Ever wonder why this newsletter is called The Observer? It’s because observation is such a fundamental part of Montessori education. At Hollis Montessori School, evaluation of student progress relies heavily on the guides’ observation of students’ work and activities in the classroom. In addition, parents are strongly encouraged to observe their children’s classrooms and the work that goes on there.
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
This past fall, during their Earth and Human Studies (EHS) class, the Adolescent Program (AP) researched two plots of forest in a Forest Health Assessment which compared a mature forest to a recently logged forest. The project was completed with help from local foresters, and used curriculum resources from Project Learning Tree, which is the educational arm of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
A Salute to an HMS founder
New Research Linking Montessori and Adult Wellbeing
In a new paper published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that there is an association between Montessori education and wellbeing in adulthood. The study found “that attending Montessori for at least two childhood years was associated with significantly higher adult wellbeing on all four factors.”
Las Monarcas!
A Happy Partnership
In 2017, Hollis Montessori School started our Community Partnership program to reach out to local businesses who share our commitment to high-quality Montessori education in our community. Partners are thanked on our website, on our auction website, and at our Spring Gala. Dr. Art Lyford of The Art of Dentistry in Hollis, and his wife, Sophie Howarth, have been Platinum Level partners every year since the program began.