Montessori School of Baton Rouge

Celebrating our parents today! Thank you for all of the kindness and generosity you have extended to our staff throughout the year.

We love and appreciate our teachers…today and every day!

Teacher Appreciation Week is a time to celebrate the unwavering dedication of educators. But let's remember that our support and gratitude extend far beyond this week. Thank you, teachers, for your tireless efforts in shaping young minds and making a difference in the world.

Together, let's ensure every teacher has the tools they need to succeed. Your contribution helps us provide resources and training that empower teachers to continue their invaluable work. https://hubs.ly/Q02wfrK20

Why do you, "Montessori"?

Congratulations to our staff members, Maria Quiroga and Molly Williams, for their recent appointment to officer roles for the Louisiana Montessori Association. We are proud to have them represent our school and for their commitment to the larger Montessori community in our state.

MARIA QUIROGA
Treasurer
Maria Quiroga has held the position of treasurer for LMA since October of 2022. She is currently a toddler guide at the Montessori School of Baton Rouge and is Montessori certified at both the primary (AMI) and toddler (CGMS) levels. Maria holds a BA from LSU and is a native of Louisiana. Administration, teaching, training teachers and mentoring others are a few of the positions held over her 30 year career in Montessori education which she has truly enjoyed.

MOLLY WILLIAMS
President
Molly Williams has been Head of School at Montessori School of Baton Rouge since 2012. Prior to this she worked as a teacher and high school principal in Baton Rouge public schools. Molly holds a B.A in English and French, an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Louisiana State University. Molly received her Primary Montessori teaching credentials from the Center for Guided Montessori Studies.
Molly currently serves on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Nonpublic Advisory Council and the newly formed Montessori Task Force. She has also recently completed Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL)’s Leadership Louisiana (2023).

MSBR is hosting another parent session. This time a speaker from Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) will discuss ways to keep children safe.

The focus of this session will be:

Teaching your own child about “private zones”
Creating and reinforcing a culture of consent
Understanding risks of internet use and early exposure to mature content
Establishing and protecting boundaries in everyday situations
Assessing policies and accountability measures in summer camps and youth-based groups
Responding to a child’s disclosure with comfort and courage

The jotform registration link is below.

https://form.jotform.com/232485037907158

Email Heidi with questions [email protected]

After 38 years of love, commitment, and service to Montessori School of Baton Rouge, Miss Anne Fernandez has decided to retire. Please join us in wishing her well in her new adventures!

Please join us in person or virtually for our "Lunch and Learn" parenting workshop tomorrow!

https://form.jotform.com/232485037907158

Two great sessions this weekend! Come meet Jana Morgan Herman!

"OFFERING SUPPORT TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS SO THEY CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY MEET THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN USING THE MONTESSORI METHOD."

Registration link (Parent Workshop Friday 3/15)
https://foundationebr.org/donate-now/montessori-parent-registration.html

Registration link (Teacher Workshop Saturday 3/16)
https://foundationebr.org/donate-now/montessori-workshop.html

Montessori Education Week
Fact #5
For over 100 years Montessori schools have been teaching literacy in ways that are now well-supported by the “science of reading!” (Borgman & Lillard, 2022)

Montessori Education Week
Fact #4
Montessori teachers tend to be happier with their jobs and to stay in the profession longer (Culclasure et al., 2018)

Montessori Education Week
Fact #3
Globally speaking Montessori is the most common and widespread educational approach. (Debs et al., 2022)

Montessori Education Week
Fact #2
In addition to superior academic outcomes, randomized control design studies also found positive impacts on socio-emotional measures when comparing children in Montessori preschool and elementary classrooms to children in control groups (Lillard, et al, 2017; Lillard & Else-Quest, 2006).

Montessori Education Week
Fact #1
Randomized control design studies have found superior outcomes on academic and pre-academic assessments for children who attended Montessori preschool and elementary schools compared to non-Montessori control group children (Lillard, et al, 2017; Lillard & Else-Quest, 2006).

It's Montessori Education Week! Check back for some Montessori Education FACTS!

Parents’ Role in Supporting & Extending Play In this video, Aubrey Wallen, a mom and Montessori educator, explains the role parents play in supporting purposeful and meaningful play with their kids. Lea...

Here’s a free webinar for parents!

Mistaken Goals Jana Morgan Herman and Sara Bloomberg will go over the Positive Discipline Mistaken Goals Chart to help you gain an understanding of why children behave in certain ways.

Here’s another free virtual Montessori conference! Click below to learn more!

School Wide Summit In her masterpiece The Absorbent Mind, Dr. Montessori taught that “…when the attractions of the new environment exert their spell, offering motives for constructive activity, a unique type of child appears, a ‘new child;’ but really it is the child’s true ‘personality’ allowed to const...

“Childhood Potential is a free virtual Montessori conference offering Montessori strategies and techniques from world-class experts to parents and educators of children ages birth to six.
If you are a new parent or teacher, or one with years of experience, you might be looking for an introduction to these topics, a validation of your practices, or a deep-dive into Montessori principles and practices.”

Childhood Potential Online Montessori Conference 2024 Join the global Montessori event! We are very excited about spreading the Montessori message - that is why we keep the event FREE for everyone to join!

Please join us for our fourth session of our 23-24 parenting series. See the link below to RSVP.

https://form.jotform.com/232485037907158

Unlocking Potential: Expanding Public Montessori as a Path to Equitable Education If you walk into Mrs. Garcia’s classroom at Montecito Community School in Phoenix, Arizona, you won’t see her standing in front of a board teaching her

It's not too late to join us tomorrow night! There's a virtual option if you can't make it to the Bluebonnet library.

Click here to register:
https://form.jotform.com/232485037907158

Our third parent session of the semester is this Thursday! Meet us at the Bluebonnet library for a discussion around understanding your child's behavior.

See below for more information.

Click here to register:
https://form.jotform.com/232485037907158

So grateful for our MSBR Community!

Wrapping up our annual fund drive. Thank you for your continued support!

ETA: Virtual attendance is available. Once you register you will receive a Google Meet link to join virtually, if you can't make it in person.

Coffee and Community Learning Thursday Morning!

For our second parenting session in our series we'll meet in person at Lyle Hall on the campus of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. Join us for light refreshments and learning from 8:30-9:30 Thursday 10/26. Please register at the link below.
https://form.jotform.com/232485037907158