This summer we welcomed a new member to our Mountain Shadows staff community – Joni Perry. We are both fortunate and excited to have her on our team. Joni Perry joins us from the Bay Area as our new
Storytelling: A Vital Tool in Child Development
On Thursday, November 8, a group of MSMS parents and teachers met to learn about how storytelling supports child development. We talked about how parents can have intentional and strategic access to this powerful Montessori “material” and the wonderful side
MSMS Parent Academy 2018
Concentration. Can’t vs. Won’t. Trinomial Cube. Clause Analysis. Fine Motor Development in YCC. Cube Root. Independence. – These are some of the 10 classes offered at the first MSMS Parent Academy earlier this month. The structure of this all-school parent
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
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
A Week at Catalina
Bookended in travel by plane, van, and ferry rides, Mountain Shadows’ Elementary II class returned Friday from their weeklong exploration of Catalina’s Environmental Leadership Program (CELP). There, students studied sustainable living, gardening, composting, art through nature, adaptable strategies, astrology, native
Liana Oram Named Head of School
BOULDER, Colo.– The Mountain Shadows Montessori School Board of Directors has named Liana Oram its next Head of School. Oram succeeds Ann Kasunich who led the school from 2011-16 and Terri Allen who has guided the School in an interim
CELP or Bust!
While Mountain Shadow’s Elementary II class left this morning for Catalina Island, Calif. and a week at its environmental leadership program (CELP), the preparation has been weeks in the making for this anticipated experiential trip. CELP is an overnight outdoor
Flappers, Gangsters, Screen Stars, and More Turn Out at the Speakeasy
Prohibition ended April 29 when parents, grandparents, alumni parents, band members, teachers, staff, and future parents came as flappers, gangsters, and silent screen stars to spend a Night at the Speakeasy to benefit Mountain Shadows. Staying until “the cops showed
MSMS Through the Eyes of a Grandparent
Mountain Shadows grandmother Jane Roane recently addressed her peers during the school’s annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day, sharing her reflections of the mission statement through the lens of her granddaughters and their friends. First of all, I LOVE the