by Abigail Miller | Mar 30, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, gardening, Longmont Preschool, Spring
We have been very excited about creating a gardening space at Bloom! We feel that hands-on, experiential learning about photosynthesis, composting, and biodiversity are extremely important for children this age. We believe that these experiences help children to try...
by Abigail Miller | Mar 29, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, Spring Break
Colorado’s spring weather is known to be unpredictable… beautiful sunny afternoons in the high 60’s juxtaposed with serious accumulations of snow and ice. So, it really isn’t that surprising that we spent Spring Break intermittently armed with...
by Abigail Miller | Mar 21, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Community Supported Agriculture, cuisine, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, preschool, The Family Table Farm
Mike Record, of The Family Table Farm, will be at Bloom! Montessori School this Tuesday, March 23rd, from 5-6 pm to meet with CSA shareholders, answer your questions, discuss the Bloom! Montessori Farm to School program, and provide the logistics for collecting your...
by Abigail Miller | Mar 16, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, boules, bread baking, cuisine, Fungi, King Arthur Flour Company, yeast
Of all the genera in the Fungus kingdom, perhaps none is more beloved than Saccharmyces Cerevisiae, otherwise known as baker’s yeast. Today, the Children’s House was filled with the enticing fragrance of freshly baked bread as the children continued their...
by Abigail Miller | Mar 11, 2010 | biology, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cusine, Fungi, life sciences, mushrooms, taxonomy
Our unit on Fungi continued this week with Mushroom Slicing, a twist on a classic Montessori Practical Life exercise. The children enjoyed carefully cleaning and slicing fresh Button Mushroom caps.Later, the children enjoyed a special treat of Spinach and Maitake...
