WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT RIVER HOUSE
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My child started at Riverhouse in the Spring term from an American curriculum. His transition to the UK was seamless, smooth, and remarkable. We are absolutely pleased with our learning partnership with the school. My child's successful transition is due to the amazing teachers, administrators, and the school's supportive process through Covid and post-Covid.
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My child has been in River House Montessori School since Pre-school, nearing 7 years now, and has felt happy going into school each day. The school has been able to motivate him in all areas; has successfully instilled positive values and most importantly made him a curious learner. We are happy with the way our child is progressing.
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The school and teachers treat children as individuals, understanding that everyone is different and children may have different skills and may develop at different paces.
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Our daughter has been at River House for the past three and a half years. We decided to send her there based on a recommendation from a friend (whose daughter attended River House from Reception to Year 6). The main things we like about River House are: Firstly, the teachers and staff are caring, nurturing and inclusive. They always put the child first. Our daughter feels very safe and secure when she is at school. We can rest assured that potential issues with bad behaviour and bullying are addressed quickly and effectively. Secondly, the curriculum is broad yet in-depth. Our daughter has developed a passion for reading through the phonics based teaching. In addition to the core subjects of literacy, numeracy and science, children also study specialist subjects including languages (French, Spanish or Mandarin), music, art, games and IT. The music lessons are excellent; our daughter is enjoying learning the violin at the after-school club. Thirdly, we firmly believe that the Montessori approach has enabled our daughter to gain confidence, independence and a love of learning. This attitude will help her to succeed both socially and academically later in life. Finally, we note that many children leaving River House in Year 6 have gained places (and, in some cases, scholarships) to leading selective schools. This is clearly a credit to the school.
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My son loves the school and the teachers, there is not a day that he did not want to go to school. He learns so much from school and always surprises us with the knowledge he gained from school.
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River House is a wonderful school! We really appreciate how caring the teachers are as well as the high quality of education. Our daughter really loves going in to school every morning :)
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My son has been at Riverhouse since Reception and he is happy and is preforming at or in some instances above his peers at other schools. The school teaches children to their abilities and makes learning fun and enjoyable. I would recommend this school to all parents.
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I’ve seen this school nurture and support in building my children’s confidence. I found them to be considerate of my children’s individual needs and was very pleased with my children educational performance. RH could easily compare to other great schools that I know of and were either in line or even better in some instances.
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Amazing school! My son really enjoys going into school. His class teacher is an outstanding teacher with many years of experience.
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My wife and I visited River House a year or so before my daughter was due to start school. The teachers gave a talk and seemed very nice, thoughtful and clever. They explained the Montessori methods and mindset which I found very exciting. I very much like their focus on developing a child educationally, but also socially, emotionally and personally. During the visit, the school paired off every parent(s) with a Year 6 child who escorted them around the building. With no teachers in earshot, I seized the chance to ask our guide, a young lady, what the school was *really* like. She assured me that it really is a nice school and that she really liked going there. She said she would miss it terribly when she graduated. Her honest answers sold me on the school. No other school I visited dared to let parents even meet students, much less question them! My belief in the school hasn't waived since. This was born out during the COVID pandemic when the school effortlessly switched to on-line classes and learning (I'm sure it wasn't actually effortless for the school). I'm very proud to send my daughter to River House Montessori.
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The school has always provided my son with a safe and nurturing environment. His learning has progressed steadily over the years. They have always tried to help him by providing strategies to help manage his concentration and focus. He has loved being part of the Reverhouse community. We are extremely grateful for this.
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The teachers and staff are extremely supportive when it comes to matters of the children, it's a clear indication of care and importance that they have taken when working alongside children.
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Great! My preschooler loves her time here and is very happy.
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Riverhouse provides a nurturing and stimulating environment where each child is challenged and developed academically, socially, physically and emotionally.
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From what I experienced on both of my child who have been taught in Riverhouse Montessori, I can see significant development in their social behaviour skill, confidence, and their independence.
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In the short time our child has been at the school, we have seen a noticeable difference in her confidence and understanding. She enjoys the way she is being taught and praises her teachers. We are confident she is at the best place for this stage of her development and would not hesitate recommending the school to other parents.
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We moved our daughter from a Blackheath prep school to River House Montessori at the start of Year 5 as her educational needs were not being met and she was not thriving. We now wish we had moved her sooner! In just a term at River House Montessori, she has gained confidence both in her learning and socially and her needs have been identified and supported in highly effective ways. Not only are the staff at River House friendly and approachable, they see the children as individuals and are skilled at delivering an enriching educational experience for each child.
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Excellent and a well rounded school, meets above expectations for us as parents. The Teaching quality is by far excellent!
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Our daughter has been at River House since the age of 3. It has been wonderful to see her blossom and develop into a confident little girl over the years. We love the school's approach to teaching and the positive results it achieves too!
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My daughter loves the school and she has become an exceptional reader.
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We have been working with RiverHouse for 3 years now and our experience has been fantastic. The school has supported our daughter really well with her special needs too.
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River House has created an excellent, warm and caring environment for my child. My child loves going to school and the different lessons and topics available to them.
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After visiting a range of schools, we chose River House for our daughter as we really valued the school's ethos, where each child is treated as an individual whose own personal strengths and development areas are identified and supported. The school encourages an age-appropriate sense of responsibility and independence in the children as well as providing a lovely caring school community environment. Each of our daughter's teachers has successfully drawn her further out of her shell and we love seeing her grow in confidence with each year that passes. We highly recommend this school!
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I see a big difference in my daughters behaviour compared with my friends children who attend different schools.
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I am very satisfied with the school and all the staff. I am quite sure that my son enjoys his studying in class. He never mentions he doesn't want to go to school as he said a lot when going to nursery. He has made great progress, especially in language skills, fine motor skills and social skills.
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We chose River House Montessori School over many other choices because, after our first visit to the school and after many interactions with families at RHMS, we knew that it would be the best choice for our 6-year-old son. Every day that has gone by has reinforced our decision. The teachers and staff are excellent. We feel comfortable that our son is both safe and well-nurtured there. His learning progress has grown markedly, and he comes home happy every day. We would (and do) recommend River House Montessori School to anyone living in London, and especially in the Canary Wharf area.
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We have been really impressed with the way in which our two children are learning a broad range of subjects, which is also making them increasingly curious to learn more. In particular, we see how our daughters are learning, step-by-step, how to use phonics to develop their reading and comprehension, and learning sentence construction and grammar. Our older daughter, who is in year 3, has used those building bricks to become a fluent reader, who enjoys reading a wide range of books, and the sentences she writes are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
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My daughter (Y4) has been at River House since she turned 3. The teaching staff are great and she has been very happy here.
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Everyone at school are very friendly and professional. It feels safe and our child is very happy there. We were very impressed by their ability to accurately identify areas for improvement for our child, and to propose a personalised development plan. We would certainly recommend the school to other parents.
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Quite happy with the school as it follows the Montessori method thoroughly and my two girls have been very happy with the school overall.
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It's a small school with friendly atmosphere teachers are caring kids are happy. When approaching for queries or help school is always very responsive to help. Overall I'm happy with my kid's progress in the school we have been in the school for more than 3 years now, started from preschool.
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My son joined River House in Reception and absolutely loves it. He's flourished both academically and socially and is now in Year 1 developing leaps and bounds. The teachers are amazingly supportive as are the rest of the staff, and we couldn't be happier with the opportunities he has been given at River House. His little sister can't wait to join him, and neither can we!
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