Dear Friends, Last Thursday our (9-12) students packed their backpacks with a sleeping bag, pillow, change of clothes, and a toothbrush, hopped on a bus and headed out to a bucolic farm in Moscow, Ohio for an overnight camping trip. After about two months of nearly no rain, it rained. For two days. Almost non-stop. When I arrived in the afternoon to deliver food, I anticipated students huddled in their tents, teachers forcing a smile under hooded rain gear, with both the atmosphere and mood of the event aptly described as “damp.” I could not have been more wrong. A handful of students …
The Diversity + Community Events Committee provided some resources for how to talk with children about tragic world events.
This article is written by TNSM parent members of the Diversity and Community and Engagement Committee (D+CE) and expresses their views. At TNSM, we are grateful to have this D+CE forum that allows opportunities for members of our community to share their own beliefs, always with the goal of expanding our understanding of each other’s experiences and points of view. Last Friday, nearly a week after intense violence in Israel and Gaza, parents on the Diversity and Community Engagement Committee met. We connected over a shared grief for humanity and a curiosity around how we talk about this decades-long conflict and the …
TNSM alumna Narvis Tribble sang the National Anthem at an FCC soccer game.
Narvis Tribble attended The New School Montessori as a toddler in preprimary through her lower elementary years. She auditioned for, and now attends, one of Cincinnati’s magnet schools, SCPA (School for Creative and Performing Arts) and will no doubt continue to expand in her creative and performance skills. We were thrilled to see Narvis singing the National Anthem at a late summer FCC soccer game. Way to go, Narvis! Click to see Narvis’ interview. Click to hear Navis singing the National Anthem at the FCC game.
TNSM alumni create a lasting remembrance of their friendship and times at The New School
New School Montessori grads often continue in their TNSM friendships – even rooming together in college. This band of friends decided to celebrate their bond by going together to have a little reminder of The New School Montessori (a tattoo of a ginkgo leaf) to carry with them on life’s adventures. Ryonen Ignatius (alumna from the 1980s, current K-3rd grade TNSM art teacher and mom to Brando and Jesse) drew up the sketches and performed the tattoo work. As other friends heard about it, more contacted Ryonen to get their ginkgo leaf tattoos too. Our school leaves lifelong impressions on …
Alumna Annabel Forman visits TNSM and tells of her travels and work in Hong Kong, Prague and Chicago.
We had the pleasure of seeing 2013 alumna Annabel Forman this fall for a tour of the campus, a chat and to reconnect after many years apart. I reminded Annabel of the musicals she used to direct each day during recess on the Mansion Porch. She and head of school Jeff Groh reminisced about Shakespeare plays from the past and looked at brief clips of TNSM Shakespeare videos. Annabel took us on a journey as she explained how her education has taken her all over the world. She said, “I was so sure I was going straight to college. But …
2017 Alumni Share Their Future Plans
Lillie Barger Lillie credits her time at The New School with helping her develop strong social skills and critical thinking abilities that she has used throughout high school and will take with her into the future. At Walnut Hills, Lillie was active in the fashion club and played on the school softball team for four years. Lillie’s jobs have meant a lot to her over the years and have helped bring her career goals into focus. Through Lillie’s work with TAP Healthcare, she was able to see many different jobs in the healthcare field. Working for Panera for 2 years …
The “why” behind giving at TNSM
Dear New School Montessori Parents, I hope this message finds you well. As we continue our Annual Giving Campaign, we want to take a moment to emphasize the importance of your participation in our various fundraising efforts, as well as provide some information around the “Why” behind our fundraising. At The New School Montessori, we are dedicated to providing the best Montessori educational experience for our students. To do this, we rely on the support of our incredible community of parents, grandparents and alumni. Your contributions to our fundraisers help bridge the gap between tuition costs and the actual operating …
(9-12) Students learned about sunspots and solar flares while viewing through 2 telescopes
New School Montessori (9-12) students spent some time looking safely at the sun through special glasses and telescopes made with protective filters for the purpose of studying sunspots and solar flares. (9-12) teacher Casey Rodriguez invited her dad, Jeff, to share some of his knowledge of astronomy with her students. Jeff Rodriguez is a retired high school physics teacher who now volunteers with the Cincinnati Astronomical Society. Jeff cautioned students not to look at the sun unless they were looking through his particular telescopes that were equipped with the proper filters, or unless they were wearing the protective glasses. Jeff …
Johnnyé White: She’s not a book, she’s a library!
Hello Friends, I’ve been lucky in my life in many ways. One way, in particular, has been the people who I have had the great fortune to learn from. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend an event that was honoring Johnnyé White, our Appreciating Differences and Civil Rights teacher. She was accepting a Volunteer of the Year Award for providing free food and clothing for those in need through her organization, the Oasis at Grace. Johnnyé has been at The New School Montessori for nearly 30 years. Our students love her. Alumni students still ask about …
New Meta Study: Montessori Leads to Positive Student Outcomes
Hello Friends, I came across an article in Montessori Life Magazine that I wanted to share. It was written by the former principal at Clark Montessori and a TNSM alumni parent, Dr. Dean Blase! “Montessori educators have all experienced it: walking into a well-run, humming classroom where children are focused on learning, making and reinforcing new discoveries, and demonstrating works to younger peers. Where teachers are happily engaged in the best adult work imaginable, ‘observing the children, judging their ripeness, and figuring out when and how to stoke a child’s interest.’ (Randolph et al 2023, 2.2). These images bring us …