If you went to Mills, we would like to hear from you
The school opened in 1988. Children who finished fifth grade here in the nineties are in their forties now; the ones who left a decade ago are starting families of their own. Some of you are still in the Bay Area. We would genuinely like to know how you got on.
Nothing much, honestly
- Tell us where you ended upA couple of lines is plenty. What you do now, where you went after Mills, what you still remember about the place.
- Correct our memoryNearly four decades is a long time and a lot of it lives in people's heads rather than in a filing cabinet. If we have a year or a name wrong, tell us.
- Leave a review if the school was good to youParents choosing a school today read them, and a review from someone who was actually a pupil here says something a current parent cannot. Google or Yelp.
- Come and look roundThe building has changed. The work cycle has not. You are welcome to walk through a morning — call the office and we will find a time.
A note from a former pupil
I attended Mills Montessori many, many moons ago, in the 1990s. While I only attended for three or four short years, those years were a central part of my development as a person. The atmosphere and culture of the school fosters enrichment and individual learning in a way that is inclusive and open. One of my fondest memories is the school program called “Around the World in 80 Minutes”, where all of the students wore cultural clothing and introduced the country they were from. Mills Montessori prepared me for a successful academic career, and I am extremely grateful for the years I spent there.
A former studentnow in San Antonio, TXFrom the reviews the school publishes on its own siteShe wrote that unprompted, decades after leaving, having just discovered you could review a school. If you have been carrying something similar around, the office would love to read it.
You already know how the room works
Mills still runs from age two through fifth grade, still opens at 7:30 am and closes at 6:00 pm, and still enrolls year-round rather than in a single season. Tuition is published in full, as it always should have been. If you want to bring a child of your own back through the same door, start with a morning — you will recognize it.
Come and see it again
Call the school office on 650-616-9000, or email [email protected].