Yesterday, the roof of the new school went up. They’d been waiting to put up the trusses until the wind subsided, as we’ve been having some unexpectedly high gusts of wind. Well, now it’s up! It’s a major step in the progress of the school. The landscape of Sioux Falls is changing, and we can’t […]
Yesterday, we had our first parent education workshop of the year. It was entitled, “The Importance of Practical Life.” For those who were unable to attend, we’ve posted the bullet points below. A special thanks to our wonderful and growing Montessori community! We reached maximum capacity for this particular event, and had a series of productive […]
The Montessori Madmen are born. www.montessorimadmen.com “The mission of the Montessori Madmen is simple: To increase the enrollment of Montessori schools by facilitating their ability to promote themselves as well as Montessori itself.” “The vision is clear: to become “the” site where the Montessori community gathers to get the tools and information they need to promote […]
Aidan McAuley, a Montessori parent, wanted to help out his local Montessori school, so he took matters into his own hands. He did what Montessori students would do: he offered to help. “I simply grew tired of not seeing or hearing about Montessori, so I convinced our school to get the word out. You keep […]
Our friends at The Post Oak School, one of the oldest Montessori schools in the United States, have a lovely interactive post up on famous Montessori students and advocates. You can view it here. For those interested, the list of famous Montessorians include: Serge Brin and Larry Page – Founders of Google. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. First Lady. […]