The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com Sorting, tracing, scrubbing, exploring and puzzling – and that’s just the first day! Students in our (3-6) program have begun the year in a flurry of activity. The Montessori works on the shelves provide numerous opportunities for children to develop fine motor […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com Metamorphoses Unfolding at The New School Montessori In Montessori classrooms, you will hear a lot about life cycles. In fact, you will hear a lot about cycles in general; water cycles (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection), three-year cycles (the three-year Montessori curriculum), […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com The Students learn an important skill – saving a life New School Montessori 6th graders have been learning and practicing an important life skill. Through the American Heart Association’s program for schools, our sixth graders practiced chest compressions on their individual mannequins to […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com New School Montessori Students Were Visited by a Tethered Hawk Fourth graders are learning outdoor skills used by the protagonist in Jean Craighead George’s novel, My Side of the Mountain, which features a boy and his peregrine falcon hunting together. Students took […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com The New School Montessori is proud to own 2 bee hives that provide countless learning opportunities for our students. And now, with Carrie Driehaus’ help, our bees have given us lip balm! Carrie Driehaus, a New School parent and part owner of Queen City […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com Preprimary New School Montessori students worked with Robby to make their classroom table Some student work takes 5 minutes to complete while other works can take 30 minutes or more as students repeat and strengthen their focus and skill level. This particular […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com New School Montessori Preschoolers Hone Mighty, Mighty Powers of Observation As superpowers go, you might think that employing the powers of observation are not as cool as say, swinging from spiderwebs cast from your wrists, but for thousands of years, regular people […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com New School Montessori pre primary students enjoy “writing” before they can write. Forming easily recognizable letters with a pencil requires years of practice — and many of us still struggle to achieve more legible handwriting. To remedy this, and to put written […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com New School Montessori (6-9) students are working with hands-on materials, which is an important tenet of a Montessori education. First-hand experience allows each child the thrill of discovery. When a child gets to have his own “aha” moment — it sticks. Montessori’s Long Black Strip lesson […]

The New School Montessori (TNSM)3 Burton Woods Lane513.281.7999www.newschoolmontessori.com New School Montessori Preprimary students are building their “core” by improving focus, coordination and muscle strength. We find that children have a remarkable ability to concentrate on their work. In the photos you can observe how they build this focus while also building […]