From the Principal’s Desk
By Mrs. Jan Howland

Welcome back and Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had the most wonderful holidays by sharing special moments with family and friends.

Learning how to work and play together with others in a peaceful and caring community is perhaps the most crucial life skill that Montessori teaches.  Learning how to greet someone graciously is one of the first acts of courtesy learned in the Montessori classroom.

Everyday kindness and courtesy are vital practical life skills.  Lessons in Grace and Courtesy teach everyday social customs such as how to enter a room, how not to disturb another's work, how to ask if you may join in an activity, how to graciously decline an invitation, and how to offer an apology.

Montessori students come to understand and accept that we all have responsibilities to other people.  They learn how to handle new situations that they will face as they become increasingly independent.  They develop a clear sense of values and social conscience and absorb everyday ethics and interpersonal skills from the earliest years.