When observing a Montessori classroom, you may see children preparing fruit for snack, folding laundry, or even making candles. You might ask yourself, “Is there a point to this activity?”, or “Is this helping my child learn?”. The answer to both questions is yes. What you are seeing is called Practical Life, a cornerstone of the Montessori experience, and it lays the foundation for academic learning.
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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 of these habitats to two estuaries: the Narrow River and Narragansett Bay. They also researched […]
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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 ages. We find this method to be a huge benefit. Read on to learn more. […]
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The word harmony is an important one for both the artist and the musician. In music, harmony is whenever two or more sounds happen at the same time. In art, it is when two or more colors or shapes exist in the same space. This fall in the Art and Music Specials at Quest, our […]
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by Ella Procaccinti In September of 2020, the sixth years took on an ambitious project to maintain the Quest community library. The goal was to create a library full of books that were up to date and diverse. When the project began, the library was stocked with approximately 900 books, 150 of which were deemed […]
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We all want our children to be be peaceful and accepting of others, and it is never too early to start teaching them to embrace diversity. Too often, we falsely imagine that young children do not notice what makes them different from each other. However they do notice, and instead of waiting for them to […]
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