Quest Middle School students completed their estuary field studies last week. Students learned about anadromous fish runs, salt marshes, rocky shores, and sandy beaches in the field, and we had great weather for it! Student-led discussions centered around the importance […]
There are many elements that make Montessori education stand apart from more conventional methods. One of the most obvious is our mixed-age classrooms. Rather than grouping children by a single chronological age, our classroom environments encompass children spanning across several […]
Seminar in Middle School creates opportunities for students to extend their understanding and interpretation of a text by intertwining social interaction, communication, and the growing power of the adolescent intellect. Students prepare for seminar discussions by closely reading and annotating […]
March 6, 2020 Hello, Quest community! This week has been incredibly fun-filled, with multiple field trips and various birthday celebrations. Throughout the various activities, we have all been diligent to keep washing our hands and constantly using hand sanitizer in […]
Welcome back to the Quest Middle School Newsletter! The week kicked off with some very exciting news. On Monday afternoon, halfway through a Humanities lesson, we got a surprise visit from School One faculty member Diana Champa and Goat Hill […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello Quest Community! Just a quick update this week to say that Middle School has progressed with microbusiness efforts greatly. Middle School Microbusiness (Narrow River Naturals) has started selling slices of pumpkin bread every Wednesday at lunchtime. Pumpkin bread is […]
February 14, 2020 Welcome back to the MS Newsletter! On Monday, we officially began our first Humanities unit of 2020 (and our third of the school year), which is Civics and Government. So far, we have delved into the different […]
Art Elementary continued their fibers unit this winter. Both classrooms made radial weavings with painted backgrounds, then moved on to sewing projects. Through sewing, students are strengthening fine motor skills while practicing practical life exercises such as threading a needle, […]