Community
Celebrations are an important focus of our community during the course of the school year. All mankind shares universal “basic needs” and peace with our neighbors is the foundation for all our other needs. By embracing the joyful aspects of multicultural events, we hope to minimize our perceived differences as we discover common themes. We also provide perspective and respect for different points of view and beliefs. In keeping with the Montessori philosophy, we focus on what can be learned rather than the commercial aspects of holidays. We invite parents to join us for many of our community celebrations.
Harvest Festival
This is our traditional Fall Celebration. This is a wonderful time for parents and children to meet the other families in their classroom and school community. We continue the tradition of celebrating the harvest with food, games and joyful activities.
celebrations of light
Though Dr. Montessori is best known as an educator, she was a fierce advocate for world peace, women’s rights and child rights. She believed world peace was achievable in the next generation if we could teach children to celebrate (not just tolerate) cultural and religious differences of their friends. The purpose of the Celebrations of Light performance is to demonstrate to children that nearly all cultures and religions have some aspect of light as a center piece of their primary celebration. And, once we understand what the celebrations are all about we discover that we have nothing to fear from each other.
Earth Week, arbor day, & International Day of Peace
This celebration of the coming of spring is intended to encourage awareness of each individual’s responsibility to the earth, nature and future generations. In addition to lessons taught in the classroom, each year we gather as a school community and plant a new tree on our campus.
end of the year program
This program is designed to encourage creative and dramatic self expression. Classes will present a performance or concert for the parents at the end of the school year.
