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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.

August 7, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Anne Frank’s Montessori School

How interesting! Did you know that the Montessori school Anne Frank attended from 1934-1941 is still teaching children today? Read …

July 30, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Why Do Americans Stink at Math?

“The new math of the ’60s, the new, new math of the ’80s and today’s Common Core math all stem …

July 22, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

8 Ways to Teach Compassion to Kids

The following article by Signe Whitson was recently posted on the Huffington Post. Signe Whitson is a school counselor, author, …

July 17, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Library Visits

“People may go to the library looking mainly for information, but they find each other there.” Robert Putman As I saunter …

July 3, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Summer Slide

Summer Slide For this week’s Blog we have condensed and included a portion of Chick Moorman and Thomas Heller’s Summer …

June 25, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

The Kindergarten Experience and Beyond

On June 17 we graduated our Kindergarten Class of 2014. Congratulations to all our graduates! Their futures are bright and …

June 12, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Heavily Decorated Classrooms Disrupt Attention and Learning In Young Children, According To New Carnegie Mellon Research

A great article from Carnegie Mellon University:Press Release: Heavily Decorated Classrooms Disrupt Attention and Learning In Young Children, According To …

June 3, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Nurturing Enthusiastic Readers: Tips for Home

One question that parents frequently have is how they can work with their children at home to help them build …

May 27, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Learning from Bugs!

Each spring, the classrooms at The Westmont Montessori School come alive with excitement for the new life appearing all around. …

May 20, 2014UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Brain Talk Leads to Brain Growth

Julia Volkman, Montessori teacher and mentor, founder and president of Maitri Learning, educational publisher, teacher of Mind, Brian Health and …

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!