Montessori News from Around the World
June 17, 2013
Roots holds Montessori course for teachers
Pakistan Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Roots National Institute of Teacher Training and Education-RNITTE is the training institute that has been providing professional development courses to the teachers, academic coordinators, principals, headmistress and the management staff.
Oak Grove Montessori School Receives Connecticut …
Hartford Courant
In recognition for dedicated work and focus on environmental issues, Oak Grove Montessori School has been honored with the Connecticut GreenCircle Award. The school has made environmental conservation and prevention a part of its foundation and …
‘Being a teacher also means continued learning’, says Montessori director
Day Nurseries
Montessori learning practice continues to grow in the UK school and early years sectors, with the 150th school now confirmed as having completed its accreditation. The achievement was recognised on Friday at the Montessori St Nicholas Charity’s …
Montessori awards its 150th accreditation
Nursery World (subscription)
Barbara Isaacs, Director of National Strategies, said, ‘It is a privilege to bring together Montessori owners and managers to share in their continued efforts to improve their practice by participating in the Montessori Accreditation and Evaluation …
New environmentally-themed charter school opening in Norton Shores
Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com
MIChoice, a statewide charter school start-up group founded last August, has been authorized by Ferris State University to open the Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change. It will be located in a former school building known as Wilma Hall …
Local students help bring clean water to South Sudanese village
Rockford Register Star
After reading “A Long Walk to Water”, by Linda Sue Park, students at Maria Montessori School were inspired to help the many children in South Sudan who spend their days walking to fetch water instead of attending school. “Not everybody in the world has …
Crossway Community in Montgomery needs new principal, wants to expand to DC
Washington Post
The Washington Post ran an article Monday morning highlighting the financial struggles of Crossway Community Montessori, Montgomery County’s first charter school and only public Montessori school. Here are some other facts about the school that didn’t …
Young Millennial graduated at AlHuda International School
Associated Press of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jun 17 (APP): Young graduates of AlHuda International School celebrated their success with great enthusiasm at the Pre-School and Montessori Graduation Ceremony held here Monday. The students expressed their feelings of gratitude …
Easy as pi: Girl wows Raleigh class with memory feat
News & Observer
“I didn’t think that I’d be able to get that far,” said Jacqueline, who just finished sixth grade at the Montessori School of Raleigh. “I know that I do have a pretty good memory. I’ve tried to memorize pi that far before, but that was the first time I …
June 16, 2013
Montgomery’s public Montessori school seeks financial stability
Washington Post
At Crossway Community Montessori School, on a typical morning, adults greet little ones with handshakes. Children covered in aprons wipe down tables, wringing soapy yellow sponges. And students working with mathematical models move to the next …
A hands-on family affair New Montessori school, owned by family, opening uptown
The Hudson Reporter
According to legend, when Michelangelo wanted to see what was missing from his masterpiece, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he laid on his back and looked up. From there, it’s said, his vantage point was such that he could view the entire piece of …
Notable Gifts: Richmond Montessori exceeds goal in ‘future’ campaign
Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond Montessori School P3 (kindergarten) students celebrate completion of Step One of the school’s fundraising campaign by singing the new RMS school song, “We’re Richmond Montessori,” written by music teacher Jeanne Bluford.
