Fiore Montessori School

Ever wonder why we teach cursive writing at Fiore? Check out our latest blog post to learn more!

Why Cursive? At Fiore, and many Montessori schools across the world, children are taught to write in cursive. At first glance this may seem odd. We often hear remarks such as, “Isn’t cursive going out of style?”, “I didn’t learn cursive til 4th grade!”, or “Will my child be able to write in print e...

Nature is blooming all around us!

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Check out our latest blog post to learn a few tips for more effective communication with children!

5 Tips for Effective Communication with Children Sometimes it can feel like our children just won’t listen or like every request we make is met with whining or a tantrum. Here are five tips for more effective communication with your children! Be clear and concise. Pay attention to the words you use and be sure to keep your message clear and to t...

Interested in learning more about the Montessori method at Fiore? Join our Montessori Q&A on Zoom Monday, March 13th! Open to current families and the public!

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At Fiore, we aim to meet the current developmental needs of the child in order to best prepare them for what is to come. Read our latest blog post to learn all about the Montessori strategy surrounding the preparation of the hand for writing!

Preparation of the Hand Every detail of a Montessori classroom and curriculum is very purposefully designed. Maria Montessori so brilliantly constructed her materials and lessons to support the developmental needs of the child and to appropriately prepare them for what is to come. During the toddler and primary years, much...

Do the Montessori materials feel a little mysterious to you? Check out our latest blog post to learn more about one of the Montessori language materials, the Grammar Symbols!

Montessori Materials Explained: The Grammar Symbols A guiding principle in Montessori education is to move from concrete to abstract. The ability to explore and manipulate with the hands is an important component of learning, particularly for young children. Maria Montessori brilliantly designed concrete materials for many concepts that are tradition...

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Why We Don't Enforce Sharing Teaching children to share has become a mainstream concept that many parents feel pressured to enforce. However, when we stop and think about it, how often in life beyond childhood are we ever required to share? When you are looking through a book at the bookstore, are you forced to hand it over whe...

Interested in learning more about implementing the Montessori philosophy at home?

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Montessori at Home: The Prepared Adult At Fiore, we often get the question, “How can we implement Montessori at home?”. Many times these discussions focus around materials, organization, and creating a specific type of environment for your child. While these things are important, the most impactful way to implement the Montessori phi...

Interested in learning more about Fiore Montessori School? Join our "Current Parent Panel Q&A" where you can ask some of our current parents questions about their experience at our school!

This event will be held on Zoom on Thursday (January 12th) from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.

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Current Parent Panel Q&A If you are interested in enrolling your child(ren) in our school, please join us for a virtual Q&A with a panel of our current parents! We are excited to offer prospective parents a chance to hear about first hand experiences with our school. This event will be virtual. Please see zoom information b...

Have you ever heard the term, "freedom and limits" and wondered exactly what it meant? Check out our latest blog post to learn more about this Montessori concept!

What Does "Freedom and Limits" Mean? The idea of freedom and limits is fundamental to the Montessori philosophy but is often misunderstood. Some people hear this phrase and think the children are free to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Others hear about it and think that Montessori is too rigid. Let’s take a closer look at...

Looking for some gift ideas for the children in your life? Check out our latest blog post for some ideas!

Montessori Inspired Gift Ideas Looking for some last minute gifts? We have gathered some ideas for different age ranges below. Share your gift ideas in the comments as well! Gift Ideas for Infants Board books featuring real pictures (or black and white contrast images for the youngest babies) Teethers Rattles Balls “Found objec...

Come join us for our Open House this Saturday, December 3rd! We are excited to invite the community to come tour our Leesburg Pike Campus from 9:00 - 10:30 am Saturday morning.

All are welcome, feel free to share with family and friends!

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Fiore Montessori School- Open House Join us for our open house! Whether you have already applied or are just beginning the process, please take this opportunity to walk around the school in person and meet some of our team members. You may arrive anytime between 9-10:30 am. Masks are optional while in the building, but please be mindf...

Check out our latest blog post for tips on managing the holidays with children!

