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Bergamo Elementary Receives Top Honors for Another 3 Years
It is estimated that there are 4,500 Montessori schools in the United States and 20,000 worldwide. Unfortunately, there is no trademark on the name “Montessori”, which means that anyone can use that name for their school regardless of whether they have trained Montessori teachers on staff or not. To complicate matters more, because there is…
Read MoreResearch Shows Montessori Students Excel Socially
Research studies have shown that there IS a demonstrable difference between Montessori graduates and traditional education graduates. Some would think that our children are academically ahead of their counter-parts in traditional schools – but that’s only partially true. At the end of Kindergarten, Montessori children score much higher academically than other children. Testing at the…
Read MoreHow an 8 Year Old Woodland Girl Raised $500 for Cancer Research
“It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.” – Maria Montessori An Elementary student at Woodland Montessori School recently spearheaded an effort to raise money for childhood cancer research in memory of her sister, who lost her…
Read MoreIn Our Midst: Advocate Parents Featured in Local Magazine!
The Lindsey family, very active and beloved in our community, are on the cover of the Dandelion summer issue! Lisa talks about her tireless efforts in advocacy and in uniting a support community for other parents of children with Down Syndrome. This photo is from the Down Syndrome walk that our community participated in a…
Read MoreMontessori Upper Elementary Guide Cycles from SF to LA!
Our Director of Elementary Education has started a blog to keep her students in Woodland abreast of her bike riding adventures this summer- she and her husband are riding from SF to LA! What a feat, and what a cool way to help us follow along on her journey!
Read MoreHead of School Featured in Local Papers!
Follow the link to the article: Inside Publications on Pam Lynn
Read MoreWhy “Should” is the New 4-Letter Word in Parenting
Posted with permission from Jennifer Denzel, author of this article, parent of two Bergamo students, and Gentle Sleep Coach. If I had a dollar for every time I have heard a parent say, “I know I should be doing _________”, my children’s college education would be paid for! There seems to be a trend among…
Read MoreAn amazing moment in the life of one of our Woodland families, honored today.
By Tracy Bandy One of my students was honored at the 911 Heroes Ceremony at the Capital Building this morning. He was presented a certificate on the Senate Floor and received a medal from the CHP during a press conference on the Capital steps for a call he made to save a life. A few seconds…
Read MoreIn Our Midst: Historical Preservationist Parent Featured in Local Rag!
Have you seen the article in this month’s neighborhood rag about our very own Gretchen Steinberg? A tireless historical preservationist, her efforts to save Land Park’s neon heritage are brought to light on page ten: Inside the City: Pocket/Greenhaven/South Pocket Edition, March 2014
Read More“You can do hard things.”
“There’s something I have said so often to my children that now they chant it back to me: “You can do hard things.” I sent my kids to a Montessori preschool, and thank heavens I did, because most of what I learned about parenting came from those wonderful Montessori teachers. They straightened me out about…
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