The English Montessori School Reviews (18)
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I think that this school is very bad, as it has some rules that are stupid, such as not being able to wear dangly earrings. This schools teaching system is also subpar, and in general I rate this school a 1 out of 5
Great school! I loved it!
I think it's the best English School in Madrid. I love it, and I know my daughter is well while she's there.
Educación británica de calidad, dotando a los niños desde sus inicios de una capacidad bilingue y desarrollo en todas las áreas importantes (especialmente matemáticas y lengua). De reacción muy rápida si el niño necesita ayuda en algún ámbito. Muy recomendable.
Llevamos a nuestros tres hijos a este colegio desde hace más de 10 años y la experiencia no puede ser más buena. Ellos están felices, que al final es lo más importante, con muy buenos amigos y, en general, buenos profesores. He tenido la oportunidad de tratar con varios alumnos de bachillerato y puedo asegurar que son chavales muy maduros, con mucha empatía y autonomía.
My son has been at the school for twelve years. The level of teaching has always been high quality and he has been very happy there. I would also like to comment that in these very difficult times, the school's response to the Covid Pandemic was exemplary. The school was very quick to respond to the Pandemic and was offering full classes online within an incredibly short time. Communication was always very fluid. As parents we were constantly informed of updates to the protocol and the school was very fast and flexible in dealing with a difficult situation. I really could not have asked for a better response from this school.
I had both my sons enrolled at this school. I was told that my youngest on day 3 (Reception) may have a developmental problem and I pulled him out two weeks in as they did not have staff "equipped to give him the attention he needed". He is now thriving at his new school and is a normal boy. My eldest was incessantly bullied (verbal and physical) by classmates, both at the school premises and cyber bullied. After dozens of e-mails and "meetings", there was a lot of talk and no apparent consequences for those perpetrating the acts of harm. This had a tremendous impact on his wellbeing and he had to attend various psychologist sessions. I transferred him to another school and he has adjusted well and is performing brilliantly both academically and socially. I wouldn't recommend this school at all.
Great school. Good teachers Excellent facilities
He sufrido cada día de clase. Desde que entre en la ESO no he vivido nada más que sufrimiento. Te venden un método el cual no aplican en ningún momento.
Bad school overall, I was on it for only a term and we had to leave because it was THAT bad
This is without a doubt the best in murcia and madrid. it is the only colegio ingles where all teachers studied in oxford or harvard. they earn 60 000 e a year. and are experts in teaching a subject to kids whose parents dont understand a word. to involve the parents. the best marks on the national exam to go to medical school or law or economics or engineering. number 2 if a kid wants to study history or geography. it also employe its own students 6 years after.. thats to say their graduates speak so well that you cant tell the difference. its not cheap though. at 1800 e a month its expensive but some of the richest familes in murcia and madrid have kids here..these are the statistics.
We are very happy with the education our son receives at TEMS secondary school. The school runs very well, with continuous and fluid communication with parents. The curriculum is the UK system up until GCSEs and they are now introducing various A-Level options. The school has been impeccable with its management of the current COVID-19 crisis with continuous updates. It has taken a very proactive position weeks ahead of the delayed response of the government and many companies. They already used Google classroom as an integral part of the classes so working from home has been a breeze. Very impressive! We chose this school (as did our son) because there is a very down to earth, no-nonsense attitude that we appreciate. The headmistress and the staff run a very tight ship but there is a very kind and human aspect to the whole outfit. We certainly feel that our son is receiving a top education and that he is well looked after. As you'd expect from a UK curriculum, learning is very much practice-based and less theoretical, which for us a BIG plus for us, the science labs and IT are an example of that. We weren't particularly looking for a Montessori school system, and the previous headmistress was quite open about the fact that Montessori is more focused in the primary school even if there are values that go through to secondary education, that was fine for us. Whilst there was been some unexpected staff turnover over the last couple of years, the core team is solid and I think the school has handled and adapted well, we didn't notice any impact with regards to our son's learning. As far as we are concerned 5/5. Keep up the good work and thank you. :-)
I don't really like this school because its expensive and it's not worth it and a lot of teachers are just bad. I wouldn't recommend anyone to come here. Don't believe me? Go see the school yourself, or send your son there and wait for them to start complaining! I know this wasn't very informative, but I can't add anything else apart from what other fellow students have said.
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Angie Flaquer C, 3 years ago
Small private british education school using MOntessori method. Very familiar
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MR DONLEVY, 4 months ago
Yo doy 5 estrellas porque guardo buen recuerdo ,forma parte de mi adolescencia , como colegio en mi época era buenísimo , profesorado de alto nivel, hoy en día, hoy por hoy no sé cómo estará llevado ,me ha sorprendido la puntuación negativa también es verdad que la dueña tuvo problemas y hubo un cambio muy grande en el colegio ,cambiaron el profesorado entero y es verdad que el colegio pego un bajón grande supongo de ahí la puntuación baja .
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Ignacio Albert, 6 months ago
I was a student of TEMS for the whole 15-year period (i.e.: Reception 1 to Year 13). After graduating, I have seen the school's values plummet through the firing of employees and absurd and strict rules. Do not be fooled by the reputation they claim... this is inherited from the previous Headmistress Elaine Fitzpatrick. The new board is confusing discipline with authoritarianism. It hurts me to say it, but if you are looking for a liberal and critical education for your children this is not the place to go anymore.
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Javier Alfonso Molina Bermejo, 6 months ago
Como ya han comentado otros alumnos, el nuevo equipo directivo del colegio ha destruido la filosofía y el bienhacer que había implementado la anterior directora, Elaine. Es decepcionante ver cómo el excelente colegio del que nos graduamos se va a pique por las decisiones tomadas por Cognita.
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Javier Lopez Garcia, 6 months ago
ES: Fui alumno de este colegio desde 1999 hasta 2013. Hasta hace poco lo hubiese recomendado al 100%, incluso para mis propios hijos. Sin embargo, desde que ha cambiado el equipo directivo y han sustituido a la antigua directora Elaine Fitzpatrick, los valores y la calidad de la educación que aquí se realizaba han quedado completamente comprometidos. La empresa que lo ha comprado se llama Cognita. Si siguen despidiendo personal se quedarán sin los excelentes profesores que tenían y en base a los cuales se ha labrado la reputación del colegio. Irónicamente, el comportamiento de la nueva empresa que lo lleva (Cognita) no representa los valores de la educadora que da nombre al colegio (Maria Montessori), si no de otra personalidad italiana cuyo apellido también empieza por M... Si continúan los despidos y las reglas absurdas de disciplina, los de Cognita van a tener que dar las clases ellos mismos. ******************************************************* EN: I was a student in this school from 1999 to 2013. Until not so long ago, I would certainly have recommended the school, even for my own children. However, due to the recent management team change, the values and quality of education has been severely compromised. The former headmistress was Elaine Fitzpatrick, but a new corporation called Cognita bought the school. If they keep firing staff, they will lose the outstanding teachers they had, and from which the school's reputation is founded. Ironically, Cognita's behavior is not representative of the pedagogue that names the school (Maria Montessori), but rather of another italian personality who's last name also start with M... If Cognita keeps up with the layoffs and with the absurd rules of discipline, they are going to have to teach class themselves.
