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Anniversary Celebration Photo Booth Provided by Limelight
Photo Booth – Care of Limelight Photo Booth Limelight Photo Booth will be onsite to provide photos and prints to commemorate the evening. Limelight specializes in professional-quality corporate headshot photo booths used at events such as corporate conferences, tradeshows, and job fairs, where attendees may want to update their professional profile, resume, or online signature.
Bringing the Prepared Environment Home
By Braden Pemberton Director of Admissions & Special Projects The basic tenants of a Montessori classroom posit that a space should be beautiful, accessible, organized, and limited. These framing ideas remove barriers to children while they pursue activities that meet their developmental drives. Why not bring a whiff of that into your home space? At […]
Independence in the Primary Child: Let’s Let Them Walk
By Amy Williams, MA, DTR, RMT For many of our younger students, walking independently is a new skill. It is necessary to practice as much as possible in order to refine balance and grace. Children are developing muscles, building self-confidence, developing self-construction and most importantly, growing in independence at lightning speed! The practice of walking […]
The Kindergarten Year – Parent Panel
Editor’s note – We held a parent education night, and invited current parents across our Primary and Elementary program to sit for a panel. Each panelist shared their thoughts and processes as they considered the decision to keep their children in the Primary program for their kindergarten year. It wasn’t always an easy choice, but […]