Grow Montessori School

09/25/2026

What is the purpose of the Opening and Closing material in a Montessori Nido environment? It's more than simply learning to open and close containers- read on to discover the many developmental purposes of this important work!

09/22/2026

Our Spirit Night is just four days away!!

Join us in supporting our school for our annual Spirit Night at California Pizza Kitchen - Atlantic Station this Friday, September 25!

Help us spread the word by inviting family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Grow supporters to join us. https://www.facebook.com/share/1HbAySnAzC

Dine-in, takeout, online, and catering purchases will count toward our fundraiser, with every purchase bringing is one step closer to out Capital Campaign goals.

Make sure to tell them “Grow Montessori School” when you purchase, and show them our flyer!

Spirit Night is more than a fundraiser- it's about the SPIRIT. It’s a chance for our Grow community, past and present, to gather, connect, and celebrate all the wonderful things happening at Grow!

We look forward to seeing you there :)

09/18/2026

"Why do y’all wash hands at a table?"

A perfect question to inspire our next spotlight: Handwashing as an exercise! This is not just an engaging activity, but also a perfect intro lesson for new children in our Toddler Community because it really showcases how we work in our classroom: the child independently chooses their work, obtains the resources needed to complete the activity, engages with the purposeful activity using both their hands and mind, cleans their area, and returns all materials back the way they found it so the work can be ready for the next peer - all while getting to experience the joys of working with water :)

Scroll through the photos for the full answer!

09/10/2026

Save, post, and share!

You're invited to Grow Montessori School's Spirit Night at California Pizza Kitchen! Support Grow while enjoying lunch or dinner your way: dine-in, order online, grab take-out, or plan a picinic on the Atlantic Green.

You can RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Etn2VNvPf/?mibextid=wwXIfr

09/07/2026

Thank you to all our amazing parents who came to our first Parent Roundtable!

We are so grateful to everyone who participated and shared your ideas and feedback. In this open-ended forum, we answered questions about what we do in a Montessori classroom and how it can be applied at home, but we also heard from our Grow families about how we can strengthen school-family relationships and support each family’s goals outside of school, ideas for future school and community events, and feedback about our upcoming Capital Campaign and future goals for our school.

(Stay tuned for more on that last one ;) )

Look at the wonderful and inspiring connections being made! We are so lucky to have so many engaged and invested members of the Grow community.

We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate with you!

09/03/2026

We had to share a few more photos of our Moveable Alphabet work from today... we couldn't resist :)

They were SO excited to write this story- it involved a cousin, a TV show she loves, and kicking... a wasp!

09/02/2026

Spotlight on: the Moveable Alphabet!

The children came back to school ready to explode into writing! Not only has there been SO much writing, there has been so much JOY in it.

Phonetic writing is freedom. With the Moveable Alphabet, children have their first opportunity to put their ideas into writing, before they encounter the need for conventional spelling.

It is both exciting and empowering to realize, “I can write whatever I want!” If you wouldn't think children writing their first words would be outright laughing out loud, well, then you might not have been in a Montessori classroom before :)

The children are so eager to write the things that matter to them- lots of family members, friends' names, favorite animals, and favorite foods!

What can you decipher here? :) Guesses, anyone?

08/31/2026

Celebrating M.M.'s 156th Birthday!

07/26/2026

The summer break may be coming to an end, but we are still active! RSVP by Wednesday, July 29th.

See you Saturday, August 1st!

12/22/2025

A great video on the recent study proving the benefits of Montessori, and especially the importance of that kindergarten year!

*The Montessori Effect* — New national study reveals that public Montessori preschool delivers lasting academic and cognitive advantages — at a lower cost.In...