Field Trips are an important part of the Montessori elementary experience. We often call is ?going out? which, appropriately, seems more a part of the regular curriculum rather than the ?day off? that field trip can mean to some people. These last couple of weeks have been full of opportunities for us to go out […]

What’s New Lisl Liang; Saturday April 11, 2015 at Payne Park Dozens of families stopped by the NewGate School booth in Payne Park this morning to grow their “green thumb.” The “Gardening with Love” hands-on kids activity had children of all ages making starter kits with their favorite GMO-free, heirloom seeds. Lorna, Robin and NewGate […]

LOWER ELEMENTARY Posted by Cheryl Allen.Tuesday, March 24, 2015 I have a whole list of ideas for what I want to share here, then stories like this happen right in front of me and my list is forgotten. We had visitors today, as we do most Tuesdays, families that are interested and come to hear […]

LOWER ELEMENTARY Posted by Cheryl Allen.Monday, March 23, 2015 Each month we study an artist. We usually read a book about the artist, look at some examples of his or her work, and do work in the style of the artist. This month we are studying Jeff Koons, an American artist. Although he is a […]

What can we do to improve the odds of raising children who understand their role as caring, contributing members of our global society? There are only so many ways to say this: Montessori works! Trust the process. However, nothing works well if a child’s feeling of safety is compromised, intentionally or unintentionally, and this happens […]

THE NEWGATE MONTESSORI WAY Posted by Cheryl Allen. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 We look forward to team building every Monday afternoon. It gives us a chance to work with groups of students in different ways and observe the ways they work with each other. We carved the time out of our week when two things […]

Poetry Out Loud judges and NewGate faculty with Dylan Caruso (Center Left) and Ben Bogard (Center Right). Photo credit: Evan Sigmund by Lisl Liang Today, the downtown offices of SRQ magazine were filled with poetry and applause. Students from NewGate participated in Poetry Out Loud, a nation-wide poetry recitation competition supported by The National Endowment […]

Good Things Come In Small Packages Why Small Schools WorkBy Tim SeldinA hundred years ago most schools were very small in comparison with the large elementary schools and enormous middle and high schools that we find across America and in much of the rest of the world. The one-room schoolhouse was the traditional American classroom […]

The Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) sponsors an annual art competition open to students in Sarasota and Manatee counties. The art show challenges public and private students in Sarasota and Manatee counties to create unique works of art and submit them for the opportunity to win a coveted space on the wall of SRQ Airport’s […]

This morning I have been searching online for interesting ideas to share with you as we work our way through the dog days of summer. I was delighted to discover that one of my favorite resources for outdoor learning has been posted online by the Lawrence Hall of Science: OBIS (Outdoor Biological Instructional Strategies. www.outdoorbiology.com […]