Can't say enough about how grateful I am to have found such a perfect school for my children. If you want to help your kids become independent, critical thinkers, look no further. My children absolutely love Pacifica and they are excited to go there everyday. What more can you ask for?
Jan 27th, 2018

Our daughter just graduated preschool having been at Pacifica the last 2 years during the pandemic. We were one of the few who enrolled her into preschool during an unknown time, and were so happy we did. Pacifica excelled at providing safety to all the kids by implementing a staggered drop off program, car pick up service, rotating outdoor play areas, rigorous cleaning...etc. There was probably only 1 case in the 2 years that she was there, and thanks to the delineated classrooms, her classroom was not affected. Kudos to the staff for navigating those uncertain times!The education and learning is well rounded and top notch- life skills, sensorial, math, English, science...etc. We were so surprised to see all the things she has learned when she brings work home at the end of the week. Our 5 yr old daughter can now do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, read first grade books, write her own sentences (although with misspelled words), and even sew! These are just a few of the many many things she has learned. There is really a great balance of academics + practical life + social.Before enrolling her at Pacifica, we toured other schools and the classrooms were not nearly as organized, clean and orderly thanks to the amazing teachers and staff.  Our daughter was extremely shy in the beginning, but never cried or fussed once after we dropped her off. There were lots of friends and activities to keep her stimulated and occupied. The great thing about Montessori is that the younger kids learn very quickly from the older kids and once the younger kids become the older kids to a new group of younger kids, the new older kids become the helpers and teachers.  I think it's important not only to learn knowledge, but to learn to help others as well. Now that she has graduated, she is seen as a leader and her confidence has grown tremendously.Highly recommend!
May 31st, 2022

The. BEST. Preschool. My son had a bad experience at another preschool before starting here so I was a bit apprehensive. However, the teachers and staff are so loving, nurturing, patient, and fun that my kid loved going to school everyday. Some of the highlights of Pacifica are:1) All teachers are Montessori-certified and it shows. Our old preschool forced my kid to write but Pacifica noticed that he hadn't fully developed the proper hand muscles. They had him do some tong exercises for a while and he became a much better writer after that. The staff are well experienced (my teacher had worked there for 20+ years) and truly knew my kid inside and out. 2) He went from counting 1-10 to writing to 3,000 on his number roll in less than a year ... 3,000! I think some of the kindergarteners can even do basic multiplication as well.3) The kids and parents are super friendly and easy to get along with. There's a good group of folks here. 4) Working parent - friendly as they are open from 7:45am-6:15pm, during the summer, during spring break, and don't have a lot of random holidays off. We have loved being a part of the Pacifica community and highly recommend it.
Sep 20th, 2018

If your looking for a good Montessori School on the West-side this is the place to be.  As someone who went to a Montessori School when I was young and came from a Montessori family (Dad and Sister are both trained Montessori teachers) I knew exactly what we were looking for when we went school searching for our youngest son.  Unfortunately a lot of schools around Los Angeles call themselves Montessori but other then the name are not Montessori schools.  The second we walked into this classroom my wife was shocked at how well run the school was.  All of the pre-schoolers (Age 3-5) were in a single classroom (about 20 of them) and the room was reasonably quiet, the children were well behaved, every single one of them was fully engrossed in a lesson or activity of their choosing and all looked very happy.  I looked around at the Montessori materials around the classroom and knew we had found a true Montessori school.  The teachers and administrator are well trained and really know what they're doing.  Our son loves it and we fully plan to send our new-born there in 3 years when he's old enough.   Pacifica has a great blend of both creative activities as well as the basics (reading, writing, math) Every day our son comes home proudly waving his latest creation, whether it's writing down the first 100 numbers, or his writing sheets, or even some sewing creation, or finger painting.  When you let the child lead, then every activity and every lesson becomes fun since they were allowed to choose it.  Don't miss out on a chance to send your kids here.  The education is top-notch and I guarantee you'll be shocked at how much your children can learn at such a young age when they're going to a great school that follows the Montessori Program.
Nov 8th, 2017