Sunday Profile: Teacher changes young lives with love
Statesman Journal
This week marked Shanthi’s last week at Salem Montessori, much to the dismay of the parents who send their children to the small school on 16th Street NE, where the mission is to provide a peaceful and harmonious environment for children to grow and …
Parents call for state school ‘alternative’
Scotsman
The parents are fans of the Montessori education system – which advocates more freedom for children – but say they do not want to have to go into the private sector to get it. They want Edinburgh City Council to adapt plans for the new school to suit …
School’s contract decision expected
Leader-Telegram
Eau Claire school board members said they expect to finalize a contract extension for Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School on Monday night after months of discussion about the topic. “I think we’ll try to get most of it done,” said school board …
June 15, 2013
Mountaintop Montessori Offers Summer Seed Camp
NBC 29 News
Children in summer camp at Mountaintop Montessori School are learning how to go from garden to table this summer. The program is called Seed Camp, which stands for Summer of Ecological Experience and Discovery. Campers learn how to grow and pick …
Preschool gets zoning variance
Palladium-Item
The Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a variance of use that will allow a Montessori preschool to open in an east side neighborhood. Robyn Zitnick plans to open the school this fall and serve as many as 12 students at 30 S. 19th St. Zitnick …
Charter school eyes former St. Pete Beach police station
Northwest News and Tribune
Academy by the Sea, a prospective Montessori charter school for fourth- through eighth-graders, has offered to lease the old police station, which has remained empty since January when the police department disbanded and the city started contracting …
June 14, 2013
Hollis Montessori School joins select group
The Union Leader
Set in a renovated and expanded apple pie factory and surrounded by 9½ acres of orchard and town conservation land, Hollis Montessori officially opened the new school in April. The building is a certified “passive house,” a new generation of green …
New Montessori Free School’s race for a base in Brighton
The Argus
Industrial units, warehouses and even an old church are being considered as a possible site for a new free school. Parents behind the Montessori Free School bid say they are looking at a range of new possible locations for the proposed school.
Stepping Stones Montessori School to offer summer learning day programs
Kennebec Journal
Programs include: Minute to Win It on June 26; So You Think You Know Maine on July 3; Imaginarium on July 10; Survival Camp on Aug. 7; and Pippi Longstocking vs. Junie B Jones on Aug. 14. Programs are designed to help children age 5-10 retain …
New free school bid ‘stopped in its tracks’
Warrington Guardian
Montessori free school was due to open in September for children aged three to 11 but the Government has since cancelled its funding. Claire Donlan, who is the chair of governors for the school, was ‘disappointed’ by the news but wants to reassure the …
Colourful characters dress up for charity’s Big Toddle
This is Kent
Twenty-six youngsters aged under five from the New World Montessori took part in the charity sponsored walk and added much-needed colour to a rather gloomy day on Wednesday. . SPONSORED WALK: Children from the New World Montessori Nursery, …
Green thinking kids in line for award
Market Rasen Mail
Lincolnshire Montessori’s ‘Eco-Friendlies’ have been shortlisted for a Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award 2013. The Eco Schools committee, comprising of children aged seven to ten, have reached the finals of the awards organised by Lincolnshire …
Children’s center launching summer camp
Waterbury Republican American
Each week will have a specific theme. Montessori-trained Teresa Nardelli will head the introductory four-week, project-based program. The camp will focus on music and drama, nature and animals, international and creativity with outdoor sports and …
June 13, 2013
Sewickley Montessori students see what’s in store for them in Costa Rica
Tribune-Review
Last year, Kofmehl-Sobkowiak, who often travels to Costa Rica, helped Montessori students set up a temporary store in Sewickley, Reaching for the Clouds, which featured products made by the women. Josh said students raised enough to pay for part of …
DAV Montessori Celebrates its Graduation Day
Indo American News
HOUSTON: May 19, was a memorable day for the little graduates of DAV Montessori School (DAVMS) as they walked across the stage in their sky blue graduation caps and gowns to receive their graduation certificates from Chief Guest, Ramesh Bhutada.
