I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and was able to feed their spirits as well as their tummies! Intercession has begun,...

Working with the Timeline of Life in preparation for a field trip to the Schiele Museum Working hard on a story Using the 8 chain...

For November, we headed off to the Schiele museum to learn about natural history. We visited lots of animal exhibits and then took a...

It's hard to believe that October has passed us by already. Time is flying. So much learning is going on in L.E.! Language Lesson on...

Our first stop was to the town Hall, where we learned about the building's history, met the mayor, and saw several rooms including the...

The energy in the classroom this week was somewhat frenetic, and at times overwhelming for the adults with so much going on. During times...

Bambina's presence in the classroom is noticeably absent, and we are all feeling it. Monday morning I came in to see this message on the...

We are beginning to piece it all together, despite some unexpected interruptions to classroom time, combined with the expected ones. ...

This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...

During the first days of school, a Montessori classroom might seem to its inhabitants as though everything is all about rules, rules,...

At the beginning of the week, one of our students keenly noticed that a caterpillar had begun to form a chrysalis on the fence that...

Even though it was a shortened week due to the holiday, and for some, due to illness, the children are already settling into the rhythm...

We've made it through our first full week! The children seem to be having a marvelous time, and learning so much. Writing a Thank You...

Even though we had a lot of orientation-type things happening, the children also managed to get in some work. It's always amazing to me...

Eagle sightings, frolicking at the base of a waterfall, hiking to the top of the mountain, singing around a campfire…. These are just...

aka "Little Boo", "Fluffnugget", and "the Littlest Boo of them All" 8/31/11 - 2/23/24 She was a part of so many children's lives over the...

As you can imagine, we've talked a lot about grief this year. After we came back from the February break, the children honored me with...

One thing about Montessori classrooms is the consistency and dependability that we (adults and children) can all rely on, when all else...

Our trip to the UNC Botanical Gardens was canceled due to the possibility of high winds, but our disappointment was eased when Ms. Paula...

March started with a great deal of excitement surrounding the Science Fair. At this level in our school, projects are completed at home...