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7938 Great Northern Blvd, Austin, Texas, 78757, United States

(512) 782-2327 www.magellanschool.org

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Kay Bradley

Mar 20, 2016

Magellan International School has a phenomenal program where kids are encouraged to be inquisitive and are taught critical thinking skills. They learn a keen sense of responsibility to themselves, each other, their families, and the community. The teachers are of the highest quality, and provide a culture that embraces each student with a warm and caring setting. Every time I visit Magellan, to read to our granddaughter’s class or volunteer for various activities, I am always impressed by how deeply the staff cares for each and every child. Our grandchildren are thriving in this wonderful environment. I have four children and I have never experienced a school where there is so much freedom to love learning. Magellan is a top notch world class school that benchmarks itself against the best international schools around the world – and we have it right here in Austin, Texas.

Cynthia Verjovsky Marcotte

May 10, 2017

This is an update of an earlier review. My twins are currently in 4th grade at Magellan. It is our 4th year at Magellan, and our experience has been fantastic. The first thing that attracted us was the fact that it is Spanish immersion, since I am Mexican (they also do Mandarin starting in 3rd grade, which is the cherry on top), but what made us commit to it was the excellent academics, in particular the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Program (PYP), as well as the passion and experience of everyone from the founder and director down. As a mathematician, married to a scientist, I can say that they use the best way of teaching numeracy (Singapore math). My kids' math and language skills have developed at an astonishing rate. They are learning science, history, art, music and developing strong interpersonal skills, and a sense of responsibility and independence. The community is very involved, and the families are invariably warm, friendly, supportive, diverse and very "Austin". Teachers come from Australia, Mexico, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, and the US (I may be missing some countries!). The families there are even more diverse. Just in my kids' classroom they have Russia, Poland, India, Ecuador, England, Mexico, Norway and Canada represented. The school is also truly committed to economic diversity as well. Highly recommended! Magellan now also has a middle school, which follows the IB Middle Years Program. I have gotten to know the teachers, in particular the math and science teachers through volunteering, and they are outstanding and highly experienced and dedicated. I can't wait to see how my children continue to grow and thrive as they move through that program. I would like to point out, on a final note, that the low-rating reviews are highly suspect. They are vague and do not address specifics in any way or form. But you probably already figured this out if you are reading these reviews. :-)

JP Maxwell

Mar 7, 2016

Absolutely one of the top tier schools in Austin, immersion education or otherwise. The teachers are all amazing and really engage with each student. They are able to differentiate in each class to push the kids just enough so they excel at whatever level they may be at. I have no idea what the other reviewer is talking about with teacher turnover. We have two children at Magellan both since the three year old pre primary level and have seen very little attrition. We were attracted based on the immersion education and multi lingual approach but have come to love the international baccalaureate model. The way that each student is his or her own inquirer learning to solve problems and discover answers instead of just wrote memorization is simply phenomenal! Highly recommend Magellan to any parent looking for one of the best private non profit schools in Austin.

Michelle Cherry

Mar 8, 2016

Our daughter is currently enrolled in 2nd grade at Magellan and has been here since she was in the PP3 (3 year old) class. Because of Magellan, she is creative, an inquirer, fluent in speaking, writing and reading in Spanish as well as she can in English. Magellan has been a great fit for our daughter. The teachers are loving and passionate about the incredible things going on at MIS. We love Magellan!

Nicole Rinaldo

Mar 8, 2016

My daughter started at Magellan in the Pre-primary (pre-school) class at 4 years old. We went to the orientation just to see what was out there. I was immediately blown away by this program. I think other moms will know the feeling when I say, it felt right. Yes, it is Spanish immersion and that was a big draw, but honestly it was much, much more. The IB program is so amazing. The teachers have all been great. The academics is spot on, but more important for me is how they are teaching children to be good citizens, good people. This school incorporates all the values that I believe are important. This program values the whole child. I found that the school is open to working and listening to the parents' concerns and ideas. They really work hard to build a community and I am happy to be apart of it.

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