Poet in residence at San Jose’s Hammer Montessori helped students publish …
San Jose Mercury News
There are few poets who can claim first being published when they were in fifth grade and fewer still who were in kindergarten. That’s not the case with the 316 students of Hammer Montessori Elementary School in Willow Glen. Every student has at least …
Board of Ed hears proposal to open county’s first Montessori public charter school
Carroll County Times
The nonprofit corporation that has applied to open a public Montessori charter school in Carroll County has less than a month to address application concerns before its proposal is voted on by the Carroll County Board of Education. Sustainable Futures …
A unique opportunity for Dover
Foster’s Daily Democrat
But if you’re looking for a unique, open environment that emphasizes your child’s natural interests and developmental pace, then Montessori philosophy … is the best choice for your child.” Thus begins an introduction, found at www.montessori.com, to …
Education: Charter board optimistic about new facility
Coastal Observer
The Coastal Montessori Charter School closed its first year of operation with a commencement ceremony last week, sending sixth-graders on to middle school and marking the third-graders’ move from lower- to upper-elementary classes. Zoe Royal, who is …
Eagle Rock Dome Comes Into its Own
Patch.com
There’s still some eight weeks of work to be done on it, but after a year of labor, a geodesic dome building owned by the owners of Eagle Rock Montessori School on Colorado Boulevard is nearing completion. The 39-foot-high 1970s building was built from …
June 12, 2013
Montessori school relocates
Hyde Park Herald
The Children’s House of Miss Tammie Montessori School moved out of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club and into its new location at The United Church of Hyde Park on May 31. The school is in a larger, more welcoming environment, said the school’s …
Montessori students on the run for a good cause
Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA — Kaban Montessori School in Erin Mills recently adopted a new program that aims to help young girls be healthy and confident. As part of the initiative, called Girls on the Run, students between ages 8 and 13 were tasked with organizing a …
The squeeze is on at Seward Montessori
Minneapolis Star Tribune
School’s out for summer, but work is going on behind the scenes toward making one of Minneapolis’ most-squeezed schools less crowded for students and their teachers. Seward Montessori School was built for fewer than 700 but holds almost 900 K-8 …
Eco-Friendly Montessori School Moving Into Former Family Cafe
Patch.com
Eco-Friendly Montessori School Moving Into Former Family Cafe. What used to be a Lincoln Avenue family-friendly cafe with a soundproof kids’ area will soon become an environmentally friendly Montessori school. Posted by Carrie Frillman (Editor), June …
Farm To Table Fundraiser on Thursday for Harvest Montessori School
Patch.com
by Betsy Harvey. EAST ATLANTA — Visiting the EAV Farmer’s Market is a weekly tradition for many in our neighborhood. This week, going to the Farmer’s Market will be even more exciting with the EAV’s Harvest Montessori School fundraiser taking place at …
Board to hear proposal to start a public charter school in Carroll
Carroll County Times
The grassroots community group filed its letter of intent to Carroll County Public Schools in December to open Carroll Montessori Public Charter School. This is the first experience Carroll County Public Schools has had with a group looking to open a …
Peace Runners visit local schools
August Margaret River Mail
At Montessori Primary School, a group of Peace Runners from different countries sang to students and spoke about their mission.One of the runners, Amalendu Edelston of Canberra, said they try to keep things colourful by visiting different places, not …
Proposed charter school in Beaufort County clears first hurdle
Hilton Head Island Packet
Horn and other Beaufort County educators say there is substantial demand for another charter school in the area, reflected by long waiting lists at local charter schools and a public Montessori program. Charter schools are public schools that must meet …
June 11, 2013
East Cooper Montessori celebrates 10 years of educating children
Moultrie News
East Cooper Montessori celebrates 10 years of educating children. Tuesday, June 11, 2013; Print; Email. Tweet. Photos Provided East Cooper Montessori School second grader Phillip Gillespie shows off his face painting.
Northamptonshire nursery delighted with continuing success
Day Nurseries
Busy Bees Montessori Nursery, in Rushden, is the first in Northamptonshire and any neighbouring county to achieve the Outstanding rating at three consecutive inspections, for which senior nursery manager Eve Edwards has praised the focus of staff …
June 10, 2013
Apple Montessori Schools Donate $20K to Help Kids
Patch.com
The Apple Montessori Schools in town helped donate $20,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, NorthJersey.com reported. The charities provide a variety of services to sick and needy children, especially ones facing a serious medical crisis …
Simpsonville soldier welcomed home
Greenville News
Staff Sgt. John LeBlanc holds his daughter, Sarah, while his wife, Michelle, holds their son, Max, at Montessori School of Mauldin where the Simpsonville family reunited when LeBlanc returned from a deployment to Kosovo. / Paul Alongi/Staff. Staff Sgt …
June 9, 2013
Jefferson Parish School System honors volunteers of the year
NOLA.com (blog)To cap off the ceremony, a volunteer of the year was announced, and the award went to Lionel Collins Montessori School volunteer Demetrice Brown, who has a taken on a jack-of-all-trades role for the school. “I work in the cafeteria, sub, I do car pool …
June 8,2013
Nonprofit produces songs to build social skills in kids
Cincinnati.com
Growing Sound Music Aims to Develop Children’s Min…: David Kisor, music director at Children, Inc., creates songs designed to promote the social and emotional development of children. He recently visited the organization’s Montessori Early Learning …
Indian School Ghubra students turn diplomats at Model UN conference
Oman Tribune
Indian School Ghubra students turn diplomats at Model UN conference. MUSCAT A team of 10 Indian School Ghubra (ISG) students led by schoolteacher Mallika Ariwala left for Geneva on Tuesday to attend the Montessori Model United Nations conference.
