How was your transition out of Montessori into another school? The transition from Montessori into traditional public school was relatively smooth. I was on par, if not ahead, in all of my academics. I made friends easily, and public school was novel and exciting. The biggest shock of transitioning out of Montessori into public school…

Year Graduated: 2009 College Attending: California State University Northridge Major: Music Dream job: Touring the world playing music. If that doesn’t happen, I want produce music for other artists or for businesses as part of an overall media strategy. What skills did you develop at Bergamo Montessori that help you in school today? I have…

Year Graduated: From Bergamo – 2012 From High School – 2017 School Attending: University of California, Davis Major: Animal Science/Pre-Vet Dream Job: Professional Racing Driver What skills did you develop at Bergamo Montessori that help you in school today? I remember the first big project that was assigned to the class when I started conventional…

Sean earned his Eagle Scout rank prior to entering high school. Although Sean hasn’t graduated high school yet, he’ll be starting his junior year at Woodland High this fall. He’s taking advanced and AP courses (he’s a GATE student), and has a cumulative GPA of 4.14

From Walt and Wendy Brames: “Taylor Brames became an Eagle Scout at fourteen, graduated fifth in his class from Woodland High School, where he ran track and was Captain of the team his senior year. He received four scholarships upon graduation, and was accepted into the United States Air Force Academy’s Class of 2015 (he…

Year Graduated from Bergamo Montessori: 2011 College Attending: Sacramento State University Major: Engineering & Construction Management Dream job: Industrial buildings fascinate me. I want to be involved in all aspects of design, building and management of large commercial projects. What skills did you develop at Bergamo Montessori that help you in school today? I learned…

Matthew’s father, Del, wrote: “We are so pleased with where Matthew is now as a student, athlete, and, most importantly, a young man. A large amount of what he is becoming is a result of the years he spent at Woodland Montessori. Woodland Montessori taught Matt the lesson of working with others, whether that was…

Donna wrote to us: “My transition into public school was a piece of cake… except for the homework! Also, the difference in how the lessons were taught was not a hard transition because my teachers had explained things well. I enjoy the program that I’m in, the PACE program. I’m surrounded by good students who…