Highland Montessori School

Montessori and the Growth Mindset

- September 12, 2016 | September 23, 2016 - rickweller

Dr Maria Montessori's curricula have been used in schools for over 100 years. One of the main concepts behind of her ideas is control of error; the material design sets the child up for success--and growth--through small, acceptable…

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Air, Land or Water

- September 1, 2016 | September 1, 2016 - rickweller comment

One of the popular themes so far this year has been our "Air, Land or Water" materials. Part of our Montessori Science curriculum, these works can come in a variety of forms; check out two…

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First Day of School

- August 16, 2016 | August 16, 2016 - rickweller

It was rainy this morning, but that didn't stop us from our first day of fun--and learning--of the 2016-17 school year. [caption id="attachment_2529" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Our oldest--a Kindergartner--reading to our youngest novice reader.[/caption] [caption…

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New Playground Installation

- June 13, 2016 | June 13, 2016 - rickweller comment

The reviews are in. This morning our students saw, for the first time, the tires that were set up in the playground over the weekend. "That's cool!" said one. "So much to climb!" said another.…

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New Waterworks

- June 12, 2016 - rickweller comment

Many thanks to one of our creative dads for our new water work. These mobile green ramps ("slides" to the kids) are fun for all. We have learned about water flow and the children quickly…

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Making Paper

- June 5, 2016 | June 9, 2016 - rickweller comment

Last week, our students made paper together! Not only was it fun, but they got to use it for some art to take home. We love our Art!

This custom-made shelf includes pencils, paper, trays and the pink frames and the blue insets.

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The beauty of the metal insets

- May 27, 2016 | June 2, 2016 - rickweller 1 Comment

[caption id="attachment_2482" align="alignright" width="225"] Our custom-made shelf includes pencils, paper, trays and the pink frames and the blue insets.[/caption] In a Montessori classroom, many materials on the shelves come and go, but one of the staple…

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Mud Play

- May 19, 2016 | June 22, 2016 - rickweller comment

Our classroom is warm and dry, and busy as always. But we still love to go outside! On this spring's un-sunny days, we like to have fun in the mud... mudplay from Highland Montessori…

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Looking to the stars

- May 12, 2016 | May 12, 2016 - rickweller 1 Comment

A popular topic among many of the older students last week was the planets, so true to Montessori our teachers followed that interest and we got out some of our spacey books and materials, and the…

Instruments resting waiting for the songs to begin...

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Mothers’ Day Concert

- May 6, 2016 | May 6, 2016 - rickweller

To celebrate Mothers' Day, our young students put on a special music class for all of our Parents. Mrs Laura did an excellent job preparing the little musicians--in addition to showing off multiple rhythms and…

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Get out in Nature

- April 26, 2016 | April 26, 2016 - rickweller

Maria Montessori once lamented on "How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature?" In this spirit, some of our families…

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Rotating our shelves

- April 19, 2016 | April 21, 2016 - rickweller

Montessori schools have big closets. Well, ours is a shed, but the point is that we have more available for children in storage than is actually out on the shelf. Of course, there are some always-available…