Cascadia Montessori School

Cascadia is a real standout among private elementary schools on the Eastside. If you are looking for a caring environment with a curriculum that will challenge your child to grow to his or her best, academically and socially, then stop here. Check out the informative website, then call and arrange a visit to see it in action.
The school community (staff and student families) is very warm and welcoming, no snobbery or jockeying for places in a social hierarchy. Yes, many of the families are international (it is located immediately next to Microsoft), but all of the families share a belief in the value of a quality education and treating each other with respect. It all makes for a great school culture!

Both my children graduated from Cascadia and went to the Gifted program in LWSD and Lakeside Middle School in Seattle. They loved the school and built strong friendships. The school does a great job at balancing academic excellence with liberal arts. I highly recommend to everyone who value great education.

When we were looking at elementary schools, our goal was to find a community that would take a whole child approach to education — nurturing their character and curiosity as well as their intellect. We’re grateful to have found that at Cascadia Montessori School. As parents We all have similar dreams for our children. For them to grow to be creative, independent thinkers who regard learning not only as a core strength but as a life-​long passion. For them to be continually inspired, and in turn, inspire those around them. And most importantly, for our children to be happy and resilient as they grow to pursue their own path. Every year, we watch our daughter realize a little more and more of those dreams with a sense of awe and profound gratitude at Cascadia.
What makes Cascadia are its people. Cascadia’s leadership is visionary, intent on building a long-​lasting educational institution. Most of the teachers are extremely good, and many are exceptional. I can name countless outstanding, caring teachers who taught my daughter. Cascadia has a refined system and process for almost everything. Things run very smoothly. Class size is very small. Children look forward to going to school every day. Excellence is practiced from the highest– to lowest-​level detail. Cascadia is an investment toward exceptional academic, and social excellence .
With stellar year over year results, backed by a solid teaching staff and highly respected Head of school Cascadia is no doubt a fabulous School in the eastside. My daughter graduates 4^th grade this year I can’t wait for my son to join the Cascadia family when he turns 4.

My both kids attended Cascadia and we thoroughly enjoyed our journey through Cascadia. Cascadia not just provides strong academic environment, but also overall development of the child — development in terms of social, emotional, public speaking, creative writing, confidence building, respect for others. The director of the school knows each child personally and involves actively in the child’s development.
Cascadia is a small, closed, connected community which differentiates Cascadia from many other schools in the area. Some might consider the smaller school size and lack of at-​school activities to be drawbacks, but that did not bother us as our kids always had time to pursue their interests outside school as well. Our kids are not at Cascadia anymore, but they look forward to meeting teachers and other kids at every opportunity possible. Even after our kids graduated from the school, parents still try to keep in touch and help each other. We are pretty fortunate that our kids attended Cascadia and thankful to teachers and Mrs. Franklin.

Cascadia Montessori School (Redmond) is an amazing school. My kids have loved their experience there. The student/​teacher ratio is low, with top notch teachers plus low turnover.
What distinguishes the school in my opinion is it’s focus on developing the whole child — academically and socially. It’s has the right amount of academic rigor (very reasonable daily homework plus school work) and personal attention to the kids’ needs (socially, developmentally). As the kids progress to the higher grades, the teachers are excellent in instilling a greater sense of responsibility, independence, and critical thinking. You truly see the difference grade by grade. All the kids are really respectful, nice and driven. As parents, we’ve loved the community feel too among parents and kids.
Mrs. Franklin cares a lot about the kids and you can see it in her daily interactions with them. They love and respect her. My daughter has since graduated and all her peers have gone on to be accepted at top schools — public and private. Cascadia has a strong reputation. It’s a hidden gem that we found only through word-​of-​mouth.
Highly recommend the school.

Cascadia Montessori School is hands-​down one of the best private elementary school on Eastside. We have 2 kids — one in 4^th grade and the other one in 2^nd. Both have been in Cascadia from Pre-​K and absolutely love it.
Some of the things we really like and appreciate about Cascadia:
1. Academically focused. The curriculum is very focused, advanced and rigorous. It is amazing to see the classwork (and homework) covered by these young minds every month.
2. Solid foundation: The school provides a very strong foundation and teaches the kids to be eager to learn. They are respectful, focus on thought process and understand the reasoning behind the learnings.
3. Small class and school size fosters life-​long relationships, individualized teaching plans, strong bond between students and teachers.
4. Reading and Writing: A very strong emphasis is placed on reading, writing and penmanship. Almost every kid is reading and writing at least one (if not two) grade levels above.
5. Community: The students are taught and encouraged from an early age to help the community around them and outside the school. Whether it is a food drive, cleaning parks in the neighborhood or donation drive for building a school in Africa, the students eagerly participate in every activity and proudly help.
Mrs. Franklin, the Director, knows each child personally. She interacts with each one of them, guides them, and is just simply wonderful. She has dedicated her life in building this school and maintaining the standard and guiding principles. We truly respect and admire her dedication.
Every single teacher at Cascadia is wonderful and a delight to interact with. They are very accessible, always provide detailed feedback and shape our children into wonderful human beings — Social, academically sharp and well-​rounded kids.
From kid’s perspective: They want to reach very early in the morning and help out the teachers in preparing the classroom. And of course, they do not want to be picked up early. According to them, they would like to spend the time after school in finishing the homework and play with friends.
To summarize, there are many great schools in this area. But from our perspective, Cascadia Montessori School is the best school for preparing your child for the future from all angles.