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Maria Montessori has some guidance for us in answering this question. In The Child, Society and the World she writes: “As we observe children, we see the vitality of their spirit, the maximum effort put forth in all they do, the intuition, attention and focus they bring to all life’s events, and the sheer joy they experience in living.”
While Maria Montessori’s method is over 100 years old, the approach she pioneered is a tradition of innovation. The more frequently we connect to the tenets of that method, the more our school reaches today’s children.
Parents may have heard a bit about our classrooms, but they don’t know much about the approach’s history or the lifelong impact of Montessori education.
In 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori opened her first school in Rome, sparking an educational revolution that would continue into the 21st century, changing students’ lives.
In a Montessori classroom, educators maintain a careful and thoughtful balance between individuals and the group as a whole. Rather than privileging one over the other, we create a space where the collective experience is heightened and strengthened by the individual contribution and identity of each child.
As a new Head of School, I want to shout to the rooftops how much I appreciate WMS and what we do for children. Recently, I got to do just that with an article in Litchfield Magazine that focuses on our Middle School, which I believe to be one of the most substantive and exciting programs for young adolescents anywhere.
How do you feel when you see yourself reflected in the world around you? And what do you learn when you learn about a culture or experience that is new to you?
Through years of research and careful observation, Dr. Maria Montessori declared that education from birth to 6 was the most important in a child’s life. “Children taking in knowledge now retain it for the rest of their life,” she asserted in her book “Absorbent Mind.”
I am thrilled to report the return of WMS’s Composting Program after a hiatus due to factors beyond our control — specifically, a growing population of bears in the area and a global pandemic. A wonderful example of a student-led initiative directly benefiting our school, local community and beyond, our composting program clearly illustrates WMS’s mission for students to recognize their ability to contribute to the world in positive ways — both big and small.
In our years since graduating from WMS we continued our education together at Loomis Chaffee. Our bond as sisters grew with Courtney helping Ashley with living away from home as
As an actor approaching a scene, you’re supposed to look at the given circumstances. It’s winter, I’m an astronaut, my neighbor is trying to murder my cat. You then specify
I imagine the Washington Montessori School leaves a lasting effect on the lives of all its alumni, but the role of my WMS education has shaped my life perhaps more
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