Posts Tagged ‘community’
Bergamo Montessori News Volume IV, Spring Edition – ft. a student interview with Governor Newsom and some really great art!
Here’s a look inside the spring edition of the Bergamo elementary student-run newspaper – of special note is a visit with Governor Gavin Newsom (and I’m a little partial to the art in this edition…).
Read MoreBergamo Guide to Speak at AMI Montessori Conference
“So many countries around the world are embracing Montessori education as we see the positive outcomes of children who are allowed to be independent, to make mistakes, and who are nurtured to be the best selves they can be. The scientific evidence is also building that supports the work we have been doing for 100+ years.”
Read MoreCan You Believe It?
We had quite an event happen. About a year ago, I read the book The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. I read this book aloud (it’s a picture book for younger children) to illustrate the idea of point of view in writing. A boy’s box of crayons is in conflict with each…
Read MorePassing Notes: Our Community LOVES Us Back!
We received this now cherished thank you note from a ‘neighbor’ after our LOVE Your Community event. One of the take-aways from our event last month was a card and gem stone – or ‘gem of love’ – that children or parents from our school could hand out to anyone in the greater community they…
Read MoreInfant Program coming to Bergamo’s Pocket Campus!
It is with great excitement that we announce the opening of a new Infant classroom at Bergamo Montessori School on Pocket Road in September!
Read MoreIn Our Midst: Bergamo Primary Guide publishes first children’s book!
Our very own Primary guide, Catlyn LeGault, is publishing her first children’s book! The launch party is Sunday, March 5th, in Davis. “The Princess and the Sunflowers” features a princess who struggles against her own self-centeredness and lack of knowledge to understand why she can’t make the sunflowers turn to look at her in the…
Read MoreWhat is this ‘Glass Classroom’ I’ve been hearing so much about…?
OK – to be honest, it’s not really glass. And it’s not a classroom at school. It’s a display classroom that Bergamo Montessori is taking on the road to various places – parks, fairs, fun-runs, community events – in Woodland, Davis, Sacramento, and El Dorado Hills. Our classroom is modeled after the Glass Classroom that…
Read MoreNew Montessori School to Open in El Dorado Hills / Folsom Area!
Our school opened in 1975 with one preschool/kindergarten classroom of 17 children in rented space at a local church. Over the past 42 years we have grown, slowly, to 3 different campuses serving children as young as 3 months through the 6th grade. Our goal has never been to grow for the sake of growth;…
Read MoreFamily Needs Drive for local food bank a HUGE success!
Our Family Needs Drive was a complete success, thanks to all the amazing families that contributed! The FBFS truck picked up from each campus TWICE! – the final pick up was today and it’s already in distribution to Sacramento families in need. We are so proud of our Call-to-Action students and all the care, dedication,…
Read MoreJoin our team of dedicated professionals!
https://youtu.be/r3uZRIszWyw Dear Montessorian, This is the job opening you have been waiting for. No, really, it is. We seek an experienced Elementary Guide to lead a well-established and normalized 9-12 classroom starting in mid-August 2016. Are you that person? Our school: We celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2015. 40 years! We are one of the…
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