Community
Our students and their families are the very fabric of our school and we cherish our partnership with them.
Family members are invited to participate in the classrooms in a variety of ways: reading, cooking, classroom projects and/or participation in field trips.
With the support of our Parent Action Committee, we host special events each school year that are open to our families and the community at large. Who better to introduce the outside community to our school than our happy students and families?
Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled twice a year to discuss children’s progress. Individual meetings can be scheduled at the request of the family or the teacher.
Parent education opportunities are offered throughout the year. An important benefit of being part of our community is families understanding and supporting the underlying values that the child is acquiring at school. Education Nights, which are scheduled throughout the academic year, discuss topics ranging from the Montessori principles, areas of the classroom and their purposes, discipline approaches and age-appropriate socialization.
Another goal is to provide in-depth training for families. This is accomplished through a series of classroom visitations and observations, offering them the opportunity to experience Montessori more fully and to support at home the work we are doing with the children during the school year.