Outdoor Music Class
Yesterday Mrs Laura stayed a bit longer than usual and joined the students on the playground for an extended music class. It was even more kinesthetic than usual, with versions of "High and Low," "I'm…
Montessori and the Growth Mindset
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…
Air, Land or Water
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…
First Day of School
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…
New Playground Installation
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.…
New Waterworks
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…
Making Paper
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!
The beauty of the metal insets
[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…
Looking to the stars
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…
Mothers’ Day Concert
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…
Get out in Nature
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…