We just yanked our child out of another one of this group's Montessori schools and also would not recommend any of these schools after our horrible situation. We also have a money dispute with them which seems to be a common issue.
They leave families wounded in many ways not trying to create positive relationships in the community.
At a different school in this group two children were hurt on the playground within 24 hours of each other. One with life long scars. Thanks for your review it helps us understand our situation.
Advice... go elsewhere.

My 5 year old attended this school for 2 months and we yanked him out. He transferred from the Wilsonville NW Montessori which is owned by the same company. We have no complaints about Wilsonville, great staff and wonderful campus. The Tigard campus is in the basement of an old church with very little to no natural light in the back room. The children did not get to go outside on a daily basis. The staff in Tigard felt if the ground was wet they should stay inside. We are in Oregon and it's likely it will rain alot, kids need fresh air and they don't care if the ground is wet. That policy just didn't work for us.The children just don't seem challenged. My child was always disappointed because he would get sent home with another child's work because the staff writes the name for them and often wrote the wrong name. Again I'm comparing to Wilsonville where even the 3 year olds sign their names to their work. I am owed a refund on my last week of school that we did not use. The company is refusing to refund me the full week. I followed all procedures in order to withdraw my child and they feel they don't owe us a refund for the full unused week. We obviously don't recommend anyone to send their children to this school for academic reasons. Now I wouldn't recommend anyone to attend any of their schools for the risk of getting ripped off. ****We highly recommend you look into Touchstone School in Tigard. The school is a bit more, but worth every penny! Hope you find this helpful

My child went to Northwest Montessori School for 2 years. They have a very flexible schedule and let me begin my 3 year old with 2 half days and when she was ready we added days until she was attending full days. She left this school reading at the first grade level, able to add 4 digit numbers and able to write her name, address and phone number. I would highly recommend this school to anyone who is interested in a safe nurturing environment for their child.