Staff

Learning Support in the Classroom

Learning Support in the Classroom

At Hollis Montessori, our goal is to provide an environment where all students can succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. We believe every child deserves to thrive at their own pace and in their own way. As our community has grown, so have the diverse learning needs of our students. This year, we are very pleased to have hired Nicole DeRosa in the newly created position of Learning Support Specialist.

Nicole supports both students and teachers in creating an inclusive, responsive learning environment, and ensures that each child receives the individualized attention and strategies they need to reach their fullest potential. We interviewed Nicole about the path of her career and how she came to Hollis Montessori School.

What is AMI?

What is AMI?

In conjunction with our article about alumna Vanessa Longan training to be an AMI Guide (Association Montessori Internationale), we thought it would be helpful to explain what AMI is, and how our school came to embrace it. Our founders were seeking a method of Montessori education that was truly authentic, and when they came across an AMI affiliated school they realized they had found what they were looking for.

The Upper Elementary Keeps Us Up To Date

The Upper Elementary Keeps Us Up To Date

At the beginning of this year, some of the oldest students in Upper Elementary had the idea of reviving a school newspaper that had been written by UE students in the past; they remembered getting the editions of the “HMS Press” when they were in Lower Elementary, and they wanted to start it back up. What a big work they were about to embark upon!

Doing Her Civic Duty

Doing Her Civic Duty

The first time I went to Hillside Middle School to cast my vote as a resident of Ward 2 in Manchester, NH, I noticed that all of the workers appeared to be older, probably retired residents of our community. I couldn’t help but notice that there were no younger members of my local community among them. I asked the ward moderator how one would become a person who works at the polling place on Election Day, and so began my entrance into the Ward 2 election worker community.  I’ve worked ten elections now, first as a volunteer ballot clerk and later as an elected official, one of three selectmen in our Ward. I’ll admit: it was incredibly exciting to see my name on the ballot…

Plan B is Key for the Toolbox Man

Plan B is Key for the Toolbox Man

One of our newest employees here at Hollis Montessori isn’t actually that new. John Schulte, the new HMS Facilities Manager, has been helping out around the school both as a volunteer and as a contractor for several years now. Now that John is an official employee, we have 3 generations of his family at the school. John’s daughter, Sarah Gilleeny, is the lead guide in the Lower Elementary II classroom, and her three children are students at Hollis Montessori.