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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.

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 …

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 14, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby westmontmont

December 2016 Alumni Highlight

December 2016 Alumni Highlight- Aanika Schueler https://westmontmontessori.org/Portals/0/Pdf’s/2016-2017/Alumni%20Highlight/Dec_Alumni.pdf Where are they now? -Aanika started at Westmont in 2006 when she was …

April 12, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Spring into Math

It’s Mathematics Awareness Month, 2016! Mathematics deals with the study of quantity, shapes and their arrangements. Children learn to recognize …

March 16, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

How many times in a day do a clock’s hands overlap?

“What does it mean to think? And, how can I get good at it?” To be good at thinking, children …

March 10, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

What I like about #Westmont (westmontmontessori.org)

March 10, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Surround Your Child with Language

Here’s a great article lovingly written by two grandmothers who have worked in early childhood education for many years on …

March 3, 2016UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Let’s get practical: What is Practical Life in the Montessori classroom

At first, Dr. Montessori saw the need to help the poor children she was working with in Rome to practice …

November 16, 2015UncategorizedUncategorizedby The Westmont Montessori School

Why What You Learned in Preschool Is Crucial at Work

Why What You Learned in Preschool Is Crucial at Work Reading this recent NY Times article, I am …

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.

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!