In January, the kindergartners took a field trip to the Nordic Center here in Flagstaff. They were very eager to strap on skiis and give cross-country skiing their best shot! While there were many spills (adults included), everyone had a terrific time spending a beautiful day outdoors. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers […]
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Our students work so hard everyday, doing a range of lessons from practical life and sensorial to math, language and culture. Take a look at some photos of our proud students and their work. (Some of the pictures are from our Pajama Day!) Broad Stair and Tower of Cubes Extension The broad stair and tower
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On Tuesday, February 26th, we had a paramedic named Isabel and an EMT named Jordan come into our school and teach us about hands only CPR. They brought human upper body mannequins. They were made for a real life simulation. First, they showed us how to check to see if the person needed CPR or
We’ve gone to many cool places this school year on Fridays, but one of the most fun is T-Gen, a genetics laboratory where they study pathogens (diseases) and try to make cures for the illnesses. Another thing T-Gen does is they study genetics. Genes determine how people vary from one another. As you might’ve
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On January 30th our outing for the week was to the Joy Cone Factory. We piled into parent cars and drove all the way across town over by the airport to get there. When we got there, we went into the conference room to wait for our tour guides. While we were waiting we got
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Community Connections: Switzer Campus On Friday I went to the Elementary Montessori School for community service. Ms. Cook was the supervisor of our group. I and two other students went to the upper pod (3rd-6th) to help with P.E. They had a day where they made up their own games for the P.E teacher. I
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On November 30th, a group of about 14 students set off to the Lava Tubes. I, being a Wisconsin girl, have rarely experienced anything so spectacular. It was unreal, the cave yawned above you and if you looked close enough, you could barely see the start of stalactites. I have to admit the climb
Sunnyside PreSchool Community Service Project On community connection Friday, November 2nd, a group of students from the Montessori Middle School went to the Montessori Sunnyside Pre-School. There was a lot of work to be done there. We went through piles and piles of clothing making sure that all the children had an extra pair of socks, undies,
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In cycle 3 we got a visitor from Flagstaff Medical Center’s own, Carmel Plude, an infection controll specialist. She came in and explained fomites in great detail and the different ways that germs and bacteria spread. Mrs. Plude talked about the different outbreaks that have occured in the world like SARS. After talking about
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What a terrific time the students had on their first immersion trip! The first day was spent at Willowbrook Organic Farm which was both productive and fun. The students sorted garlic, prepared planting beds for winter, and harvested watermelon. There was an old fashioned tree swing that everyone took turns on. The picnic lunch under
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