MacDowell Montessori

MACDOWELL FUN RUN
Our very first Fun Run was a success! We had 82 students register and we raised $1515 in pledges. It was a beautiful day to complete a series of 11 challenges including the Floor is Lava, tug of war, axe throwing, freeze dance, bottle flipping, hula hoop pass and more. Thank you to everyone who came and completed the challenges and to all the volunteers who made it such a successful event. DJ Jayson was amazing! And thanks to mother nature for giving us perfect weather!

Girl Scouts Earth Day Cleanup! On Saturday May 2nd, we had scouts from all four troops at MacDowell participate in our annual Earth Day Cleanup. They painted rocks for the garden, cleaned up litter on the playground and green spaces, and helped to clear debris from the garden bed to prepare them for spring planting.

MacDowell Montessori School is HIRING! We have several paraprofessional teacher assistant positions available in our early childhood, elementary, and high school. Join our team and help impact the lives of our students!

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IB Art Gallery:
We are still so proud of our IB Seniors who culminated their Art Education at MacDowell with a fantastic Art Gallery Show on 4/15/26! Here are some works that were on display as a part of the gallery.

Mad Hot Ballroom Rhythm Competition 2026!
Congratulations to all the MacDowell dancers on another excellent showcase at the Panther Arena. We are pleased to share that our team not only made it to the final round for all three dances, but, they won first place in both the Tango and the African Jazz dances!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Have you seen this? Lou Malnati's is offering an opportunity to monimate a teacher in our community to win free pizza for a year. Nominate your favorite MacDowell teacher here:

Celoubrate Teachers - LouMalnatis.com CELOUBRATE TEACHERS Nominate Your Teacher For 55 years, Lou Malnati’s has been proud to serve and support the communities we call home. During Teacher Appreciation Week, help us continue our tradition of giving back by ce-lou-brating the educators who make a difference every day. Nominate a teache...

PROM 2026! We are ready for a fantastic evenin!

MacDowell Spotlight:
7th and 8th grade students, in Mr. Schwarten’s Visual Arts class, conducted an investigation into the identity of Place. This led to a fi nal sculpture creating a diorama with a specifi c identity of place. They planned for the persons inhabiting the space, a mission and vibe, helping them build and design the details for an authentic place.

This month, support staff (Ms. Jacobson and Ms. Walsh) finished facilitating the last unit of the Not a Number (NAN) Human Trafficking Prevention Curriculum with 7th/8th grade middle school students. Each middle school advisory received 6 weeks of lessons using this curriculum. NAN is an interactive child traffi cking and exploitation prevention curriculum designed to provide youth with information and skills in a manner that inspires them to make safe choices. Youth learn to identify and utilize healthy support systems that may decrease their vulnerabilities. Love 146 is the organization that created NAN, and they have a website that includes a number of resources for students, as well as caregivers, to help support safety and prevent traffi cking situations. Check out this website to get tips for caregivers in keeping youth safe, or simply to learn more about this topic:

Raising Children Alongside Technology The Internet is part of life, but it can also create a lot of vulnerability for children today. Many of the children in our care at Love146 first met their traffickers on social media. Maybe you have questions about how to ensure you're child is safe online. Watch this free Webinar: Raising Children...

MacDowell SPOTLIGHT! On Thursday, March 26, middle and high school students performed in our first-ever Cabaret Night! Students auditioned with musical material they had prepared on their own. There were vocal solos, original choreographed dance pieces, rapping, an ORIGINAL SONG, small band performances, a metal guitar solo, and a cello solo. We had a great crowd and great performances! Bravo to all the students that performed!