We moved our child to this school a year ago and are amazed by the caring and loving environment MESA has created. Their low key - high quality focus on education, in alignment with Maria Montessoris methods, is uniquely Asheville and the greatest hidden gem of elementary education we could have hoped for.As if that wasnt reason enough to love MESA they also partner with Arden Reading Clinic, less than a mile up the road, to engage kids with dyslexia etc. in the most supportive and encouraging environment we have ever experienced.Lastly, they just announced that they will be opening a middle school in Spring 2015 to provide a cohesive Montessori education from Elementary School Through Middle School.