June 7,2013
Lenox: Montessori School to hold end of year ceremonies
Berkshire Eagle
The Montessori School of the Berkshires will hold its annual Moving Up Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, at the school’s Lenox Dale campus. Students’ families, friends, and the general community are welcome to attend the festivities, which …
Dealing with tantrums
San Antonio Express
Once, when my daughters were at Judson Montessori school, now the Montessori School of San Antonio, an acquaintance allowed as how his child needed more discipline than that. Maria Montessori would have been amused. I watched Montessori faculty …
Friday Closings And Delays
WITN
Onslow County Schools: two hour delay. Pamlico County Schools: closed. Kinston Charter Academy: dismissing early. Washington Montessori Charter School: dismissing at 11:30 a.m., no after-school care. Care-O-World Enrichment Center’s NC Pre-K is …
CedarWorks Raffle Drawing Set for June 21
PenBayPilot.com
The public is invited to the Children’s House Montessori School’s seventh annual CedarWorks raffle. This year, the grand prize winner gets to choose between one of their new line of Frolic Playsets, the Frolic 5, and one of their indoor Rhapsody …
June 6, 2013
Apple Montessori of Wayne, and Kinnelon raise $20K for The Ronald McDonald …
NorthJersey.com
This year, Apple Montessori Schools united its 15 campus locations throughout New Jersey, as well as its nearly 300 employees to come together for one cause – The Ronald McDonald House Charities. Each of the Apple Montessori School locations, which …
BAY FARM MONTESSORI ACADEMY: Learning about dairy farming
Wicked Local Plymouth
Bay Farm Montessori Academy middle school students have added farming to their curriculum. The students are learning about dairy farming and are helping to socialize calves at the historic O’Neil Farm in Duxbury. The last working dairy farm in …
The joy of bilingual reading
Islands’ Sounder
Each week at Orcas Montessori School, the children head home holding large, brightly colored envelopes. Inside each envelope awaits hours of enjoyment, a shared experience between parents and their children, and the beginning of a love of languages.
