Clark Montessori has been selected as one of the three finalists in the White House Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. Congratulations!
This is great news for Montessori schools everywhere!
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Archives for April, 2010
Clark Montessori Makes it to the Top Three
Montessori School has Chance of Winning the White House Race to the Top
From the American Montessori Society:
Voting Now Open for White House’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge
Last week, we shared the exciting news that Clark Montessori [where Inly Middle School teachers did their training!] is one of six finalists in The White House’s Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge—and you can take part in [...]
The “Aha” Series: ‘Coooooooooooooool!’ Stuff with the Lower Elementary Library and Technology Specialists
This week, we asked our Lower Elementary library and technology specialists to share some of their favorite stories that illustrate those moments of joyful discovery when an idea really clicks for a student and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.
Shelley Sommer, Head Librarian
There are several requests that are made each day in [...]
Another Benefit of the “Culture of Creativity”—Helping Kids Think for Themselves in the Face of Excessive Media Influence
One of the biggest challenges of parenting in the Information Age is helping children navigate the constant stimulus they receive from video games, television, and the Internet. These cultural outlets are increasingly saturated in sexualized images, and parents struggle to give their children access to a cultural life while protecting them from negative influence.
“In the [...]
The “Aha” Series: ‘I Found Uganda!’ in LE3
This week, we asked Pattyann Zotz and Caren Baker, our teachers in the Lower Elementary Three class to share some of their favorite stories that illustrate those moments of joyful discovery when an idea really clicks for a student and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.
Pattyann’s Uganda Story
When I think of “aha” moments the [...]
Our First Soccer Game—Worth the Wait
By Zachary S., UE1, 6th Grade
On April 15, we had our first Inly School soccer game against Oak Meadow Montessori School. Since they were from Littleton, they had to take a one-and-a-half hour trip all the way to our school. Unfortunately, they had to start driving during rush hour, and they got a bit lost. [...]
Earth Day Challenge 2010
During the next week leading up to Earth Day on April 22, we encourage all members of the Inly community to become environmental heroes and participate in the “It’s our environment” challenge.
(video)
This video was filmed by the Community Service Club and edited (under extremely tight deadline) by Abby A. ‘10.
Here are just [...]
Inly Welcomes New Athletics Director: Coach Cathy
By E.S.S., Inly Parent
Although she didn’t know it at the time, Cathy Harder-Bernier figured out she was a Montessori parent the day she and her first-born son Dan, then age two, spent five minutes at the base of a steep flight of stairs.
“We were outside a store,” Cathy said, “and I knew most [...]
The “Aha” Series: ‘Of course you can do grammar’ in LE2
This week, we asked our teachers in the Lower Elementary Two class, Margie Morgan and Alexa Hickman, to share some of her favorite stories that illustrate those moments of joyful discovery when an idea really clicks for a student and the “aha!” epiphany brings new life to learning.
Margie’s Grammar Story
Recently on a rainy afternoon we had indoor [...]
“Bully-proofing”—How Inly Cultivates a Community of Respect
By Wendy Nelson, Ed.D., Inly Consulting Psychologist
I first heard of the term “bystander apathy” as an undergraduate student in an Introduction to Sociology class more years ago than I care to reveal to you. It is one of the more compelling pieces of research on human group behavior. When I heard about Phoebe Prince, the young teen [...]
