Maria Montessori held a fundamental belief that we are born with everything we need. The Montessori environment is designed to support this unfolding and blossoming, with the goal of keeping adult agendas out of the way and to preserve a love of learning. As societal pressures seem to increase as students grow older, the Middle […]
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School One and Goat Hill award winners of “Write Rhode Island” short fiction writing competition Quest Montessori School is honored to have two students recognized in this year’s Write Rhode Island writing competition presented by School One and Goat Hill of Providence. The short story writing competition received 137 submissions from students in grades 7-12 across […]
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Many families of young children are turning to Montessori methods when it comes to parenting. One of the most common questions we hear from our community is, “What can I do at home that reflects my child’s Montessori classroom experience?” The Montessori method is one that honors the child as an autonomous being, but how […]
Read MoreThis post goes out to the frustrated parents. (So, likely all of us at some point.) Challenging behavior is an unfortunate part of growing up and parenting. We know that it’s normal, we know our children need to experience it to grow and learn, but that does not make it any easier in the moment. If […]
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