Escuela del Sol Montessori

PLAYGROUND DREAMS AUCTION BENEFIT
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 - 6:00-10:00 P.M.
$75 EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Join us for Playground Dreams, a lively evening of community and a live action auction supporting new and reimagined outdoor play spaces at Escuela del Sol Montessori.

This interactive event features exciting auction experiences, including:
•Travel getaways
•Local dining and cultural experiences
•Family-friendly adventures
•One-of-a-kind community offerings

For more than 50 years, Escuela del Sol Montessori has nurtured curious, capable, and compassionate learners. Outdoor play is essential to that work—supporting creativity, independence, and joyful learning. Your participation directly supports this next chapter of learning through play.

JOIN US IN MAKING OUR PLAYGROUND DREAMS COME TRUE! Tickets available through link in our bio.

SENIOR ELEMENTARY WAX MUSEUM

Senior Elementary students chose a historical figure to research and act as that person during the Wax Museum’s grand opening. They researched their chosen person, wrote a short biography and the speech that they gave during museum hours. Students invited their families to attend this exciting classroom event.

SHARING OUR 2024-25 COMMUNITY REPORT

As we share the Escuela del Sol Montessori + Harwood Art Center 2024-25 Community Report, which is a reflection of the past year and a celebration of some of our highlights and accomplishments, it is clear that it was particularly meaningful for our organization. This report shares highlights of our progress – program growth, new initiatives, and the joyful learning that defines our classrooms, our programs, our galleries, and our community.

Together, we are building something truly special: a community rooted in Montessori principles, strengthened through the arts, and dedicated to lifelong learning.

Check the link in our bio to read the 2024-25 Community Report.

As part of the Library of Congress, Teaching with Primary Sources project, Escuela students are working with Lynnette Haozous to create new work inspired by archival photographs from the Harwood’s Girl School. The final mural will be installed as part of our Encompass event on April 11th!

Lynnette Haozous is an alumni of many Harwood programs, she was the Artist in Residence in 2020, and a commissioned muralist for Encompass 2019.
She is an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe (Chiricahua Apache), and is part Diné, and Taos Pueblo. Haozous is a multi-media artist, currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Montessori 101 is tomorrow! 5–7 PM in Senior Elementary. We’ll explore how language and literacy come alive in Montessori. Free event + childcare included — RSVP in the link in our bio.

Join us for Coffee & Conversations tomorrow at 8:30 am. The theme will be “Moving Up - Transition to the next level!” - A time to ask questions, share experiences and connect with your Escuela community.

The joy of expression through music is an important phase of life at Harwood. All the girls who wish to do so participate in choral groups, and take piano lessons from first grade through high school. This activity finds outlets in sharing what is learned many times during the year and is climaxed at Christmas and in the spring by concert programs and recitals. - La Joya yearbook, 1952, image from La Joya 1963

How proud we are of Harwood’s reputation!

“The past is ours to build upon...We would
be unworthy of that heritage if we did not plan even greater things for the future. We dream of a school in which … varieties of color and creed shall be differences that only bind us more closely together, in which younger and older shall work together with mutual respect and understanding.”
- Lois McKeown, Harwood Girls’ Superintendent, from 1952 La Joya yearbook

After School Clubs are back! Sign up for Chess Club, Art Club, and/or Spanish Club using the link in our bio.

Sliding into the New Year like we can’t wait for what’s ahead!

During our in-service day, our guides began working on a primary sources project to bring local history into our classrooms. This is part of the Library of Congress grant we received in the fall. Over the semester, we will be working towards incorporating our learning into an exhibit during Harwood Art Center’s Encompass event this spring.

Preview your student’s 6x6 artwork TODAY from 3:00-5:30 p.m. This is also an opportunity to pre-purchase your child’s artwork. We hope to see you there!