The initial lesson for the Periodic Table was short and sweet, not even 5 minutes. I told the children that this year we are calling our birthdays by the name of the element with the corresponding atomic number on the Periodic Table. For example...
Please find what one of our Middle School student presented at a CHAT leadership conference. One of the most exciting things that we do in our Middle school is the students fully plan our end of year trip. Once the destination has been decided by...
Please find what one of our Middle School student presented at a CHAT leadership conference One of the unique things about our Middle School program is our microbusiness. Our microbusiness is a way for our class to raise money for our end of year...
Please find what one of our Middle School student presented at a CHAT leadership conference. In our middle school, we never bring lunches from home. Instead, we prepare them all at school. Each child brings 16 dollars for the week. The...
MJDS is very proud of our wonderful, developmentally healthy and sound education for our adolescents. One key tool is the powerful Erkinder programme in which the students are away from home and immersed in nature. Our adolescent...
This article, recommended by Shalisa (Casa Montessori Guide), gives you 20 Practical, Powerful Strategies to best to support your child in building resilience. You may already be doing some of these things, this helps put in perspective the...
The Montessori Casa de Bambini (Children’s House) features an area of study called Practical Life. This is one of the children’s favourite areas in our classrooms and is essential in developing order, concentration, coordination and...
As a Montessori guide and parent, I know first-hand the importance of establishing strong routines, especially at the very beginning of the school year. The benefits are many, but simply put, routines can empower your child while cutting down on...
What a year! The Monster softball team in its first full year achieved way beyond expectations! We won two of our first three games and qualified for the upper level league tournament. At the tournament on June 7th we had a very dramatic 10-10...
Kita Magen David had an awe-some morning at Shoresh’s Kavanah Garden this past week! We learned about the mitzvah “L’avdah ul’ shomrah” (to work and guard) a Pasuk from Sefer Bresheit (the...
… MJDS perennial contender now! Though it comes as no surprise to me, having been privileged all year, and specifically all spring, to observe the collective work ethic and focused training of all our Shalhevet and Rimon students, seeing...
“As part of the Jewish history learning curriculum, I made a Jewish history Power Point presentation, from creation of the world (Bereshit) to the end of the Exodus. This took a good two months or so, and it was all...
