Montessori of Chantilly - Casa dei Bambini

This week our summer campers learned all about the human body and what a career in the medical field entails! We enjoyed a visit from Dr. Majid, a pediatric doctor from Inova Children's Hospital and completed the week with a tour of Stone Springs Hospital. Our future health care workers got to see tools the hospital uses to assess and treat patients, an ambulance, the helicopter pad and the behind the scenes generators used to keep hospital equipment working at all times.

We are so grateful to our neighbors across the street at Stone Springs Hospital for taking the time to show our campers how things work in a hospital! It helped to make us more comfortable in a hospital setting and will hopefully inspire some of our campers to pursue a future career in medicine!

What a fun morning for water play! Our toddlers enjoyed washing cars, playing at the water table and running in the sprinkler on this beautiful summer day!

From the wheel to the internet, our campers discovered how inventions shape the way we live, play and connect! Our Invention Expedition week of camp came to a close as our campers demonstrated their exploration of electricity/light, paper/printing press, telephone/internet and more during their Innovation Expo today!

Our summer campers explored the world of plants native to Virginia this week. Through nature walks around the school we learned how we can utilize native plants to meet important needs like food, shelter, medicine and tools. Our week ended with a visit from a Shenandoah naturalist who shared his amazing knowledge about the native plants he found surrounding our school with our campers.

What a great way to finish our second week of camp with a field trip to Hal and Berni Hanson Park Nature Center! The naturalists helped us continue our week-long exploration of bio mimicry and led us on a nature walk.

We saw lots of Stars, Stripes and Smiles at our 4th of July Parade this morning! All week our campers have made patriotic crafts and decorations and learned about the history of the United States of America! So much spirit and excitement on display as we head into the Independence Day holiday!

Today we celebrate the amazing teachers and staff members who made our 20th school year such a success!! Our teachers brought their creativity to our wreath making workshop. Now we are off to lunch at the beautiful Salamander Resort! Cheers!

Another successful International Day! Our students represented Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico!

Another successful International Day celebration! Each class represented a different country and showcased a traditional dance on stage while dressed in authentic attire. The performances were followed by cultural displays and a food sampling experience. This year, the countries represented included Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico. Thank you to all the families who shared their traditions and culture with our students and made this event possible!

Our parents continue to spoil us for Teacher Appreciation Week! Today they are gifting each teacher an awesome Montessori tote back! They are so cute!!