Ghent Montessori School

With the school year coming to a close, we are grateful to have so many fun memories to look back on! There have been so many exciting end-of-year activities, including picnics, roller skating, pool and beach days! Thank you to our staff, our GMS families and our lovely children for making the 2025-2026 school year one to remember.

Congratulations to our 2026 middle school graduates! It has been such a treasure watching these young people learn, grow and thrive in their time here at GMS. We can't wait to see where life takes them as they move onto a new, exciting chapter in their lives ⭐️💙

GMS Art Show 2026 🎨🖼️
This event is truly something special! Seeing how proud the children are displaying their artwork for our community is heartwarming and inspiring.
"Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.” -Maria Montessori

"The first essential for the child's development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy." -Maria Montessori 🧠🌱

Parent-Child Night is always a favorite at GMS 💛
On this special evening, our Children’s House and Elementary students proudly welcomed their parents into the classroom to share their favorite lessons and show off their hard work. The joy, confidence, and sense of connection made the night truly unforgettable.

Thank you to the families who joined us and helped make this such a memorable experience for our students!

We are thrilled to announce that our new playground construction is complete 🎉 All ages have been enjoying the new equipment and exciting opportunities for movement, creativity, and fun. We have loved seeing our playground come to life with so much joy!

Yet another successful Craft & Bake Sale at GMS!
A huge thank you to our elementary and middle schoolers for working so hard on their handmade crafts, and to our families for the generous donations of baked goods, toys, and books. We are so grateful for this wonderful community and its spirit of giving! Together, we raised nearly $2000 to donate to our local food bank 🎉

Our 2025 Thanksgiving Feast was filled with so much joy and gratitude! We started with a reading of our land acknowledgment, researched and written three years ago by our upper elementary children.
“We want to express our thanks for the land on which we live, learn and play. An important part of the land on which we each live is the history of that land and the history of who has cared for the land before us.
Ghent Montessori School acknowledges these Indigenous people who lived where our school stands. First, we acknowledge the Chesapian Tribe as these were our first Native Americans. We also acknowledge the Powhatan Indian Nation, especially the Chickahominy Tribe and Pamunkey tribe.
Our land is who we are. It’s a mixture of our past, present and our future.”
We enjoyed songs, poems, and delicious food dishes thoughtfully prepared by each class. Children of mixed ages got to enjoy a meal together, creating a true sense of community. We are deeply grateful for the kindness and generosity of our families. Thank you for your dedication to keeping our traditions alive. Wishing everyone a warm and joyful holiday season.

With Autumn settling in, our school year is in full swing 🍂
From morning work cycle to after-school enrichment, our students are exploring, creating, and growing each day! 🔍🎨🌱

We’ve been busy at GMS!

This week our community came together for our annual Adult Social, an evening of laughter, conversation, and connection among parents and staff. We also went to the baseball game and worked in the garden.

We also joined people around the world in celebrating International Peace Day. At Ghent Montessori, peace isn’t just a once-a-year theme, it is at the heart of our work with children every day. From resolving conflicts respectfully, to practicing grace and courtesy, to caring for the environment, our students are learning to be peacemakers.

As Maria Montessori said, “Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war."