by Abigail Miller | Aug 14, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, Longmont Suzuki Strings, music, Suzuki Program
“Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.”-Shinichi Suzuki There are two weeks until our Integrated Suzuki Violin Program begins, and I am so excited! Beginning August 26th, we will be offering optional Suzuki violin instruction at the...
by Abigail Miller | Aug 12, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, Summer
The last day of the Summer Session found us dwindling in numbers (lots of students out on vacation) and yearning for a little relaxation. To commemorate the last day, I convinced the best pizza chef I know, my husband, Josh, to take a day off from work and teach the...
by Abigail Miller | Aug 3, 2010 | arthropods, beekeeping, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, botany, Children's Peace Garden, Growing Gardens, honeybees, life sciences, Longmont Preschool
“On an open lot, there’s a garden patch grown by children who live in the neighborhood.A sign on the garden’s gate says Children’s Garden Welcome!That means: Come in, please. Listen, see, smell, touch- even taste.”-In the Children’s...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 31, 2010 | art, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, botany, chemistry, cyanotypes, Longmont Preschool, sun prints
The children have been learning about the different parts of a plant, including the different structures present in leaves, and we have been discussing how plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis begins when light is absorbed...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 31, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, Value of Early Childhood Education
Hopefully, this isn’t too self-aggrandizing, but I wanted to share an article I read this week about the value of early childhood education. As Montessori observed, it is true that the most important years in a child’s life may not be those of university...
