Sedona Montessori School

See you at the Art & Work Showcase! 🦋

💐 Thank You, Families! 💐

A heartfelt thank-you to the families who showed such incredible appreciation for our teachers this week. Our classroom looked beautiful filled with vases of flowers, and we were spoiled with coffees, juices, matchas, cookies, chocolates, pastries, and delicious breakfasts, along with some of the most thoughtful, sentimental and generous gifts.

The heartfelt cards written by your children meant the world to us. Our students and teachers share love, kindness, and appreciation with one another all year long, but this week, we truly felt that love extended in such a meaningful way from our families as well. Please know how deeply grateful we are for your generosity and the time and effort you put into making this week so special for us.

We also can’t believe there are only two weeks of school left. How bittersweet this time of year always is! 💛

Maria Montessori said the greatest sign of success for a teacher is when children work “as if I did not exist.” This is the heart of the Montessori Primary three‑year cycle, giving children the time and trust to develop true independence and responsibility.

Over the past couple of months, we have welcomed visitors for new student enrollment, and the overwhelming feedback has been the same. Visitors are amazed at how quietly focused and joyfully busy the children are, each working on something different while sitting side by side. Many are shocked that children of this age are capable of such independence, concentration and responsibility.

What is often unseen is that this does not happen by chance. It is the result of thoughtful preparation, a carefully prepared environment, and the consistent, dedicated work of our teachers guiding children day by day.

We are incredibly proud of our students and the calm, purposeful community they have created together at SMS.

♥️ Happy Valentine’s Day!

“Of all things love is the most potent.”
Dr. Maria Montessori
The Absorbent Mind 1949

Visit sedonamontessorischool.com 🩵

In the 1920s, an English journalist was sent to visit the Gatehouse Montessori School in London. He had no children of his own and no particular interest in education; it was simply another assignment.
When he arrived, he met a small girl standing by the gate with her mother or nanny. He asked, "Is this your school?"

The child looked up at him and said, quite earnestly, "No, sir—but I work here."

-Tim Seldin
Lessons from the Children

*School is back in session tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you.*

Wishing you all a merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah!

Sewing is a meaningful life skill that teaches independence, patience, concentration, order and creativity while helping refine fine motor skills and hand control.

Felt and velvet Christmas ornaments. 🩷💛🩵❤️