The January days are chilly and the moon seems to be shining brighter than ever. As we flip our calendars we know that the days are getting longer, but it can hardly feel like it with the cold afternoon chill.
In Upper Elementary (UE), children begin taking yearly multi-day class trips which are designed to further develop their skills of independence and bring the children together as a community. These trips are central to our curriculum. The early ones lay […]
Article originally published online by URI Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies Under the careful guidance of nonviolence trainer and Quest Montessori teacher Lacy Feely, a passionate group of seventh and eight grade students present a glimpse into the Kingian nonviolence […]
Hola Comunidad de Quest!Over the past two weeks, we have started our first science unit of the year! We started with an introduction to the human body by coloring, cutting, naming and placing the organs that are inside our body. […]
“The work of the adolescent during the period of valorization will shift the plea of the child from “Help me to do it myself” to the plea of “Help me to think for myself.” ~ Dr. Maria Montessori Imagine you are a seventh grade student […]
Boston Bound Hello again, Quest community! Middle School students have been very busy with many fun things happening. First was our amazing trip to Boston. The Middle School assembled at 7:35 in the morning to board a train at Wickford Junction […]
The Quest day has a real rhythm for each of the program levels. Over the last several weeks we have painted a picture of the Quest Montessori Day in the classroom. One of the components of Elementary and Middle School […]
Every Fall, our Middle School students begin the year with an Odyssey Trip, which is always a grand adventure full of group bonding and personal growth. On our first day of school, we climbed onto the famous Quest bus and […]
You probably know that encouraging independence is a hallmark of Montessori education and parenting young children. The best way to teach our children to do things for themselves is to create supportive structures in which they can gradually depend on […]
Tomorrow morning, Quest will hold it’s 13th commencement. It is an exciting day at Quest that is filled with ceremony and traditions. Our graduating class is small in number, but significant in impact. Kristalia Panteleos and Max Sherman grew up