School Projects

June 18, 2024School Projects alternative education, Careers, child development, Community, elementary, Montessori, Science by Valerie Graves

From Seed to Loaf

Our elementary students learned about the growing of wheat and milling of flour, the creation of sourdough starters, and the kneading, shaping, and baking of bread this spring! With guidance and support from staff from Wide Awake Bakery and Farmer Ground Flour, the children enjoyed in-class visits and field trips to gain hand-on experiences with the processes of farming grain […]

May 14, 2024School Projects alternative education, Careers, child development, elementary, Montessori, Science, technology by Valerie Graves

Poultry Sciences

The chickens laid fertile eggs, thanks to our not-so-friendly rooster, and the elementary children were able to incubate and raise three chicks this spring! The children were able to observe at every step of the process, candling the eggs to see the embryos form, and watching them hatch and grow. The life cycle is more fascinating and memorable when you […]

January 23, 2024School Events, School Projects Community, elementary, Montessori, robotics, technology by Valerie Graves

The Elementary Robotic Team Wins First Place at First Lego League Competition

The Namaste Elementary First Lego League Robotics Team, The Tech Animals, was awarded first place in a FLL qualifying tournament they competed in with 22 other teams from the area. The event was held in Auburn, NY on Saturday January 20, 2024. Tech Animals will move on to compete in the Fingerlakes Regional Tournament in Buffalo on February 10, 2024. FIRST® LEGO® League […]

January 21, 2024School Events, School Projects Community, elementary, fundraising, literacy, Montessori, primary by Valerie Graves

“We Love Books!” Online Book Fair through Barefoot Books

Now through Valentine’s Day, we invite you to fall in love with the beautiful stories, published by Barefoot Books, as part of our online “We Love Books” Book Fair! Who needs candy when you have a book that keeps giving love and sweetness throughout the year! You can purchase books for your family, for friends, or even for your child’s classroom, […]

June 1, 2023School Projects by Valerie Graves

NamasTea at the Trumansburg Farmer’s Market

Lemonade anyone? The elementary 4H club, Namaste Friends, has been been running a booth and selling drinks at the Trumansburg Farmer’s market on Wednesday afternoons from May through September, since 2012! This year our flavors are Hibiscus Mint, Peach Earl Grey, and Lavender Lemonade, and our drinks have been prepared for us by Mama Said Cafe in Ulysses. Make sure […]

May 6, 2023School Events, School Projects by Valerie Graves

Namaste Garden Work Day

Each year, our community gathers to support our classrooms and teachers with some extra time and labor. We weed gardens, prepare garden beds, prune plants, plant flower boxes, paint and repair outdoor structures and this year we also moved sand, woodchips, and gravel to beautiful our grounds and resupply our play areas! Thank you to all the parents that volunteered […]

February 18, 2023School Events, School Projects by Irina

Robotic Competition for the Namaste Electric Axolotls!

Congratulations to our Namaste Elementary FLL Robotics Team, The Electric Axolotls, for winning first place out of 42 teams for Core Values at the FLL Regional Robotic Tournament in Buffalo! Core Values is one of the four areas in which teams are judged—the other areas are innovation project, robot design, and robot game. Prior to the regional tournament, the team […]

November 9, 2022School Projects by Valerie Graves

For Small Hands Fall Fundraiser

Families and Friends are invited to do some of the holiday shopping with the For Small Hands catalog. Using the link below, any purchases before December 31, 2022 will earn credit for the school: www.forsmallhands.com/scp/194381

June 4, 2022School Projects by Valerie Graves

Montessori the Musical!

The elementary class is proud to present their rendition of the Montessori the Musical! They have spent the last few months learning songs, making costumes and sets, rehearsing, choreographing, and filming scenes to share the inspiring story of the life of Maria Montessori. This life story, told through dialogue and song, of a remarkable individual who changed the way we see […]

October 19, 2021School Projects by Valerie Graves

Compost Project

With the help of our generous parent volunteers, we have new compost bins and have extracted and sifted the existing compost for use in our gardens!