Namaste Montessori School

June 23, 2024School Eventsalternative education, child development, Community, elementary, Montessori, Music and Art Education, primary

Spring Festival

What a joy to be together as a community at our annual spring festival! Families spread blankets across the lawn at Jacksonville Community Park and watched the children’s performances. The spring festival is an opportunity for the children to share songs, rhythms, and dances from their music classes with their families. It is also an opportunity for our community to …

June 18, 2024School Projectsalternative education, Careers, child development, Community, elementary, Montessori, Science

Making Bread 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 Projectsalternative education, Careers, child development, elementary, Montessori, Science, technology

Poultry Sciences

Poultry sciences are part of our annual curriculum at Namaste. Our 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. They candled the eggs to see the embryos form, and watched them hatch and …

March 19, 2024School Projectschild development, Community, literacy, Montessori, primary

Thank You for Making our Book Sale a Success!

We are grateful for all the people that participated in our “We Love Books!” Barefoot Books, Book sale last month! With the credit we earned, we were able to purchase some beautiful books for our classrooms. To fit with the Montessori theme of Grace and Courtesy and building community, we selected some sweet short stories. These books included short chapter …

January 23, 2024School Events, School ProjectsCommunity, elementary, Montessori, robotics, technology

The Elementary Robotics Team Wins First Place at the First Lego League Competition

The Namaste Elementary First Lego League Robotics Team, The Tech Animals, won first place in a FLL qualifying tournament. They competed in with 22 other teams from the area. The event took place 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. From the …

January 21, 2024School Events, School ProjectsCommunity, elementary, fundraising, literacy, Montessori, primary

“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, …

January 18, 2024School EventsCommunity, elementary, Montessori, Music and Art Education, primary

Namaste Winter Concert and Art Show Returns!

We’re so thrilled to be able to have a winter concert and art show again this year! The children are busy preparing songs and the elementary students will be choosing art to display. The concert will be on Saturday, February 3rd at 3:30pm in the community room of Jacksonville Community Church. Namaste invites students in the Elementary and Primary classrooms …

November 16, 2023School EventsAdult Education, child development, Early Childhood, Montessori, Montessori Primary

Workshop: Primary Level Curriculum

Do you wonder how a Montessori Primary classroom environment supports children’s growth and development? Join us for hands-on lessons, exploration of the materials, and the magic of Montessori for the young child!We hope to see you on Thursday, December 7th at 6:00 – 7:30 PM. This event will be at the Primary Campus (1608 Trumansburg Rd). This special event offers …

November 9, 2023School EventsCommunity, elementary, Montessori, Music and Art Education

Elementary Students Visit Museum and Concert

Namaste Montessori Elementary Program encourages students to connect what they are learning in the classroom with experiences such as a visit to a museum. On Thursday November 9th a group of students spent the day at Cornell learning about Art and Music. Inspired by the artistic work of Wassily Kandinsky and Alexander Calder, students created their own work. They used similar …

September 21, 2023School EventsAdult Education, alternative education, elementary, Montessori, preschool, primary

Montessori 101

During our Montessori 101 workshop, we will provide details of Montessori’s theories of education from birth through 12 years of age. Montessori philosophy is a radically progressive form of education based in scientific observation of children at each stage of development. The guides design the environment to engage and inspire the child, and the adults guide the child toward their …

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