Kingsley Book Fair—Coming in November
Happy October, everyone—I have plenty of good news for all. For starters, the Kingsley Online Book Fair is coming!
Air Quality and Ventilation Best Practices
The health, safety, and security of our school community is our foremost priority at Kingsley. This past summer, Kingsley joined a number of leading independent schools in the Boston area to commission Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc., to generate a report bringing together expert guidance across domains and providing more specific operational and policy recommendations, in general. A significant portion of their report pertained to facilities management, and ventilation in particular.
Welcome to the Kingsley Montessori School Library
September 24, 2020
Dear Kingsley Families,
Kingsley's Summer in the City program is a great opportunity for children ages 3 through 9 to explore Boston, learn, and have fun with new friends. Summer in the City is a five week program, that touches on a number of important themes each week.
At Kingsley, we regularly invite prospective families, current parents, and educators to observe a normal day in our classrooms. Montessori classrooms operate differently than other types of classrooms, and for some adults this flow might be new. There are a few things that you should be prepared for when planning to observe in Montessori classrooms.
—Interested in where Kingsley Montessori students end up after they graduate? Check out the Alumni Spotlight series to find out! We regularly reach out to former students to see how they're doing and for them to share their newest accomplishments with our community–in their own words.
Pouring Work
One aspect of the Practical Life curriculum for early childhood students that generates a lot of interest is the "pouring work." The most common type of pouring work is wet pouring or water pouring (as opposed to pouring small solid objects).
People often ask how Montessori schools handle assessment, grading, and testing (standardized or otherwise). While the Montessori method has clear guidelines regarding testing, each school incorporates those guidelines differently.