Halloween Warmth
We are celebrating the change in the weather with lessons on assessing the temperature and practicing bundling up. Prepare your family with gathering up the jackets, hats, gloves and boots. Look for our Winter Clothing Exchange comming soon in November.
Our seasonal activities included the Bo…
What is Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB)?
by Tori Snarr
You may have heard our Art Studio referred to as a ‘TAB’ Studio. So what is TAB? TAB (or Teaching for Artistic Behavior) is a choice-based approach to Arts Education that regards students as authentic artists and centers their interests and their ideas throughout the artmaking p…
What Constitutes a Big Change?
by Catherine Mathews
For children any change in their routine can be upsetting. The younger the child the more difficult it can be to deal with any changes. Our Guides really appreciate when families share this information with them so we can be as supportive of the child and their needs. Oft…
Cooking with Ruby at UMC Fall Conference
Our own Ruby Chouldjian presented Cooking in the Montessori Classroom at the UMC Fall Conference this past weekend. Sharing her love of cooking, Ruby set up multiple stations to engage her audience: pancake, smoothie, and slicing were a few of the stations.
Practical Life: Practical Life is …
Today is International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981. It was declared a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace.
Montessori Community School celebrated International Day of Peace in our Greenspace. Our Infant Teacher, Carmen, read the book I…
The Beauty of The Montessori Early Childhood Three Year Cycle Series – The Third Year
By Catherine Mathews
Montessori education does not strive to prepare students to be ahead for a traditional Kindergarten year, but rather looks at the whole experience for the Early Childhood student. Being in the program for the 3rd year is where all the lessons and material the child has be…
The Beauty of The Montessori Early Childhood Three Year Cycle Series – The Second Year
by Catherine Mathews
With a good foundational First Year experience behind them Early Childhood Second Year students show themselves such fun students through their development of several key personal skills. Their personal work focuses on the freedom of socialization, freedom of choice, and …
The Beauty of The Montessori Early Childhood Three Year Cycle Series – The First Year
By Catherine Mathews
The three year cycle gives a child the opportunity to be a youngest child, middle child, and oldest child in the classroom community. Regardless of their birth order they can experience what that means within our own class family.
First Year Student Experience:
Firs…
Half-Day Early Childhood Option Offered
New this year is an Early Childhood Morning Option. This will be offered in the Aspens class. It is actually more than a half day. This new class option will run from 8:45 – 1PM allowing for the inclusion of both lunch and recess offering valuable practical life, grace and courtesy, and socia…
Montessori Community School Announces Scholarships
In honour of Dr. Robert (Bob) Mac Buchanan, the Montessori Educational Foundation (M.E.F.) is offering tuition scholarships to 3 year old, 1st grade, and 4th grade students in underserved populations for the 2023-2024 academic year.
To apply for a 50% to 100% tuition scholarship for the upcom…
Butterfly Release
Our toddler program has been so excited about our special summer project: butterflies. Over the past few weeks, we have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to teach our littlest friends about some other little friends… insects!
When the weather started warming up at the end of the…
Utah Fits All – Utah’s Scholarship Voucher Program
Utah Fits All is a universal school choice scholarship program signed into law in 2023! All K-12 students who are residents of Utah qualify to receive the full amount of $8000 whether they currently attend public, private, homeschool, or are just starting kindergarten.
Scholarships will be av…
An Overview of Montessori
Private School Review posted a fantastic review of Montessori, highlighting philosophy, principles, age-range, approach, and benefits. So much of what makes learning through Montessori beneficial can be seen in those who attended Montessori schools. Thinking outside the box, the founders of Goog…
Summer Camp – Join Now
MCS Summer Camp is open to the community. Spaces are filling up quickly.
June 12 – August 4
(School Hours & Extended Hours)
Cooking
Gardening
Splash Days
Field Trips
Ages 3 – 9
Fill out the form below for details. We will reach out to you with details shortly.
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Meet Carmen Olivera!
Carmen is the new Infant Program Teacher. Carmen was born in Peru, where she studied psychology but life brought her to Utah almost 12 years ago. She was looking for schools for her daughter when she found the Montessori method. She started working at a Montessori school in Park City where she f…
Farewell to Teachers
We are saddened to share the news of our four departing teachers: Ms. Nozomi, Ms. Fernanda, Ms. Alyssa, and Ms. Kayla.
Nozomi first worked with us near the beginning of the Toddler program and it was a real pleasure to work with her. After working with us for a few years her husband took a n…
Parent School Alliance Social & Meeting
Our next PSA Social & Meeting will take place on June 1st, 2023, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Location: 1443 South Indian Hills Circle
Please bring a dish and/or beverages to share. Children are also welcome to attend.
You can reach the PSA with questions at psa@mcsslc.com. We’d love to h…
End of Year Celebration
Our End of Year Celebration will take place on June 6th, 2023, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
It will take place on the Green Space, so feel free to bring a lawn chair or blanket. There will also be a Magic Show at 6:30pm, and also face painting, carnival games, and treats.
MCS Teachers are the BEST!
For Teacher Appreciation Week, we honored our teachers with flowers, snacks, sentiments, donuts and bagels, lunch and gift cards. Our Parent School Alliance organized the teacher recognition involving many parents for provisions, setup and delivery, and involved the Montessori Education Foundati…
Parent Education-Healthy Boundaries
Please join us Wednesday April 19 at 6:30 PM for the April Parent Education night. This event will highlight the Healthy Boundaries Curriculum in use at the school and how to carry on conversations at home, and will include the importance of understanding emotions as it relates to the curricu…