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Today BMS students and staff celebrated the International Day of Peace with an all-school assembly and display of their community art project.  For the previous week, classrooms worked together on a paper collage mural inspired by the work of artist Laura Petrovich-Cheney. Laura Petrovich-Cheney is an artist whose media is deeply rooted in humans’ connection […]

Bloomington Montessori’s Fall Fun Run is a community event (open to the public) offering a 5k trail run and 1 mile family run. It takes place at Fowler Pumpkin Patch (5060 S. Green County Line Road, Bloomington, Indiana). All registrants receive an event T-shirt with this year’s logo (designed by D. Design House). First, second, […]

Thank you to all the parents who attended the math forum last night! And thank you to the Lead Teachers for a great presentation with demonstrations of materials across the nine years. In this presentation, we covered five research-backed and Montessori-aligned principles of mathematics education: We went on to discuss how Montessori is a natural […]

BMS partnered with the Bloomington Community Orchard on a table at the Lotus World Bazaar at Fairview Elementary this year. This is a community event that brings organizations together to teach and provide fun activities for Monroe County fourth graders and families. The event was on April 3rd and 4th, with 850 fourth graders visiting […]

By Rainie (mom) and Kai and Boden (Magnolia) Lunar New Year—also called Spring Festival—is the biggest holiday in many Chinesecommunities. It lasts 15 days and is full of family, food, and fun! The date is different every yearbecause it follows the traditional lunar calendar, which is based on the moon.Many other Asian communities celebrate it […]

By Joud (3rd), Awahd (4th), and Manahel (mom) Ramadan is a very special month for our family. It is an important time in the Islamic calendar, and it is a month that brings us closer to each other. During Ramadan, families and friends spend more time together, and we focus on kindness, patience, and caring […]

Each year staff chooses an area of focus for deep professional development, collaborative learning, and action research. Last year was Executive Functioning Skills and the year before that was Deepening Literacy. This year we began a two-year focus on mathematics.  As we do in Montessori, we are moving from the concrete to the abstract. We […]

Thank you to the Rose family for sharing their traditions around Hanukkah with the community! BMS families, if you have a holiday you are willing to share about, please reach out to Jess at assistanthos@montessori.k12.in.us. Many people assume that Hanukkah is a major Jewish holiday because it’s so close to Christmas. It follows the lunar […]

Our food drive for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard pantry has drawn to a close and parent and student volunteers have driven all of the donated items to the pantry to unload and sort them for disbursement. For the last month, we have been focusing on items that benefit community children: Way to go, BMS community! Upper […]

The Early Childhood classrooms completed a coin drive to benefit Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in November. Families contributed loose change and the coins were used to learn about currency, then donated to the Hub. Classrooms learned about the concept of food insecurity, then kindergarteners sorted coins by denomination and made piles equivalent to a dollar. They […]

December 2nd was Giving Tuesday, a globally recognized day centered on the power of giving and the positive impact of nonprofits. It was launched in 2012 as a social media focused movement to counter the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Besides monetary donations, Giving Tuesday also encourages acts of kindness, volunteerism, and community […]

Edutopia just published a great article on the ten most impactful educational research studies of 2025, and there are some interesting parallels with Montessori.  Limiting Technology in Favor of Hands-on Experiences Movement Throughout the Day is Essential Relationships and a Sense of Community are Key Empower Children to be Independent Read the whole article from […]