Somersfield Academy News
Montessori Academy to Move to Middle Road
Montessori Academy is planning to up its intake to 300 from a current school roll of 137 while expanding the age range after making the move to Middle Road, Devonshire in September 2001.
Montessori Academy Holds Real Page-turner
After three weeks of reading to raise money, the students at the Montessori Academy were able to raise over $10,000 dollars, more than double the amount raised in previous years. The 103 students of the school were able to make reading fun and read over 50,000 pages while they did it.
Montessori Teaches the True Meaning of Giving
Montessori Academy students show the meaning of "giving" this holiday season by filling shoe boxes with school supplies, toys and hygiene products and sending them to Ethiopia. The project takes place annually. Last year, they sent out more than 100 boxes to Bosnia.
Montessori Pupils Celebrate Cultures
International Day is an alternative to Hallowe'en and compliments United Nations Day, which was on October 24.'' Parents were invited to visit the classrooms from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. to view the work that the children prepared for the day. The children then prepared for a parade around the Peace Pole, with parents forming a large circle around the outside of the children.
Montessori Academy Student, Ryan Branco, Wins in Art Competition
This year's Hurricane Art Contest drew 361 student drawings from talented children ages five to ten. The judges enjoyed the vibrant colours and various mediums used by the children. The theme was "Hurricanes and the Sea''.
Parents Support Montessori Method
News Editor Carol Parker Trott looks at two visions of schooling, Montessori and a proposed "Academy of Tomorrow''. One, Montessori Academy has thrived with its Learn As You Go philosophy. In the other, controversial educator Muriel Wade Smith wants to build a school which will develop future leaders of the Country.
Montessori Academy Student Places Second in Essay Competition
The contest attracted more than 400 entries and invited students of all ages to describe "The Bermuda In Which I Want To Live''. The winners attended a special ceremony with Premier Pamela Gordon at City Hall.
Kids’ Clean Up Helps Starving in Somalia
Montessori Academy students’ clean up helps starving in Somalia, with the help of Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB), the students used National Clean-up Day on June 12 to launch a project called Class Action -- an acronym for Collect Litter Aid Starving Somalia.
Children Recreate Shipwreck
Children from Montessori Academy were given a "hands-on'' history lesson when they pretended to be survivors of the Sea Venture. The youngsters, aged from three to six, dressed in traditional costume from the 1620s and were taken to the Idwal Wyn Hughes Nature Reserve.
Going to School the Montessori Way
Tim Seldon, headmaster of The Barrie School in Maryland, USA visited Bermuda to assist with the development of Montessori Academy, a new non-profit school in Warwick that opened last year and plans to expand to 110 students. He highlighted that Montessori schools, which prioritise student-centred learning and self-paced progress, offer a warm and supportive environment different from traditional schools.