Middle School Transformation Projects
Our middle school students spent most of the first trimester working on a large Transformation Project. Part of their work included an application of the theme of transformation to ancient civilizations. The project was inter-disciplinary and included a great deal of research, writing, technology, and artistic expression. The art component of the students' work is now on display in our front hallway. Come and enjoy the great work of our middle school students!
The 7th and 8th graders have returned from their annual trip to Hico, West Virginia...ask them about it!
“Young
people can become passionately involved doing calm,serene, beautiful work that enables their young personalities
to develop and find worthwhile goals. If young people
at a certain point are called upon to take an active
part in the life of humanity, they must first feel that
they have a great mission to accomplish and prepare
themselves for it.” Maria Montessori,
Education and Peace
“A
Comparison of Montessori and Traditional Middle
Schools: Motivation, Quality of Experience,
and Social Context”
Montessori
practitioners and parents have long recognized
the important but intangible benefits of the
child’s Montessori experience. Recently,
researcher Kevin Rathunde published groundbreaking
research results that for the first time verify
these benefits through scientific and statistical
research. Deborah Gilbert, Ph.D., a QAMS parent
and member of our Middle School Planning Committee,
summarized Dr. Rathunde’s research. Click
Here for More Info.
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