When students enter adolescence and begin learning at the secondary level in middle school, Montessori structures and curriculum look different.
One thing that classrooms do is implement a positive time-out. We call it “take a break.”
Preparing for a new school year requires lots of planning. As we enter the last few weeks of summer, it is important to help children transition back to school. Often we hear about getting back to regular routines and bedtimes, …
As part of our Social-Emotional Learning, we focus on different skills throughout the year. In September, we focused on Peace (in conjunction with the International Day of Peace) and this month, we will focus on Kindness (in conjunction with World …
Welcome to the new school year! It’s hard to believe, but another school year is underway. Laura Schwait and Carla Broadway, the school counseling and behavior support team, are looking forward to once again seeing familiar faces (behind the masks!) as …
The last day of school… unless you are or have been an educator, you can never understand the emotions we feel on this day each year. We spend 9 months (and sometimes longer if we get to have them for …
One year ago…. we had just wrapped up 2 days of parent/teacher conferences and were getting ready for a Staff Professional Development Day. Six of our teachers had cancelled a trip to Texas for the annual American Montessori Conference due …
Winter is here and we wanted to share some information about inclement weather and its impact on our operations… and answer the question on many people’s minds – will we have school if it snows? We encourage everyone to remember the …