by Abigail Miller | Oct 15, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, fall, Farm to School Program, field trip, food cultivation, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, pumpkins, Slow Foods for Schools USA, The Family Table Farm
Yesterday, we commemorated the beginning of fall and the end of our Farm to School Community Supported Agriculture program with a trip to visit The Family Table Farm. For the past six months, we have partnered with The Family Table Farm to raise the next generation...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 5, 2010 | admission, application, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool
The 2011-2012 Application for Admission, and information about the admission process, is available on the website. We will begin accepting applications on November 1st, 2011. If you have additional questions about our program, or about the application process, please...
by Abigail Miller | Sep 28, 2010 | apples, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, food cultivation, Longmont Preschool, Practical Life materials
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.”-Dr. Maria Montessori It’s officially apple harvesting time! For weeks, the children have been munching on the crunchy bounty...
by Abigail Miller | Sep 23, 2010 | autumn, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, health and safety, Longmont Preschool, Practical Life materials
Here is one of my favorite Autumn Practical Life Lessons- Sunflower Seed Saving. Like many practical life lessons, removing seeds from a sunflower with tweezers helps young children to coordinate the fine motor movements of their hand, develops finger strength and...
by Abigail Miller | Sep 23, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CSA, cuisine, Longmont Preschool, Slow Foods for Schools USA
One of the things that I love most about exposing children to seasonal food is the way in which it helps children to connect with the changing of the seasons and with nature. As our garden and CSA shares near the end of the season, we thought it might be fun to teach...
by Abigail Miller | Sep 12, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, classroom management, discipline, guidance, Longmont Preschool, Nonviolent Communication
“On this higher educational level justice is something truly spiritual; it tries to ensure that every child shall make the best of himself. Justice, here, is to give every human being the help he needs to bring about his fullest spiritual stature, and service of...