Events

An Exciting Time to Learn about the Government!

An Exciting Time to Learn about the Government!

What an exciting time to learn more about government! It seems to be working its way into all levels here at HMS. Last week, the Lower Elementary community went on a wonderful field trip to the New Hampshire State House in Concord. This is a politically charged time of year, and with the Presidential election coming up this year we really wanted to spend some time learning and thinking about how our government works. We are so fortunate to be close to Concord, and jumped at the chance to see this government building in action.

Shakespeare Dinner Theater: Behind the Scenes of an Adolescent Program Event

Shakespeare Dinner Theater: Behind the Scenes of an Adolescent Program Event

It is really hard to describe the incredible growth and learning that happens through putting together a big event in the Adolescent Program. Adolescents thrive on real, big, creative work that happens in community with others. When I say “real work,” I mean work that has a purpose besides one’s own learning, work that affects other people, work so complex that if you don’t pull your own weight other people and the quality of the whole will suffer. The recent Shakespeare Dinner Theater, our classroom Gala project, was one of these events. 

A New Format for Presentation Day

A New Format for Presentation Day

One of the most exciting and integral parts of the Adolescent Program (AP) at Hollis Montessori School (the mixed age class of students from 7th-9th grades), is Presentation Night. At the end of every trimester, the AP students invite their families to see what they’ve been working on and learning for the previous 3 months. It starts with the students preparing a group meal for around sixty people, often with multiple options for special diets. Then they set up stations to present their individual and group work as friends and families travel around to investigate. In the past, it has often included formal presentations, videos, skits, singing, and slideshows.

This year needed to be different…