A kind, gentle North Austin community school
Some old friends came to visit us on Friday to teach us about Chinese New Year. We welcomed in the new year with a lion dance and eating oranges. In a couple of years we are looking forward to all of the calm, creative, thoughtful and perservering children who are born this year, the Year of the […]
At HMS, we are celebrating love by sharing these student-made Valentines. Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!
This month, our students have been busy creating artwork using black ink drawings as a base. Check out this video to see some of the results. January Ink Art from Highland Montessori School on Vimeo. Enjoy!
At HMS, we are dedicated to the physical development of the child. Yes, we are a school and we want our little scholars read, write, add, subtract and get along with others. Academic, emotional and physical growth are all interwoven. And so, we go out for playtime and run and scream and jump. Everyday. Even when […]
While our Red Oak doesn’t seem willing to put on the bright display that it provided last year (see bottom photo) at least it has lots of leaves, which means lots of fall fun on the playground. (see how our students were creative with peach leaves last week)
For Small Hands When you shop online at For Small Hands, Highland Montessori can benefit. This site has Montessori-inspired children’s products including tools, instruments, crafts and many more gift ideas. When you check out, you will be asked “Do you want to credit a school?” Enter our code: 395140. Since we are new to their system, […]
Rain barrel for canvas and peach and oak leaves are the medium.
This morning, the HMS playground was full of activity and strange creatures. There were ghosts, a Wild Thing, Transformers, Cinderella a witch, some superheroes, a Mutant Turtle and several species of animals! This video shows most of them. HMS Halloween 2014 from Highland Montessori School on Vimeo. And here is a snippet from the Costume Parade. Enjoy, […]
We have begun preparing our Day of the Dead Altar.
Respecting your environment is a basic tenet of Montessori teaching. But who knew cleaning things could be so fun, especially when you do it with friends?
Our students have been learning about mandalas, and set out making some of their own using pastels, watercolor and some other media. Yes, mandalas are more than the sand that we see on display! Play the video to see some of the results.
This morning several students were independently working on writing & spelling activities. It is fantastic seeing these expressions of Maria Montessori’s own observations from over 100 years ago. In her book The Montessori Method she describes how while spoken language is a social instrument of humans, so it is that “written language may be considered in […]