We encourage everyone to welcome our new Head of School, Courtney Fox. We could not have asked for a more talented and committed leader to build a strong foundation of success for our new school. Courtney’s dedication and hard work …
Pre-Registration for Kindergarten through Grade 6 for the 2014-2015 school year is now open. All accepted FSMA students must be pre-registered in their feeder pattern school in order to attend FSMA. (This does not mean you are applying to your …
Many families have asked us about the 5-mile radius (8.050 KM) preference and how we will generate such a radius. We have used a mapping tool to generate the radius to exacting measures. The center point of the radius is the …
After much hard work, we have secured our first choice for a location! First State Montessori Academy will open its doors at 1000 French Street in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. It is conveniently located in close proximity to other downtown charter schools and …
This wonderful new video from The Harvard Center on the Developing Child‘s InBrief series, includes lots of footage taken in Montessori schools. They may not mention “Montessori” by name, but the study involves students in Montessori environments. Special things happen in Montessori …
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb8kUvKcVTw&w=420&h=315] NBA superstar Stephen Curry, and his dedicated family, tell how a Montessori education helped shape their outlook on life and let them be who they wanted to be. Stephen attended the Christian Montessori School at Lake Norman where Stephen’s …
Learn about FSMA and enroll your children for 2014-2015! • When? Saturday, November 9th, from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. • Where? Woodlawn Library in downtown Wilmington, DE Come out and meet the First State Montessori Academy Board and learn about …
Written by Montessori Educator, Maryann Younger We hear a lot of talk these days about the whole child, and that schools should be focusing on the needs of the entire child and not just test scores and classroom achievement as …
Written by Delaware Certified Parent Educator, Certified Adlerian Family Counselor and FSMA Board Member, Yvonne Nass. Laughter is such a wonderful, contagious gift. No one laughs quite like a child. Their honest, beautiful belly laughter brings joy to our hearts and …
Written by Delaware Certified Parent Educator, Certified Adlerian Family Counselor and FSMA Board Member, Yvonne Nass. The language of encouragement is the language of “can do”. Rudloph Dreikurs said, “Never do for a child what he can do for himself” If you …