LOVE FOR OPEN DOOR
Here's a small sampling of what Open Door parents say about us:
When we had all doors closed to us because of our son’s special needs, only Open Door—with its great teachers—were open and honest with us. They were the only ones who saw his positive potential.
There is no price for the level of comfort and confidence we feel in having our son at Open Door.
Open Door is a second home for my two boys.
I really appreciate that not only is my child safe and happy and learning, she is loved. My experience has been that Open Door lives up to its name in every way.
They have provided a wonderful environment for my children and encouraged a network of support among the families that have children here.
They hone in on a child’s uniqueness and support it—whether it be my son’s bilingualism or his love of physical activity and let him flourish.
The day we got the call that Open Door would accept our two children, it felt like the heavens opened up. I had heard great things, and let me tell you, I have NOT been disappointed.
Our children come home covered in arts and crafts, with shoes filled with sand and sometimes even soaking wet. If you're uptight, this might sound like a disaster, but I know my kids, and, being toddlers, if they aren’t experiencing every sensation, then they aren’t happy.
My boys have blossomed in the short time they’ve been at Open Door. Their vocabulary has exploded, they are so much more outgoing and social now. They are learning so much every day.
They give the kids structure while still allowing freedom to explore their curiosity.
“My son’s experience at Open Door has led to an open and empathic child who views everyone as a person first, like him. Any characteristics are just adjectives, not the noun.”
When you’re a parent with a full-time job and your child spends more of her time at school than awake at home, a learning and nurturing environment like Open Door is priceless.
I’m 100% confident in the care my two boys receive at Open Door.
I honestly believe that I am a better parent as a result of the input and advice that I have gleaned from the Open Door staff.
My friends and family are blown away by how courteous and loving he is as a result of the teaching he receives at school.
One image I remember from our tour was walking through the middle room where the older children were busily mixing bowls of eggs that were green! The teachers were involved and encouraging, and I wished for a moment that I’d been in a place where the adults made the fairy tale books come alive for me in the way that Dr. Seuss was being manifested. That was an immediate epiphany: I wanted my children to have all of those dreams at their fingertips.
The whole staff at Open Door is a reassuring presence that my son is nurtured, supported, and growing. I have to work. I am the provider of the family, and I am grateful every day that my son has a warm, creative, out-of-the-box environment to go to during the week.
I appreciate so much that there are different races, income levels, ability levels, and even male teachers at Open Door. It is far more slice of life and embracing of differences than other schools we visited.
Not only has our daughter learned to treat her peers and teachers respectfully, but she also has a sense of self-importance. That is essential.