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Hollis Montessori School

Programs
Primary: Ages 3-6
Elementary: Grades 1-6
Junior High: Grades 7-9
Montessori
Why Montessori?
The Difference
Maria Montessori
Learn More
FAQ
Admission
How to Apply
Schedule a Tour
Tuition
FAQ
About Us
Who We Are
Faculty & Staff
Board of Directors
The Observer
Testimonials
Campus
Solar Powered
Careers
HMS Alumni
Support
Annual Fund
Give Online
Playground and Shade Projects
Gala Auction
Gala FAQ
Community Partnership
Auction Donors
Effortless Giving
Blog
Inquire
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The Observer

Katie Sjursen
March 7, 2019
Winter 2019

The Narrator Takes the Stage: A Story of Personal Triumph

Katie Sjursen
March 7, 2019
Winter 2019

This isn’t a story of immediate success and leaps in progress. It is a story of a community and how one member has grown into his place within it.

Tagged: Events, Elementary, Academics

Katie Sjursen
March 7, 2019
Winter 2019

The Gardens that Send a Message

Katie Sjursen
March 7, 2019
Winter 2019

Every garden has a sense of history stretching from its founding up through its present patrons. With the ground breaking on the HMS Legacy Garden this Spring, why not hop through space and time to look at the deliberate place and purpose of some famous gardens?

Tagged: Events

Kari Headington
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

Defying the Odds: A Hundred-Year-School Marks Its Tenth Anniversary

Kari Headington
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

HMS Board Chair, Frank Grossman, is fond of telling people “We’re building a 100-year school!” and this year he can boast that we have made it a tenth of the way there, no mean feat in today’s climate.

Tagged: Events

Sarah Sallade
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

Building Muscles and Growing the Community: HMS Hosts Its First “Family 5K"

Sarah Sallade
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

On an abnormally warm day, the 3rd Saturday in October of 2018, Hollis Montessori School hosted its first 5K race. The primary of goal of the race was to create a fun atmosphere that families from both within the school and the broader community could enjoy.

Tagged: Events

Kari Headington
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

“The best skill I learned at HMS…”: Owyn Desrochers Looks Back on His Time as an HMS Student

Kari Headington
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

Owyn is a freshman at the University of New Hampshire majoring in Marketing and minoring in Data Analytics. He answered some questions for us about his experiences at HMS.

Tagged: Alumni

Shannon Welsh
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

A Week without Mom: Learning to Love Independence

Shannon Welsh
November 13, 2018
Fall 2018

The annual camping trip is so much more than a week-long nature program. It is a rite of passage, an unforgettable opening of possibility, a framework for a burst of independent self-construction.

Tagged: Trips, Elementary

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The Hollis Montessori Community Newsletter

  • Fall 2025
    • Nov 16, 2025 Junior High Summer Work—Chickens and Fences?
    • Nov 16, 2025 New Research on the Impact of Montessori Preschool
  • Winter 2025
    • Nov 16, 2025 Learning Support in the Classroom
    • Jan 22, 2025 A Peek Inside the Red House Down the Hill
    • Jan 22, 2025 Candlelight Cafe!
    • Jan 22, 2025 Teaching Independence in Children's House
  • Summer 2025
    • Jul 16, 2025 Where Are They Now Part 3: Elena Longan
    • Jul 16, 2025 What is AMI?
    • Jul 16, 2025 Learning Responsibility in Elementary Classrooms
  • Fall 2024
    • Oct 9, 2024 So Much Science!
    • Oct 9, 2024 The Upper Elementary Keeps Us Up To Date
    • Oct 9, 2024 Great Stories
  • Winter 2024 — Civics!
    • Feb 23, 2024 An Exciting Time to Learn about the Government!
    • Feb 23, 2024 Doing Her Civic Duty
    • Feb 23, 2024 Civics in the Real World
  • Fall 2023
    • Sep 7, 2023 Shakespeare Dinner Theater: Behind the Scenes of an Adolescent Program Event
    • Sep 7, 2023 Going Out
    • Sep 7, 2023 Where Are They Now Part 2: Allie Campbell
  • Fall 2022
    • Nov 16, 2022 Montessori Training as a Personal Transformation
    • Nov 16, 2022 Observations on Observing
    • Nov 16, 2022 Where Are They Now Part 1: Owyn Desrochers
  • Spring 2022
    • Jun 21, 2022 Seeing the Forest for the Trees
    • Jun 21, 2022 A Salute to an HMS founder
    • Jun 21, 2022 HMS's Ambitious Robotics Team
  • Winter 2022
    • Feb 2, 2022 New Research Linking Montessori and Adult Wellbeing
    • Feb 2, 2022 Now Featuring Mesopotamia
  • Fall 2021
    • Oct 25, 2021 Las Monarcas!
    • Oct 25, 2021 Portable Fluffy Dinosaurs: The Adolescent Program Raises Chickens
    • Oct 25, 2021 Plan B is Key for the Toolbox Man
  • Spring 2021
    • Jun 17, 2021 First Robotics Wins
    • Jun 17, 2021 A Wooly Situation
    • Jun 17, 2021 A Happy Partnership
  • Fall 2020
    • Dec 8, 2020 Red Trousers Dazzle at HMS!
    • Dec 8, 2020 Let's Clear the Air
    • Dec 8, 2020 A New Format for Presentation Day
  • Fall 2019
    • Oct 28, 2019 Volunteer Extraordinaire: Sarah Bolton
    • Oct 28, 2019 The Upper School Shines a Light on Solar
    • Oct 28, 2019 Passion for the Environment: Allie Campbell Reflects on her Montessori Education
    • Oct 28, 2019 10 Years In. 10 Years Out.
  • Winter 2019
    • Mar 7, 2019 Artist Antony Zito and the Power of Creating Art Together
    • Mar 7, 2019 Making History, One TV at a Time
    • Mar 7, 2019 Life Unfolded: Sarah Gilleeny on Mixing a Newborn, a Job, and Montessori Training
    • Mar 7, 2019 The Narrator Takes the Stage: A Story of Personal Triumph
    • Mar 7, 2019 The Gardens that Send a Message
  • Fall 2018
    • Nov 13, 2018 Defying the Odds: A Hundred-Year-School Marks Its Tenth Anniversary
    • Nov 13, 2018 Building Muscles and Growing the Community: HMS Hosts Its First “Family 5K"
    • Nov 13, 2018 “The best skill I learned at HMS…”: Owyn Desrochers Looks Back on His Time as an HMS Student
    • Nov 13, 2018 A Week without Mom: Learning to Love Independence
    • Nov 13, 2018 From Cutting Apples to Making Maps: Toby’s Journey through the Children’s House Classroom

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