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Fall 2024 Reading List
It’s beginning to feel like fall outside and one of the things we love most about the changing of the seasons is reading new books! Below you will find a few recommended children’s books. You can find these books in our library if you would like to borrow them to read...
Great Lessons in Montessori Elementary
The Five Great Lessons of MontessoriAbove, Montessori Guide, Brad Choate, discusses the Great Lessons in a Montessori classroom. In Montessori Elementary classrooms, we begin the first few weeks of the year with the five Great Lessons. Dr. Maria Montessori created a...
Alternatives to Saying Good Job
You may have heard your child's Guide talk about the importance of offering children encouragement rather than praise. But why is that important? And what does that look like in real life?Why It's Important For the past ten years, psychologist Carol Dweck and her team...
What is Going Out?
The Montessori practice of Going Out begins during the Elementary years and continues through the Adolescent Community. In Montessori classrooms, students are empowered to find the answers to their own questions with the materials and resources provided in a prepared...
Preparing Your Child for the New School Year at Greenspring
Whether your child is starting school for the first time, changing schools, getting a new Guide, or simply switching from a summer routine to a school year routine, the start of a new school year can bring up a lot of emotions for both of you. Here are some ways you...
Overnight Trips are a Pivotal Experience for Montessori Elementary and Adolescent Students
Overnight trips are an important component of our Montessori Elementary and Adolescent Programs, offering an immersive learning experience that transcends the boundaries of traditional classroom settings. For Elementary and Adolescent students, these excursions are...
Children Raise and Observe Wood Frogs
Several of our classrooms have been raising wood frog eggs into tadpoles and frogs. In early March, Adolescent Guide and naturalist Sylvia Glassco generously brought in wood frog eggs from her property. The frogs were carefully cared for in tanks for the children to...
Fond Farewells for the 2023-24 School Year
Fond Farewells for the 2023-24 School YearAs we look ahead to the 2024-25 school year, we must also say goodbye to some dear friends who will be moving on to new adventures. At Greenspring, we pride ourselves on being a community dedicated to lifelong learning and...