Greetings CMS Families,
I hope that you enjoyed the long weekend. Happy Holiday if you celebrated Easter or Passover. Our family celebrated Easter and it was a truly lovely weekend. The older I get, the more I realize that young people and senior citizens are very similar and that I have a...
» read moreMarch 31, 2015
by Nicole Coman, Director of Learning Support Services and School Psychologist
Dear CMS Families,
There was a German-born theoretical physicist that became relativity, I mean relatively, famous who is quoted as saying, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” At CMS, our Learning Support Team is designed to promote our community of...
» read moreMarch 25, 2015
by Cambridge Montessori School
On Tuesday, March 31st at 6:30pm, CMS School Psychologist Nicole Coman will host an online webinar about Executive Functioning. This webinar will be recorded.
The term executive functioning has recently become quite popular in school settings. Executive functions relates to a unique set of...
» read moreMarch 25, 2015
by Dr. Ingrid Tucker
Greetings CMS Families,
Happy Spring! I am convinced that our latter days are greater than our former as we spring into a very active time at CMS! This weekend we kicked off spring at our annual auction. It was a phenomenal event! Despite a few falling flakes early Saturday morning, the night was...
» read moreMarch 19, 2015
by Cambridge Montessori School
“The new education has as its primary aim the discovery and freeing of the child," Dr. Maria Montessori wrote. Ten Cambridge Montessori School faculty and administrators attended the annual American Montessori Society (AMS) Conference “Life. Liberty. Montessori!” last week in Philadelphia,...
» read moreMarch 10, 2015
by Anja Langbein, Jon Turner, Co-chairs, Marketing Committee, Board of Trustees
As parents try to find out as much as they can about the "inner workings” of a school and look for the right fit for their children, they often depend on the messages and material that the school makes available to the public. Ideally, these messages should be conveyed in a concise, vivid and...
» read moreMarch 03, 2015
by Dr. Ingrid Tucker
Greetings CMS Families,
I hope that you are enjoying the beautiful sunshine. After several weeks of brutally cold temperatures, blizzards and multiple attempts to schedule the State of School, we are finally on for tonight! The State of School is an opportunity for you to hear from the...
» read moreFebruary 24, 2015
by Munir Shivji, Director of Toddler and Primary Programs
Holistic.Futuristic.Empowering.Interconnectedness.Independence.Empathy.Peace.
These are just a few of the words that come to mind when asked to describe Montessori in a single-word response—it is difficult to define such a special concept in such a limited sense. Montessori prepares a child...
» read moreFebruary 12, 2015
by Dr. Ingrid Tucker
Greetings CMS Families,
I hope that you enjoyed the extended weekend. In my last Head’s Corner, I wrote about the beauty of snow days and how we all need to take full advantage of them. Well, six snow days later; I think we are all set. I am thankful for the uninterrupted work...
» read moreFebruary 05, 2015
by By Christine Kahvejian, Director of Development
Financial Aid has been one of the founding pillars and hallmarks of Cambridge Montessori School (CMS) since we opened our doors 51 years ago. The primary goal of CMS’ financial aid program is to widen, in particular, the socioeconomic profile of our community. This year, financial aid was awarded...
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