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San Francisco, CA
Dr. William Cobb Montessori

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Pacific Heights ·  Telephone: (415) 749-3544  · Website: www.sfusd.edu

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  & Day-in-the-Life
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  Teaching Approach
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  Teaching
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General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.7)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language	-	-	-	-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-		-	-	n/a
Storybook reading	-	-	-	-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills	-		-	-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-	-	-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-	-	-	Yes
Music	-	-	-	-	Yes
Visual arts	-	-	-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-	-	-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught					n/a

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Director's Comments

This is a classic Montessori program following the gold standards of Association of Montessori International.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
In the Montessori 'way' the majority of the activities are unstructured. Many students select their work and also have opportunities to teach other students and parents about their work.

Parent #2
Montessori is structured and child led, meaning that children choose their activity and the teacher (and other children) facilitates to help each child learn and master the activity.

Parent #3
This is a classic Montessori program, which parents should read up on to understand it fully. A visit to the school will show how Montessori is structured. I like the fact that they are very dedicated to Montessori, but not terribly dogmatic about it.