Ohana Montessori

12/22/2022

We will be closed today due to poor weather conditions. Stay safe and warm and we will see you tomorrow.

02/28/2022

Full time position with benefits, working with student 18-36 months of age.

11/02/2021

It's a good time of year to take stock of the people who have helped your child to get this far: the teachers and classroom assistants, the school support staff and after-school guides who've walked with your child from those early, frightened days of school, the support staff around your school who...

10/26/2021

The Montessori approach to potty training is SO much less stressful—and encourages your child's growing independence.

10/16/2021

I'll never relate to my crying child the same way again.

10/07/2021

We are looking for a full time (8-4, Monday-Friday) assistant teacher. Experience working with children under the age of three is preferred. Individuals must pass all background checks and state requirements.

10/01/2021

FYI this may impact aftercare pickup. Please plan your route accordingly. We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

09/21/2021

On 21 September, we mark forty years of the International Day of Peace. This day was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly and has been designated as a day of non-violence and cease-fire. This year’s theme is “recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”.

Cast your mind back 83 years to 21 September 1938, when Maria Montessori opens her first training course at the newly established training centre in Laren, the Netherlands. In the introductory lecture, she addressed students and officials in attendance. Montessori called everyone to action: the kind of action that inspires to contribute to a better world.

“Let’s unite, teachers and pupils alike. We all have to commit unanimously to a common and noble goal: to serve humanity.”

“In these terrible and dangerous times (…) there is a strong spiritual presence, and that is the child who is free to become his own person.”

“Today we ask for everybody’s help.”

The photo shows the closing lecture of this same course in 1939. We see Maria Montessori together with her translator Caroline Tromp, an influential Dutch Montessori teacher and trainer.

09/21/2021

Great job everyone!

Our 2ND PLACE WINNER in the parade: Ohana Montessori

09/18/2021

What a fun 24 hours! Thank you to all the families who joined us last night at the lu’au and this morning for the parade.

09/08/2021

A beautiful morning to get out and enjoy nature! The primary students are happily painting the sunflowers they have grown this summer.

08/31/2021

Happy Birthday Dr. Montessori

Today we're celebrating Dr. Montessori's 151st birthday! Her words are timeless!

“An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.” (Maria Montessori, Education and Peace)

If you'd like more inspiration in Dr. Montessori's words, you'll find lots of it in this post along with many Montessori word art freebies: http://bitsofpositivity.com/best-maria-montessori-quotes/