South Point win
Assam Tribune
GUWAHATI, June 6 – In the lone match of the day of the City Challenge Inter School Cricket Tournament (U-15) at the Dispur playground today, South Point School registered 21-run victory against Happy Montessori School. In the 15-over match South Point …
June 5, 2013
Dearborn Montessori Center Students ‘Slime’ Physical Education Teacher
Patch.com
Students at Dearborn Heights Montessori Center delighted in “sliming” Brett Rosbury, the school’s physical education instructor at the school’s annual Field Day event on May 31. Rosbury promised students that if they raised at least $3,000 for the …
Bank of the West donates $1000 to Montessori
Mountain Mail Newspaper
Chaffee County Montessori School recently received a $1,000 grant from Bank of the West Charitable Investments to support early childhood education in Salida. The school’s early childhood program provides Montessori education to about 30 children from …
Gardens offer outdoor lessons
Montgomery Advertiser
Students at the Montessori School at Hampstead will study which plants attract butterflies and larvae and why thanks to a new two-acre outdoor classroom at the east Montgomery private school. The butterfly gardens, which are part of the new facility, …
Yearly school maintenance and preparation, plus K to 12 building expansion
Philippine Star
Way back in 1966, when we first established the first Operation Brotherhood Montessori school, well known women columnists in the country including Betty Go Belmonte, Nang Sevilla and Doris Nuyda expressed delight and wonder how preschoolers can be …
ICSD approves merger for modified boys cross country
ithaca.com
ITHACA — At its meeting May 28, the Ithaca City School District Board of Education unanimously approved a recommendation from Danielle La Roche, ICSD’s wellness and athletics officer, to merge with the Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School for …
June 4, 2013
Montessori Charter School supporters fight back
Leader-Telegram
Dozens of parents, faculty members and supporters of Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School expressed concern about proposed changes during Monday’s Eau Claire school board meeting. The board continued to comb through a proposed contract …
Montessori, School-Choice, and Early-Childhood Education Eliminated by the …
Edgefieldadvertiser
At the most recent meeting of the Edgefield County School District Board of Education, the Board voted 5-2 (Mr. Bibbs and Ms. Hammond were the dissenting votes) to eliminate the Montessori program at Douglas Elementary. This decision robs us of the …
Montessori School of Lake Forest Names New Executive Director
GazeboNews
The Board of Directors of the Montessori School of Lake Forest (MSLF) announced the selection of Ann Jordahl as Executive Director. Ms. Jordahl is a long-time member of the staff at MSLF, serving most recently as Interim Executive Director. MSLF was …
Montessori academy students in Nevis clean up Gallows Bay beach
SKNVibes.com
CHARLESTOWN,Nevis,June 3rd, 2013 — Students from the Montessori Academy, Nevis, and their teachers cleaned up a section of Gallows Bay on Friday last week as part of their annual conservation week activities. According to the school’s owner and …
Green values taught at Brixham
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Originally founded in Portsmouth in 1997 as the Orchard Montessori Friends School, in 2000 founder Alica Johnson-Grafe reopened the school under the Brixham banner. Since then, Brixham has grown from eight students to just under 100, and includes …
Workshop on ‘Connecting Classrooms Programme’ held
The News International
A workshop was conducted on ‘Connecting Classrooms Programme’ at the SLS Montessori & School, Islamabad Campus, which is a project of school linking programme of the British Council. Under the ‘Connecting Classrooms Programme,’ students of SLS …
Jon Fellman, Wilmette Resident, Reviews Importance of Parent Involvement in …
DigitalJournal.com
Jon Fellman Wilmette, Montessori parent, is a strong believer that parents must remain involved in their children’s education in order to help them achieve their full potential. Specifically, Fellman is one parent who is a major advocate of encouraging …
Lafayette School Board closes $4 million shortfall for 2013-2014 school year
The Advocate
Advocate staff photo by BRYAN TUCKPlayground equipment fills the back lot of Truman Montessori School in Show caption Advocate staff photo by BRYAN TUCKPlayground equipment fills the back lot of Truman Montessori School in Lafayette Monday.
June 3, 2013
Painting competition
E-Pao.net
In Category-B, Moirangthem Bheigyasali of Nirmalabas High School, Laiphrakpam Rohit of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School and Thokchom Shrisha of Maria Montessori won first second and third prizes respectively. In Category-C, Telen Khaidem of …
Red Door Allows Students to Run Their Own Business
The Ledger
They allow the use of their property for the students to have the opportunity to fulfill some of their curriculum through real-life experience,” said Josie Zinninger, founder and director of finance and strategic planning at Lakeland Montessori. “This …
Taking Killer Whale Research To The Classroom
EarthFix
Jeff Hogan, executive director of Killer Whale Tales, has taken orca research into classrooms from Washington to California. credit: Ashley Ahearn; Students at the Eton Montessori School in Bellevue, Washington were glued to Hogan’s presentation …
Kingwood Montessori School Presents Summer Camps 2013
Kingwood News
The goal of our Early Childhood Summer Classes for 3-6 year-olds is to provide a relaxed and interesting environment. The classes can be used for care throughout the summer or for a short session of enrichment. Each session has a special focus within …