The Montessori School of Fort Smith

How Trailblazing Teacher Maria Montessori Transformed the Realm of Children's Education The Italian physician and educator opened her first school in Rome on this day in 1907

The best Back to School fun to be had!

We toured Montessori Summer Box City today:
1. Had an excellent chai at the coffee shop - no charge! : )
2. Resident Fire Fighter was taking advantage of free coffee
3. Bella's Fashions has friendly, stylish service and a resident cat
4. Box City is a cat friendly city, meow!
5. Game Stop sells only PS3 games
5. Chickfila is temporarily closed due to a recent robbery attempt (evidently local police are not being helpful : (

Did you know The Montessori School has a summer program? This week our focus is "In the Garden"...so today our kids took a trip to the Charlotte Tidwell Memorial Garden! It was a fun and informative way to learn how people in our community help one another. We toured, learned about vegetables, fruits, herbs, and insects; and then we saw the garden's beehive, picked flowers, squash, and peppers! The gardeners gave us vegetables and plants to take home and share 🌱🌶
If you have an interest in gardening and volunteering, we highly recommend checking out the Charlotte Tidwell Memorial Garden. You'll experience community service in action - just like we did!
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Had an awesome creativity break after some planning meetings today; teachers need that too! Thanks to our fearless leader, Sarah for such a fun and relaxing play time to celebrate our end of the year work. 👸❤️👛

Just a few highlights from our poignant, energetic, entertaining, and just plain fun last week of school. We bridged to new adventures, we birthed a very Montessori mascot, and we played HARD!
Thank you to our wonderful Montessori School of Fort Smith parents & staff, Paizis Gyros Mediterranean Grill, Raising Cane's of Fort Smith, Cintas Corporation of Fort Smith, City of Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Smith Police Department , Fort Smith Fire Department Art Students from Van Buren High School, VBSD , Kona Ice of Fort Smith and Space Walk Inflatables (Fort Smith)
You all made our Bridging Night, Field Day, and Year End Celebration better than ever, and never to be forgotten. 💥Farewell to school year 2024-2025!💥

Field Day 2025 frolicking!

Let the Field Day games begin!!

Still Life of beautiful flower arrangement with awesome Yearbook. We have several extra Yearbooks available for purchase if you'd like one, $33 cash or check at the office!

Much respect to our After Care teachers at The Montessori School! They take children after a long hard day of brain work and give them a safe space to play, run, and decompress. These women are the epitome of love, encouragement, and hope!
1. Elizabeth Sullivan - Ms. Elizabeth is an RN, and thought she'd always be a nurse, but after becoming a Montessori parent, and having the opportunity to assist at the school, she was encouraged to work here, and finds it so rewarding! Elizabeth gives her beautiful energy not only to our After Care Program, but also as a parent volunteer, which makes every day better for all of us.
2. Star Martin - Ms. Star wanted a career as a Mortician! When we needed someone enthusiastic and energetic for After Care, her friend Ms. Lily recommended her for the job. Something unexpected that surprises Star daily is how independent our Montessori kids can be. (She's got that right! ; )