Sundrops Montessori Elementary Program

🤸‍♀️📚🌞1st Week Back 🌞📚🤸‍♀️ “The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self. Adults work to finish a task, but the child works in order to grow, and is working to create the adult, the person that is to be. Such experience is not just play... it is work he must do in order to grow up.” 🤸‍♀️- Dr. Maria Montessori * * * * #montessoriactivity #montessorians #montessoricharleston #montessoritoddler #montessorikids #montessoriteacher #montessorisummer #montessorichild #charlestonmontessorischool #charlestonprivateschool #firstweekback #montessorimind #independency #mariamontessori #backtomontessori #crazytrain #montessorimtpleasant #sundropselementary #montessoricasa #montessoriplay #montessoriguide #charlestonheat

That's a wrap on the 2022-2023 school year! Congratulations to our bridging 6th years and 3rd years, and to everyone who participated in our school's production of Twelfth Night! Happy summer!

Upper Elementary is having a fantastic time in Niagara Falls!

Sundrops Elementary students had an incredible presentation from one of our parents, Dr. Ramin Eskandari. He spoke about his work as a pediatric neurosurgeon at MUSC and even brought in a preserved brain and spinal cord for the students to examine. What a fantastic experience!

From student-designed Valentine's Day mailboxes to a student-made board game about sumo wrestling where you challenge your opponent to a thumb war, our students' creativity was on display this week! Upper El students have many opportunities to share their learning through projects like these, which concluded our study of Ancient Asia.

How do we use technology in the Montessori Elementary classroom? While the use of technology is limited in Lower Elementary, Upper El students have access to class iPads and our school computer lab. Students learn to type and to conduct online research. Students love to interact with our new classroom Smart Board!

Happy Year of the Rabbit! Upper El has been studying Ancient China. We worked together to celebrate Lunar New Year with a delicious lunch. Long noodles = long life!

Wishing you all of the happiness of the season! “… Treading always in the paths of joy and love.” - Dr. Montessori

Pre-Holiday Break excitement! Shrinking cup ornaments in Upper El and a Skittles science experiment in Lower El

Upper Elementary had so much fun sharing our Ancient Egypt research with friends and family today!