Friends and families of past and present MDS students came together Monday, November 14th for the first ever “Pasta Dinner” at Daddy Jack’s in New London, Connecticut. The menu included caesar salad, pasta, assorted pizzas, and homemade brownies. It was wonderful to see so many people laughing, getting to know each other, and sharing a […]
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Animal care is an integral part of the curriculum at MDS. Each day two Elementary students accompany a teacher to the barn to care for the llamas. This entails giving the llamas food, fresh water, and harnessing them to bring them to the outside area where they spend their day. For the first time two
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Friday night our school community came together for a Potluck Supper. Parents and grandparents met in the Elementary building while the children watched Ratatouille and ate popcorn in the Primary building. Families brought a host of delicious foods for the potluck; a beautiful charcuterie board, kielbasa and sauerkraut, and homemade Brioche bread were a few
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You may have noticed the “Hello” banner hanging from the fence by the primary building. MDS has decided to start a “Say Hello” campaign this year. It’s quite simple; when you see another person please greet them. At MDS we strongly value community; it’s amazing what a smile or a simple “hello” can do for
It was a fun day at MDS for new primary students and their parents. New students arrived ready to make new friends. Let’s not forget our elementary students…everyone both new and returning were excited to run up our ramp, get a big hug and settle in to the day’s work!
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Eleven peace runners stopped at Montessori Discovery School on their way through Connecticut to New York. Coming from countries all over the world, the runners visited our elementary students on Thursday, August 11. Our visitors explained that running across the US is their way of encouraging world harmony. World Harmony runners are active across the world every two years
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Come visit our MDS Summer of Discovery students at the Norwich Farmers Market , Tomorrow, August 17th, between 10 and 2. We have a number of student-made items for sale to benefit St. Vincent de Paul Place. The students have been hard at work all summer to craft items such as decoupaged night lights, marbled
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MDS is having a family Open House this Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. If you’ve always wondered what Montessori education is all about, why don’t you drop in and find out? You can tour our campus, visit our classrooms, meet our staff and, if the weather permits, learn how to greet a
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We’re having an Open House tomorrow night from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Parents who want to find out about Montessori education and Montessori Discovery School are invited. At 7:00 you’ll gather in our lovely post & beam elementary building to meet our staff and learn more about Montessori Discovery School and the Montessori method. After that,
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Here we are on Friday, September 11, and the first week of school is almost over! We call this week Phase In week because our new and returning primary students are slowly phased in during the week. Only new primary students attend Tuesday and Wednesday, for a shortened day; 8:30 – 10:00 on Tuesday and 8:30
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