Category: Latest Posts
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What is Practical Life and why is my child spooning, pouring and washing windows at school?
With so many new children and families entering Primary II this year, Monica and I realized that it would be beneficial for us to address the incredibly important area of the classroom known as Practical Life. Perhaps your child has come home and told you she did pouring work, polishing work or even arranged flowers. Maybe… Continue Reading » -
Pennies for Peace – Lower Elementary Blog
Monday, September 21, is International Day of Peace. This year,the elementary students will be leading Pennies for Peace. We will have a table set out Monday morning for donations to UNICEF to go toward the Syrian Refugee Crisis. We hope that each child will bring in a penny for peace. We’ll leave out the collection… Continue Reading » -
Primary III — Ms. Shree, Ms. Valerie, & Ms. Verena
We are excited to start another new school year with a wonderful class. A big “Thank you” to Lauren and Lariza for being our room parents. We all are having fun learning and getting adjusted together so much that we did not know that August went by so fast. We learned classroom and playground rules…. Continue Reading » -
Ms. Kathy’s Music Blog
It’s exciting to see all our music classes coming together so beautifully this year! All the groups at both sites are learning how we conduct our classes, how to use instruments and put them away, and many new songs and activities. Already! We will begin out toddler music after Labor Day, and the children and I are… Continue Reading » -
“Love holds the universe together because it is a real force, and not just an idea.” -Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was ahead of her time. It was through her medical practice as the first female physician in Italy that she began observing children in a clinical sense. Her passion for observing children led to her eventually leaving medicine and devoting her life to creating an educational pedagogy that is based in scientific research,… Continue Reading »
