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Archives for February, 2010

And ‘The People’ Win It — An Update from Inly’s New Faculty and Staff

By E.S.S., Inly Parent
“Hey, why don’t you check in on how all the new folks are doing?” Inly Communications Director Liz Knox asked me. By “new folks” she meant the seven new Inly faculty and staff that started here in the Fall. “Let’s find out how they’re settling in, and how the first half of [...]

A Typical Inly School Morning Share: Chinese New Year Parade, Geography Lesson, Songs, and More

By Martha Leta, Inly Parent
“Go big or go home,” or rather “Go wig or go home” was the prevailing theme at Wednesday’s Morning Share, which featured Dragons! And Tigers! And Big Hair! Oh my!

The line-up included performances from preschool through middle school. Launching out of the gates with a cuteness factor of at least 11, [...]

The “Aha” Series: From Sandpaper Globes to Matching Letters in CH5

This week, we asked our teachers in the Children’s House Five class to share their favorite stories that illustrate those moments of joyful discovery when an idea clicks for a student, the mental light bulb switches on, and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.
Children’s House Five / Bridging Class
CH5 is a transitional class for [...]

Inly School Toddler Demonstrates How to Put on a Coat Using the ‘Montessori Coat Flip’ Method

By Annika Voynow, Assistant Head of Inly School
“I do it!”
If you have had toddlers in your home you have surely heard this indignant cry come from the child as you attempt to help him or her with an everyday task. In the video clip below, Inly toddlers work on putting on their coats [...]

Skills Some Kids Don’t Learn Until College: Inly in the First Grade

By E.S.S., Inly Parent
It was easy to choose Montessori when my daughter was just three years old. She was my first kid, and I wanted her in a learning environment that was loving and nurturing and not too traumatic for me to drop her off every day.
But once I got in the swing of things [...]