by Abigail Miller | Feb 1, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, geography, Longmont Preschool, Montessori, physical science, Physics, science
When I give tours of the school, I am often asked about science education for preschool children. Although there seems to be an acknowledgement that children are nascent scientists (in fact, a recent study by the National Science Foundation described them as...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 28, 2011 | Anatomy, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Dr. Doug Kennedy, Longmont Preschool, science, Summit Vision Care
The morning began with throngs of excited children lined up outside the school, peering through the doors in anxious anticipation of the excitement which awaited them. “Is he here yet?” the children kept asking. No, they were not waiting for a visit from...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 19, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, music, Sensorial
The Bells are certainly adored by the children. They spent much of the day yesterday perfecting their ability to use the mallet to produce the tones and learning to use the damper. Some of the children began receiving presentations on the preliminary bell lessons. The...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 16, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, music, Sensorial
The bells are here! Nearly a year ago, one of our families made a very generous donation to the school, which we used to purchase this set of Montessori Bells. The bells are the primary material which Montessori used in the 3-6 classroom to develop the auditory senses...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 13, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, nutrition, Ollin Farms, Summer
It is hard to believe, given all of the snow on the ground, but we are hard at work making plans for our summer program!One of the many highlights of the summer program is that we participate in the national Slow Foods USA Farm to School Program. This year, we will be...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 12, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, Longmont Suzuki Strings, music, violin
It is hard to believe, but tomorrow marks the end of our first sixteen week Suzuki semester. In a mere four months, our “pre-twinklers” have progressed from struggling to hold a cardboard violin in the correct position without dropping it, to playing their...