The following is an excerpt from Flagstaff Family Food Center Volunteer Director, Michael Van Ness’ correspondence with the school, “On behalf of the Flagstaff Family Food Center: Food Bank and Kitchen I want to say “Thank You!” for having your students come and build emergency food boxes with us this morning. I seldom see such […]
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It was hard to get lost along a segment of the Flagstaff urban trail near Coconino High School while it was littered with seventh and eighth graders during a trash cleanup last Friday morning. The students of the Montessori School of Flagstaff Middle School sported their brightest vests and most comfortable shoes to collect
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Many thanks to Julie Lancaster and Jennifer Morris for a great Masterpiece Art Lesson. Students were treated to the art of Claude Monet and the rewards of painting in plein air.
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In celebration of International Peace Day, Switzer campus held their annual Peace ceremony. Students designed and hung flags adorned with symbols and pictures of peace, and sang “Light a Candle for Peace”.
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One of the first weeks of school, we talked about the importance of the virtue of cooperation. We use cooperation in nearly every aspect of our classroom, from working on lessons together to keeping our classroom organized and clean. We use cooperation when we listen to each others ideas and come up with the best
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The Westside Campus is busy with children excited to be back in the classroom. Here are a few highlights from the past two weeks: The children explore color mixing the primary colors blue and yellow to make the secondary color green. Each child will have the opportunity to take home the “All About Me Bag”
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At Switzer Mesa, classrooms from Upper Pod are paired with a Lower Pod classroom as buddy classes. The intent is to have a mentoring relationship to foster a sense of camaraderie and move the Montessori philosophy beyond our individual classrooms and into our small campus community. On a recent Friday morning, A1 students and their
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The Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff took their first outing to the Coconino County Fair Friday, August 30th. Students explored the fair in small chaperoned groups, traveling from building to building learning about animals, crafts, arts, and science. There was a little entertainment too in the form of a ventriloquist, music, and comedy! This is
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On August 17, staff and families from several of the Montessori School of Flagstaff campuses participated in the American Cancer Society’s Climb to Conquer Cancer! The more than 3,700 participants in this year’s Climb raised nearly $250,000 to help fund cancer research and MSOF was proud to be a part of the success! The weather
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Welcome back to school! A1 got right back into the swing of things during the first week of school! See the photo evidence below! We’re looking forward to a great year!
