Each year at TNSM, elementary students celebrate Halloween in a special way. The slideshow above shows some of the famous characters we identified last year from their clever costumes and spoken clues about their lives. The 6th graders share their love of anatomy in a “D’em Bones” song that lists bones from (head) parietal bone to (toe) the distal phalange. We are looking forward to this year’s celebration on Friday, October 31. Our typical schedule is listed below: At 12:30 the elementary children celebrate Halloween by having a party outdoors at recess. Parents sign up to bring healthy snacks and to help with crafts and games. …
TNSM Director was interviewed by Cincinnati Family Magazine about Montessori education and the advantages it affords children beyond intellectual development alone.
In the Cincinnati Family Magazine article, “The Montessori Mind,” TNSM director Eric Dustman shares how The New School Montessori gives children the opportunity to learn in a safe, nurturing and emotionally supportive environment each day. In addition to what Eric shared in the article, he is compelled by statistics that rank U.S. children twentieth of twenty-one industrialized countries in terms of social well-being (Keltner, 2009), Eric feels it’s important to offer insight into the value that is afforded children when attention is paid to their social and emotional growth. Far too frequently these days, Eric believes that too many schools simply choose to …
Preprimary students harvested pumpkin seeds for a snack.
Preprimary students pulled up their sleeves and got to work harvesting pumpkin seeds for an eventual snack. Once the “pumpkiny pulp” was removed, they rinsed them and powdered the tops with cinnamon. TNSM’s chef Audrey Cobb baked the seeds, and the children enjoyed a wonderfully crunchy snack.
Understanding Africa through its history, culture and geography.
4th and 5th grade students are developing a rich and layered understanding of the continent of Africa -its geography, its history and its culture. Their studies began by tracking the evolutionary progression from primates to early humans with particular focus on the discovery of Lucy (Australopithecus) in Africa’s Rift Valley. Their curiosity then led them to learn more about where the Rift Valley was located on the continent and what countries neighbored the region. The students’ next questions dealt with climate, rivers, deserts, and animals indigenous to Africa. Students recorded their findings in their composition notebooks. They included tracings of characteristics that mark the progression of humankind, and they …
Video of Yance’s visit to the preprimary woods.
Yance introduced a new game to the preprimary play yard. It makes you want to grab a hula hoop and join the fun!
Just another day in our (9-12) program!
One-on-one attention, Venn diagrams, history and technology, number lines and fractions, and a packing lesson for our 6th graders as they prepare for their upcoming Washington D.C. trip! Students studied the supercontinent of Pangea and learned about tectonic plates and the evidence that supports Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift that he first proposed in 1912. You know, just another day in our 9-12 program!
Flashback through the ages with a timeline of the universe!
TNSM teacher Nancy Buchman led (9-12) students in a lesson on the timeline of the universe. Each student studied a certain time period and drew a picture representing the advancements during those years. See the slideshow below as it reveals the wonders of the universe.
Spanish taught with movement and song.
Here’s a video, showing students and their teacher Ximena Flores enjoying Spanish while singing, dancing and moving around.
Learning about opposites with “Opposnakes.”
Preprimary teacher Colleen Blumer read to the children today about opposites, using a much-loved book called Opposnakes. The colorful illustrations came to life as flaps unfolded to reveal snakes changing from: one to many slow to fast cold to hot quiet to loud and more! Brief video below . Turn the volume up, it’s hard to hear…
Ava found a toad!
Ava discovered a toad, hiding in our elementary woods. She brought it to her teacher for a photo op; a great moment remembered!