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Over the past year and a half, HPMS has worked tirelessly to create a robust & engaging STEM program for our Middle School students. Progressive, collaborative and project based, this curriculum seamlessly integrates with Montessori philosophy, giving students hands-on experiences to learn, fail and iterate together. Our yearly weather balloon project is a highlight of the STEM program (and a […]
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  Challenge: How to share the valuable life lessons and experiences of a great ecology curriculum at an urban school lacking the open space and litter/canine waste control of a private yard?   Hamilton Park Montessori School Solution: Take to the sky! What we lack in acreage, we make up for in height—well above street level, we now have a […]
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Celebrating 110 Years of Innovation & Passion  in Education The Children of Blue Room sewed this banner for the 110th Anniversary of Montessori Education What do Hamilton Park Montessori School children have in common with today’s most remarkable innovators, such as the Google co-founders and the creator of Amazon.com? The foundation of a Montessori education. Maria Montessori: A Visionary for the […]
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Anyone who has visited a Montessori classroom has observed the magical way that peace and harmony prevail in a classroom bustling with dozens of young hearts and minds of varying ages and at various stages of development.  What makes this quiet, industrious “hum” of a Montessori classroom possible? A wise believer in the power of the child, Maria Montessori advocated […]
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The mathematical journey in the Montessori classroom begins even before a child touches any of the math materials. Children start to build mathematical thinking in the Sensorial, Practical Life and Cultural areas of the classroom by using concrete materials to prepare the mind for abstract thinking. Each material that is found on the shelf has the goal of sparking the […]
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