Northstar Montessori Private School

07/08/2026

The "Fragile" Lesson

Summer break is the perfect time to bring the "Physics of Freedom" into your home. Instead of telling your child to "be careful" with a dozen rules, try using real, breakable items for their snacks or play - like a glass pitcher or a ceramic bowl. When materials have natural consequences (like breaking if dropped), children don't need a lecture on behaviour; they learn to move with care, naturally. By designing your home to be a place where they can be responsible, you move away from compliance and toward true, internal presence.

07/08/2026

07/08/2026

The Physics of Freedom

"Freedom" in a classroom can sound like a recipe for disaster to a parent accustomed to rigid structure. However, in our Montessori environment, freedom is bounded by the design of the room. We don't have rules; we have the constraints of the materials. Because there is only one of each work, the child learns to wait. Because the materials are fragile (glass, wood, ceramic), the child learns to move with care. The environment itself teaches the child how to be part of a community. They aren't behaving because a teacher says so; they are behaving because the space they are in demands a higher level of presence.

06/11/2026

End of the Year Progress Reports - Let’s Talk!

Progress reports will be going home on June 18 and the Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on June 22 beginning at 8:00am until 4:00pm, and on the morning of June 23 (continued for Casa families). The conferences are in person and a sign-up sheet has been posted on the board outside of the gym. Please come into the school to sign-up at your convenience. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's success and future learning goals!

06/11/2026

Thank you!

We would like to take this time to thank our staff for all of their efforts. Your dedication to your students and their learning is admired, and we are proud to have you as part of our teaching team. Thank you for the care and commitment you bring each day. We hope your summer is restful and trust you will come back in the fall rejuvenated and ready for the new adventures that each school year brings. To the staff members that are moving onto to new experiences we wish you the best and thank you for your time with us here at Northstar Montessori.

Have a wonderful summer everyone and we look forward to the new school year where we will continue to learn and grow together!

06/11/2026

June!

And just like that another school year has come to an end with a wonderful summer to look forward to. Thank you staff, students and families for another year of learning and community building. It was a year of change with many new staff joining us, and it proved to be a year of strengthening our team and our Montessori program. We are ending the school year on a positive note and with many exciting plans for the 2026-2027 school year. We look forward to welcoming you back in September as we celebrate 30 years of guiding children in the right direction! We wish all our students who are moving onto new schools, the very best. We are happy to have met you and to have grown together.

06/11/2026

“I am a part of all that I have met.” ~ Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom

05/12/2026

September 2026 will be Northstar Montessori’s 30th anniversary, and we have started planning events to celebrate. As dates and times are finalized, we will share them with our families so that you can mark your calendars well in advance. We are proud to be serving the community and guiding children for 30 years!

05/12/2026

Also underway are the Parent Committee’s plans for this year’s Annual Family Picnic. The committee will share details later this month, but please be sure to mark your calendars for June 13th. This is a day full of family fun. Please join us in thanking our Parent Volunteer Committee and event volunteers for their efforts in fundraising for the picnic and then organizing a memorable day for all families to come out and enjoy. We hope to see you there.

05/12/2026

Preparations for the Casa graduation are underway, and we will be sending home formal invitations soon. This is an exciting time for the Casa graduates and their families, and we welcome you to invite friends and family to join in on the celebration.