Academics

So Much Science!

So Much Science!

If you have been on campus at Hollis Montessori School at the end of the day lately, you may have noticed Adolescent Program (AP) students and guides hiking up from the pond looking wet, tired, and happy. They have been studying Dunklee Pond in the Hollis Town Forest. This fall they are doing a water quality assessment of Dunklee Pond to submit to the NH Department of Environmental Services. The Adolescent Community has taken on a water quality study every few years so they have now begun to accumulate long term data and can begin to look at the trends.

Civics in the Real World

Civics in the Real World

New Hampshire is an amazing place to study civics! Although they aren't yet of voting age, the students of Hollis Montessori’s Adolescent Program (AP) got to experience being active participants in the democratic process this winter. The theme of their studies this term has been governance, and this was a great year to work on that topic. In addition to lessons on the structure of government, the rise of governance (going back to early humans, how laws are made, and political media, they got to visit presidential candidates, the State House, a Courthouse, and attended a convention and debate.

Going Out

Going Out

Imagine if the whole world was your classroom. Within the walls of the school, we have a prepared environment that sets the stage for our students to learn. But for elementary children, who are intensely curious about the world, what is within the classroom is not enough. In order to answer their many questions, students in the elementary often need to look to resources beyond the classroom and their families.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

This past fall, during their Earth and Human Studies (EHS) class, the Adolescent Program (AP) researched two plots of forest in a Forest Health Assessment which compared a mature forest to a recently logged forest. The project was completed with help from local foresters, and used curriculum resources from Project Learning Tree, which is the educational arm of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

New Research Linking Montessori and Adult Wellbeing

New Research Linking Montessori and Adult Wellbeing

In a new paper published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers found that there is an association between Montessori education and wellbeing in adulthood. The study found “that attending Montessori for at least two childhood years was associated with significantly higher adult wellbeing on all four factors.”