by Abigail Miller | May 8, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, food cultivation, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, practical life
“While it is necessary to give good food to the child, it still must be an educative action.”-Maria MontessoriIn the Montessori community, food is used as a vehicle for education. Because fast food is so readily available in our society, less time is spent...
by Abigail Miller | May 6, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Boulder Photography, commercial photography, Longmont Preschool, Mark Quentin, School Pictures, Studio Q Photography, Studio Q Photography LLC
2009-2010 School Photos are Available for Purchase!The results of school picture day are in… and they are absolutely darling! They even surpassed my expectations… great expressions, beautiful colors, and professional composition. Parents will receive a...
by Abigail Miller | May 3, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Cooking Projects, cuisine, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, Practical Life materials, The Family Table Farm
As part of our membership in Slow Foods USA Farm to School Program, we partner with The Family Table Farm, a local farm owned by Mike and Lisel Record, to purchase naturally grown (without the use of pesticides), local produce. When the CSA (Community Supported...
by Abigail Miller | May 1, 2010 | arthropods, biology, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, Montessori materials, taxonomy
After repeated trips to the garden to hunt for arthropods in the leaf litter and our visit from the University of Colorado “Bug Mobile,” the students have been very interested in the independent classroom works about Arthropods. Sorting Arthropods into...
by Abigail Miller | Apr 30, 2010 | arthropods, biology, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CU Discovery Science Program, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, taxonomy
Hurt no living thing,Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap,Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,Nor harmless worms that creep.-Christina RossettiOur study of Arthropods continued today with an...
