by Abigail Miller | Aug 3, 2011 | arthropods, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Broomfield Montessori, Butterfly Pavilion, Erie Montessori, life sciences, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, science, Summer, taxonomy
This afternoon, the children were treated to one of the highlights of our summer arthropod unit, a visit from the Butterfly Pavilion. The Butterfly Pavilion has the distinction of being the nation’s first stand alone non-profit invertebrate zoo. It features more...
by Abigail Miller | Aug 1, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, camping, Summer
What is more fun for a young child then spending a beautiful summer day outside riding their bike, swimming in a lake, playing in a playground, fishing, hunting for insects and natural artifacts, making s’mores, and sleeping in a tent? Doing it with fourteen of...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 14, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, camping, Summer, Union Reservoir
Next weekend is the first ever Bloom! Montessori School Family Camping Trip at Union Reservoir. Union Reservoir is one of the few natural lakes in Colorado. It is a 736 acre body of water, located about ten minutes from the school. The park features a swim beach (with...
by Abigail Miller | May 3, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, New Student Forms, Summer
Reminder: If you are the parent of a new student who is scheduled to begin during Summer Session (Monday, May 30th), your child’s completed New Student Forms Packet is due no later than Monday, May 23rd!Receipt of forms after this date may result in a late start...
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 | 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...
