Ixora Montessori

A nice outdoor hug. (so nice to see you), ball and spoon race, tie-dye activity- Lovely summer days at Ixora

Making peace outdoors

Lazy and busy days at Ixora Montessori- Just lazing around on a summer day, making bread, using a bread machine, painting rocks and garden pavers, reading about peace and making peace outdoors, sharing a good run with a friend.

Summer Days at Ixora- Water Activities and kite flying in our neighborhood park

Ah, summer!- making freshly squeezed orange juice and enjoying it, and making art using a straw.

Casa friends helping a younger friend, having morning snack outdoors, music on the playground by Mr. John, watering the garden and painting outdoors

Looking at the goats on the farm next door. Jumping our letters outdoors, painting outdoor and then cleaning the easel

The things we discover in our backyard/playground and our morning walks. The beautiful flowers in bloom. The toad hidden under a container, the caterpillar, our shadow...... What discoveries!

Making pancakes for morning snack

Celebrating Earth Day

We practiced using our glasses and then we were prepared to view the solar eclipse. What an experience

Happy Grandparents/Special Friends Day- From the Casa

Making Guacamole- looking at the skin, fruit and seed of an avacado, bead threading, African masks, Table Scrubbing, transferring

Working outdoors on this 3rd day of spring

Preparing our garden bed.

Working with the Red Rods outdoors, enjoying the outdoors with a younger friend, patterning with the Tower of Cubes and the Broad Stair, phoneme segmentation.

At the AMS Montessori conference in Orland Florida with my Wildflower Montessori colleagues. And one of the guest speakers was Lisa Ling.

Discovering Nature. What Joy!

Just enjoying the outdoors and discovering the first signs of spring, recognizing different habitats, and just enjoying nature to its fullest.

FYI- READ-Throwback Parenting
Montessori Life, Winter 2015 – 2016
BY JENNIFER WHEELHOUSE

Montessori - The Exchange The Montessori model centers independence and agency within a social community to foster a sense of purpose and collective responsibility.

Grace and Courtesy Beyond Please and Thank You Parents want children to be polite, kind, and civilized. But what does it take to foster that outcome?

A very busy last day at school. Loving doing our big works.

Holiday Potluck at Ixora Montessori. Happy Holidays Everyone. Thank you for sharing your beautiful children with us. See you all in 2024.

Our annual walk in Colonial Williamsburg

The Moveable Alphabet- writing tool, Large Button Dressing Frame-Care of Self and simple addition with the Number Rods

In the spirit of giving- Donating food to one of our local food banks. Thanks to Dr. Tate who picked up the donations by our children and their families and is a volunteer there.

Enjoy reading outdoors during one of our beautiful fall days.

“Wildflower’s teacher leaders are an extraordinary and diverse group of Montessorians with deep roots in their communities and strong perspectives about the educational experiences they want to offer.”

Matt Kramer, Wildflower’s CEO, spoke with Education Week, shedding light on Wildflower’s work and what we’ve learned. Dive deeper into the conversation through the link below or in our bio.

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-can-a-network-of-tiny-teacher-led-montessoris-spread-like-wildflowers/2023/11

Yoga-bringing body and mind together

Ixora Montessori School represented at the Virginia Montessori Association Conference this past Saturday, Oct. 21st