Alumni of Creative Montessori School

02/23/2022

Thank you, Homewood Chamber of Commerce for your help in celebrating today's Ribbon Cutting on our new gymnasium!

01/26/2022

Congrats to outstanding CMS alum Jeffrey Youngson for all his accomplishments as he wraps up his senior year! Fun fact, Altamont's previous Presidential scholar David Goldenberg was also a CMS alum!

Congratulations to Jeffrey Youngson on being selected as a Presidential Scholar candidate, one of the highest honors a high school student can achieve! Read the full story at www.altamontschool.org/news

12/15/2021

Three CMS Alums made the list. Congratulations on your artistic achievement!

11/09/2021

Congratulations to Margaret Schedler, CMS Alum!

Congrats to Isabelle Taylor and Margaret Schedler for winning the middle school and high school Ackermann scholarships! These scholarships honor the teaching legacy of Joyce Ackermann. For 25 years (1964 -1989), she inspired English and Creative Writing students at Brooke Hill and Altamont.

Isabelle is passionate about literature and an excellent writer. She helped lead a breakfast club book club during quarantine to give students a space to read and socialize.

Margaret loves to wrestle with and discuss how literature is a reflection of the human condition. A published/award-winning poet and talented academic writer, Margaret is the managing editor and an investigative reporter for The Acta Diurna, Altamont’s school newspaper.

On a side note, both Isabelle and Margaret’s moms had Mrs. Ackermann as a teacher during their time at Altamont. Isabelle’s mom is Elizabeth Delzell Taylor ’88 and Margaret’s mom is Amanda Adams ’86.

With enthusiasm, insight, and wit, Mrs. Ackermann shepherded her students through a range of challenging literature from Dante’s Inferno to Moby Dick, from Canterbury Tales to The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Don Quixote, teaching them to appreciate the genius of the authors and their reflections on human nature. In her classes, students learned to express themselves clearly in essay writing and were encouraged to create their own fiction and poetry. These scholarships provide tuition assistance to a middle and high school student who has been recommended by his or her current English teacher as someone who loves to read and discuss literature.

Also included in this photo is head of the English department Larry McCain, former French teacher Jeanne Classé and interim head of school Tom Bendel.

Congrats, Isabelle and Margaret!

09/16/2021

Another proud moment for two CMS alums - Audrey and Jeffrey. A Montessori education provides a great foundation for lifelong learning.

Altamont seniors Alan Alderson, Audrey Williams and Jeffrey Youngson were announced as Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring.

Congratulations Alan, Audrey and Jeffrey!

05/24/2021

Another successful Olympics in the books! Here are some highlights. To view archived video footage from the Olympics, visit https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1029373038.

Another successful Olympics! To view archived video footage from the Olympics, visit https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1029373038.

03/15/2021

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03/03/2021

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01/19/2021

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a former CMS student and daughter of a former CMS teacher.

Devyn Carder Danley attended Creative Montessori School from 1998 to 2007. She is remembered by staff and students for her ability to craft clever costumes, her love of painting animals (especially zebras with blue eyes), and her infectious giggle that attracted many lifelong friends.

A scholarship has been created at the school in Devyn’s memory to help current and future CMS students pursue their dreams through a Montessori education and a love of the arts. You can donate in her memory.

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01/13/2021

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