Childlife Montessori School

06/21/2019

Childlife Montessori School closed in 2018.

06/11/2018

Well, here it is....the last week of school for Childlife Montessori. It has been an incredible journey and I feel so blessed to have been part of the community (and building community!) for 38 years. I'm feeling pretty nostalgic, so looking back: Huge thanks to Laurie and Bob Winters for letting us rent their sweet home for the first year, to my pal Annmarie, for teaching with me for NO pay, the first year, and to Steve, to building all those materials and furniture. And to those parent who trusted me with their children, when the school was just a vision.

09/08/2017

Kathie Wilson When Bellingham’s Childlife Montessori School opens the doors to its final year this month, Kathie Wilson will begin her 41st year of teaching. Her career in education has come full circle, beginning and ending in Bellingham. After attending Western Washington University, she moved to…

05/21/2017

“The first duty of an education is to stir up life, but leave it free to develop,” claimed Maria Montessori more than a century ago.

07/13/2016

We are blessed with such a kind and generous community of families! As an end-of-the year gift, they collaborated with Ben Mann, resulting in these gorgeous paintings of our school and shop. He even did two studio tours with our students to talk about art, their creations, and their ideas of what should be in the paintings. We will treasure these---and the families--forever!

06/11/2016

How can you assist continued learning and still enjoy the summer with your children? Here are a few suggestions for a Montessori-inspired summer.

06/09/2016

It's our last day of school!!
We will start back after Labor Day -
Sept. 6 for new students and Sept. 9 for returning students.
💐☀️Happy summer vacation 🌻🎉

05/12/2016

These are great leading questions. You'll get much more insight into your child's day at school!

As a Montessori parent, figuring out what your child did all day can be particularly challenging. “How was your day” is a particularly useless question, as it asks for a judgment of the entire day in a word or two (good, bad, interesting). “What did you do today?” won't get you far either. Even if y...

01/06/2016

Aww, the wee prince heads off to his first day of Montessori school!

11/07/2015

Inspired by the wisdom of Montessori, here are 10 tips for parents - helpful reminders of good-parenting practices we forget in the hustle of daily life.

11/01/2015

Kids helping kids since 1949!

Thanks to a little orange box, kids truly believe they can make the world a better place.