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Spring Earth Day Celebration at Greenspring
As part of our Allegiance to Nature at Greenspring Montessori School, our faculty and staff organized a special Earth Day event for our children and families. Our Toddler, Children’s House, Elementary, and Adolescent classes took on various projects around our campus...
What do you love about Greenspring?
A recent article in Education Week brought to light some intriguing findings from a Brookings Institution study that reveals a gap in how parents perceive their children's enjoyment and engagement with school compared to the students' own perspectives. According to...
The Child’s Absorbent Mind
Written by Shannon Brown, Children's House Guide “Our work is not to teach, but to help the absorbent mind in its work of development. How marvelous it would be if by our help, if by an intelligent treatment of the child, if by understanding the needs of [their]...
Changemakers in Children’s House: Learning How to Lead
“Hope is often misunderstood. People tend to think that it is simply passive wishful thinking: I hope something will happen but I’m not going to do anything about it. This is indeed the opposite of real hope, which requires action and engagement.”It is one thing to...
Working Toward Toileting Independence
Toilet training is adult-led and on the adults’ time. Toilet learning involves the child in the learning process. This is their big work. “Learning to use the toilet is a natural process that begins when your child’s desire to be grown up and his neurological...
Lower Elementary Students Mystery History Presentations in Honor of Black History Month
Our Redbud Lower Elementary class celebrated Black History Month with special Mystery History Presentations. They have been researching inspiring black leaders, advocates, and public figures. They then created presentations, and families had to guess the "mystery"...
Elementary Students Travel to New York for Model United Nations Conference
In February our Upper Elementary students visited New York for the Montessori Model United Nations Conference. They have worked so hard this year to represent United Nations topics for Uruguay, Croatia, and United Arab Emirates.What is Montessori Model United Nations?...
Adolescents Present to Maryland Lawmakers at Lobby Day
Our Adolescents visited the Maryland State House in Annapolis for Lobby Day where they presented to legislators on upcoming bills. Their bills included restorative practices in schools, animal rights laws, paid leave for parents, water bottle refill stations in...