I see children try new things even when they’re scared. I see children who are so proud of their work. I see children who fail, learn from it, and try again! This world is only going to be a better
Why I Want To Be A Montessori Guide
Bead Bars and Checkerboard
Dr. Montessori knew that a recurring sensorial experience with quantity would help support a child’s understanding of numbers and mathematics. She developed several different materials to allow the child the chance to explore numerical values with a control of error
Puzzle and Pin Maps
Dr. Montessori knew the importance of children having a personal and sensorial experience with something as their introduction to new work or concepts. The opportunity to explore with their hands, accompanied by the gift of time for that exploration, creates a position of
Why Parent Visiting Night is My Favorite Event of the School Year
In January 2013, our family moved to Boulder from Cambridge, Mass. Our daughter Caitlyn, 6 ½ at the time, was attending an independent school in Boston. We had no experience with Montessori, but when we visited Mountain Shadows, we liked
Curiosity: The Key to Lifelong Learning
As featured in the spring edition of Boulder County Kids Curiosity is the desire to learn or know more about something. It can be a casual interest in something new, or it can develop into an intense quest for knowledge or
The Binomial Cube
The binomial and trinomial cubes are introduced early in a Primary classroom. As part of the sensorial area, the carefully designed cubes allow the child to put together the color coded pieces like a puzzle. The child is able to
Mountain Shadows Outcomes: Michelle DeBacker Fish (’96)
Michelle DeBacker enrolled at Mountain Shadows as a 3-year-old Primary student when the school was housed in a little white building still at 75th and Jay Road. Less than a year later, a mortgage exchange allowed the school to move
2018 State of the School Presentation
New and veteran parents left the January 18 State of the School presentation with an excitement for the future as the Mountain Shadows Board of the Directors celebrated the school’s 40-year history, shared its mid-year focus, and described ways to
The Pink Tower
One of the most iconic and recognized Montessori Materials is the Pink Tower. This Primary material was developed by Maria Montessori to help young children fine tune their sensory discrimination skills. The Pink Tower is a series of ten cubes
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program Visits MSMS
One elementary student’s study of birds and another’s on roadrunners led to those students inviting representatives from the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, to Mountain Shadows. The RMRP rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured birds of prey. Program volunteers brought a Screech Owl