Tips for Holidays with Children The holidays are a time of family, traditions, and joy. However, they can also a time of upended routines, guests in the house, and overstimulation. For young children (and adults too!), the holidays can sometimes bring on highs and lows of strong emotions. Although it can be nearly impossible to el...

A glimpse into a busy morning in the Sunflower elementary class today! Apples are being dehydrated for a special snack and the children are working to prepare the sets for an upcoming performance.

Have you checked out our new blog? Find our latest post about knowing when and how to offer help to your child here:

How do you know when to offer help? How often in life do we come across a skill or task that feels difficult, maybe even impossible but we work hard, practice, experiment, and eventually, we reach the point where we are able to complete that task or master that skill? How amazing does that accomplishment feel once that cycle of learni...

We've had a beautiful first week (and a half) of school! Looking forward to a wonderful year together!

May scenes from the classroom!

The oldest children in our elementary class are currently on a camping trip on Assateague Island. The children worked together to plan this trip and have been enjoying their time working and relaxing together. So far they've enjoyed the beach, gone fishing, and hiked nearby trails.

Self care is important for mind, body, and spirit.

For young children, it also offers the opportunity to learn independence, coordination, sequence, control, and concentration.

Please join us for our next PEP(Parent Enrichment Program) talk tomorrow(Friday) at 10:00 to hear from our Head of School and one of our elementary guides about Montessori Homework: The Work of the Home. Whether you have a 2 year old or 10 year old, this will apply to you! We look forward to seeing you via zoom! Please click below for more details.

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PEP Talk: Montessori Homework: Work of the Home Join Sailini and Mr. Ramos as they explain the concept of "Montessori homework". Learn how to create opportunities and implement responsibilites for your child at home. This PEP Talk will be held on Friday, March 25th from 10:00 am - 11:00 am via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/7033192069?...

Please join us for our next open house on Saturday, April 2nd from 8:30-10:30 am! We hope to see you there!

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Open House Plese join us for an open house! If you were not able to attend our first open house this year, please take this opportunity to walk around the school in person and meet some of our team members! You may arrive anytime between 8:30-10 am. Masks are required while in the building. Please reach out to...

Please join us for a Parent Panel to hear straight from our current parents about their experiences at our school. It will be held via zoom on Thursday, January 20th at 7:45. All prospective parents are strongly encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!

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Parent Panel Q&A If you are interested in enrolling your child(ren) in our school, please join us for a virtual Q&A with a panel of our current parents! We are excited to offer prospective parents a chance to hear about first hand experiences with our school. This event will be virtual. Please use the zoom informati...

Please join us for our next PEP talk. Two of our guides will be presenting on the transition of math from primary to elementary and will be focusing on geometry! It will be held via zoom on Tuesday, Nov 9th at 12:00 pm.
We look forward to seeing you!
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PEP Talk: The Transition of Math from Primary to Elementary Please join us for a presentation about the what the transition of math materials looks like going from primary to elementary. We will be joined by our primary guide Ms. Becky and elementary guide Mr. Garth. This PEP talk will be held via zoom. Please see the zoom information below. Join Zoom Meetin...

Reminder: Our next PEP Talk: Intro to Montessori is tomorrow at 12:00 noon. Please join us!
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PEP Talk: Intro to Montessori Whether you are a new current parent, prospective parent, or other caregiver, please join us for a PEP talk with our Head of School who will be discussing the Montessori philosophy and what you can expect from an AMI accredited Montessori school. This discussion will be held via zoom. Join Zoom Meet...

We are on our 3rd week back to school and everyone is busy at work!

Please join us for a discussion to learn about Montessori and what you can expect from an AMI accredited school. Tuesday, Sept 7th at 12:00 noon via zoom. We look forward to seeing you!
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PEP Talk: Intro to Montessori Whether you are a new current parent, prospective parent, or other caregiver, please join us for a PEP talk with our Head of School who will be discussing the Montessori philosophy and what you can expect from an AMI accredited Montessori school. This discussion will be held via zoom. Join Zoom Meet...

Sharing the shout out we received from the Food for Others food pantry. We are beyond thankful to our whole Fiore family for taking part in our incredible cookbook. We raised an impressive $1,100 for them!

