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Learning How to Think - Exploring How to Do

From our vast curriculum to the unique classrooms to the strength of each teacher, Westmont encourages children to think for themselves, to discover, question, build resilience, create, lead, and collaborate. Westmont’s thriving, nurturing environment leads to lifelong success in academic, emotional, and social skills.

July 12, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

The Family That Eats Together……..

The expression most commonly used is ……stays together, yet it means much more than that. Today, family life is busier …

July 5, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Westmont’s Legacy

Westmont’s Legacy A few weeks ago we graduated our Kindergarten Class of 2016 here at Westmont. As our students move …

June 28, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Creating a Montessori Home

By Melanie ThiesseAlthough the Montessori Method of learning requires a specifically prepared environment and a whole community of learners, there are …

June 21, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Young Leaders

It is a known fact that if you desire a behavior you role model it, and if you want to …

June 14, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Summer Memories

Summer Memories As the warm sun begins to warm our backs, we quickly harkened back to summers past. Summers …

June 8, 2016Uncategorizedbenefits of Montessori, child development, early childhood, education, emotional resilience, kindergarten, leadership, learning, making decisions, Montessori Education Week; Maria Montessoriby The Westmont Montessori School

Submarine Parenting

Recently there was an article in the Boston Globe about the “new” phenomena of Submarine Parenting. I had to chuckle …

May 27, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Spreading our Wings!

Spring has sprung and what better way to celebrate it than to observe the creatures in our natural habitat that …

May 20, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

The Calm After the Storm: 7 Things to Remember in the Face of Challenging Behavior

Sometimes children get very upset and cry. Sometimes they have a tantrum. Sometimes we are left wondering how to respond. …

May 10, 2016Uncategorizedbenefits of Montessori, early childhood, Montessori Education, movement, Music, parent education, preschoolby The Westmont Montessori School

An Ode to Music and Movement (and Miss Monica here at Westmont!)

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” –Plato …

May 5, 2016Uncategorizedart, arts, benefits of Montessori, classroom, creativity, Maria Montessori, Montessori Education, Music, pre-schoolby The Westmont Montessori School

3 Reasons to Celebrate Art!

“Imagination does not become great until a person, given the courage and strength, uses it to create.” —Dr. Maria Montessori …

Learning How to Think - Exploring How to Do

The First Step Towards Your Child’s Future

Flash forward a year from now… a decade from now… what will your child have in common with today’s most remarkable inventors, such as the Google co-founders and the creator of Amazon.com? The foundation of a Montessori Education.

More Than a School

Westmont’s commitment to educating children who become responsible and caring adults goes far beyond our classroom. We partner with our parents and our community to assure that all students have the support and resources they need to succeed in school and in life - there is no better partnership!

Enduring and Authentic

We are proud of Westmont’s enduring foundation reflected in our alumni’s seamless transition into the area’s finest public and independent schools and subsequent entry into a vast array of colleges and universities - from Amherst to Yale.

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Westmont’s commitment to educating children who become responsible and
caring adults goes far beyond our classroom. We partner with our parents and our community to assure that all students have the support and resources they need to succeed in school and in life - there is no better partnership!