This is a question that we have gotten many times over. The short answer is that there is no one cookie-cutter solution to this question. Montessori educators strive to engage students in order to build their intrinsic motivation. What motivates …
Aftercare has been a great topic of inquiry for FSMA parents. While FSMA is not providing aftercare on-site this year, we will bus children to aftercare options within a 5-mile radius of FSMA (click here to view a 5-mile radius …
We have more great opportunities to meet the FSMA Founding “Adult Community” while raising money for FSMA! Please join us for two evenings of good food, drinks and fun at FSMA’s BBC and Ulysses Bartending Nights. The first will be …
FSMA’s logo is coming to life as a mural that will be placed on the school’s entryway wall. The mural has been lovingly crafted in hard wood by Quarry Mill Craftsmen, and each leaf or tree will be engraved with …
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 …