Sending a huge thank you to Fiore Montessori School! They created a school cookbook & donated the proceeds to feed families in need.

Everyday, we are thankful to be in school.

Join us next Tuesday at 1:00 pm for a discussion with our wonderful Toddler Guide about how to foster your toddler's independence at home.

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PEP Talk: Opportunities to Foster Independence for Toddlers Our toddler guide Ms. Diana who is trained in AMI 0-3, will be presenting on how to give your toddler independence at home. The toddler classroom is sometimes the most amazing to parents in how the children are able to take such careful control of their movements and prove how capable they are in d...

Join us for our upcoming virtual PEP talk on Thursday, April 8th at 7:30 PM for a presentation about enabling your 3-6 year old's independence at home. Our PEP talks are free and open to all, so please feel free to share with friends and family. We look forward to seeing you!
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PEP Talk: Montessori At Home for 3-6 year Olds- Enabling Independence Our primary guide Ms. Sandra will be presenting on Montessori at Home- Enabling Independence. She will guide you through ways that you can arrange things at home for continued indepdendence that we teach them in school. 

Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 school year! Applications for first consideration will be due by Friday, February 5th. To start learning more about us, please join us for a virtual tour. The next one coming up is Thursday, December 10th at 7:30 pm! Use the link provided to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Our next PEP talk is this Friday...The topic is Cooking with Children! It will be a wonderful presentation to give parents ideas of how they can involve children in the kitchen at home.
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Cooking with Children We had such a wonderful time last year in our "Cooking with Children" demonstration and we hope to reach an even bigger crowd doing it virtually. Allowing children to be a part of everyday kitchen tasks is wonderful and with the holidays around the corner, we thought this would be a great opportunit...

We are honored to have been given a page in the AMI/USA Fall Journal. On page 17, our outdoor elementary classroom is highlighted. It has been an exciting fall semester for our school and the elementary students in particular, having such an incredible new environment to work in.
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By popular demand we decided to offer an extra toilet training session this fall. Coming up this Friday at 1:30, our AMI trained toddler guide will be presenting on the topic. Her many years of experience allows her to offer the approach used in Montessori classrooms to any parents wanting to learn more. It is FREE and VIRTUAL. Please click the sign up provided for further details. We hope to see you Friday!
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What a wonderful week we are having at school!

Join us on Friday for our next PEP talk! Preparing for a Successful School Day - Ideas on creating a peaceful morning routine.
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Preparing for a Successful School Day Preparing for a Successful School Day - Ideas on creating a peaceful morning routine. Topic: Fiore Montessori School's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/7033192069?pwd=N3oyV3JSbzNBa04yOVl3ZTJyUUxPUT09 Meeting ID: 703 319 2069 Passcode: FIORE One tap mobile +19292056099,,7033...

Our next virtual tour is Wednesday, September 30th! Join us to learn more about our AMI accredited school! Limited primary spaces available.
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There are a few remaining spaces for our virtual tour tomorrow at 10 am! Click the link to sign up!
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Fiore Montessori School Tour WELCOME TO FIORE!  Prospective Parent Tours and Information Sessions are offered to give you a glimpse into our school and meet with our Admissions Manager and Assistant Head of School. Please select the date that works best for you on this form. Other dates will be added as they become available. ...

There's still time to sign up! An intro to Montessori, this morning at 10 AM!

Would you like to truly understand the basics of a Montessori education at Fiore. Join us for a 'back to basics' look at AMI Montessori pedagogy.

We will be covering important aspects of what makes AMI Montessori at Fiore set up your child for incredible academic and personal success. Guiding principles that drive our actions... how we are different from traditional schools....

This call will be virtual - on zoom - so you can join us from the comfort of your home or office.

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Introduction to Montessori Join us as we introduce you to the basics of Montessori! There is so much to learn about Montessori, and we will cover as much as we can during this PEP talk. We hope to see you and your friends there virtually! Fiore Montessori School is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Fiore Monte...

Our school year is off to a wonderful start. We are taking all necessary measures to be in school physically and our brand new outdoor elementary classroom brings an exciting start to everyday.