The children at Hornsey Rise have started planting new vegetables in the garden at their site. Planting included Lamb’s Lettuce, Spring and Winter Green Cabbage, Turnips, Kale, Red Russian Kale, Cavolo Nero, Borecole, Broad Beans, and Spring Onions. We’re eager to see the garden as the plants start growing!
News & Events
There is always something happening at the Maria Montessori Institute. See below news about recent and upcoming events. You can also register to keep up to date with our latest news, events and courses.
A warm welcome to the students of the 104th AMI 3-6 International Montessori Diploma that started at our Baker Street centre this month. Visit our Training page to find out more about our other upcoming courses.
There is now a gallery of self-portraits at Notting Hill Children’s House. After watching the teachers do their own, the children sat down with mirrors to look at themselves as they drew themselves.
MMI is proud of all its elementary course graduates! As AMI Trainer and Examiner Jenny Hoglund said, “it may seem like the end, but in fact, it is just the beginning of an exciting new journey!” The next course starts in March 2016. Visit the course page for more information and enrolment.
The Hampstead parents organised the site’s Summer Fair last week to celebrate the end of the academic year. The fair had food and games stalls, art and craft tables, a raffle sale and even face painting! The Elementary children organised a cultural show that included violin recitals, gymnastics showcase, dance, a magic show, storytelling, and finally the […]
It is normal for toddlers to test. We just need to find the right response. More on ‘toddler testing limbo’ here.
“A study finds that children who demonstrate more “pro-social” skills — those who share more and who are better listeners — are more likely to have jobs and stay out of trouble as young adults.” Article in npr.org
The Bayswater Elementary classroom had a very different Special Visitors Day. They invited the children from the Children’s House to visit them to see the work and material in the elementary classroom.
The children at Hornsey Rise have created a Gallery of 50 Observations as their final 50 at 50 pledge for the year! The 50 drawings are based on what they have observed in their Children’s House and showcases the rich and vibrant environment: pizzas made in the new oven, butterflies from the cocoons they have […]
The Hampstead Upper Elementary children had an interesting session on weights and measures with Professor Justin Benesch from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. The children learnt about how and why the ‘kilo’ came to be a unit of measurement, the master kilogram, weighing things with gravity and how something might have a different weight […]
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