Providence Montessori

Have fun traveling this summer, Green Bean!

Sharing knowledge at last week's Africa Fair at Providence.

Students contribute flowers to floral arrangements for each teacher.

Colonial Fair

Students are excited about their contributions to our upcoming fundraiser!

Mr. Jakobi Williams shared his hand-crafted "Freedom Blanket" with Room I in honor of Black History Month.

Celebrating Mardi Gras!

An edible lesson on the layers of the sun.

The "explosion" into writing in a Primary (3-6 yr olds) classroom.

Special Moment - A student loses one of her 'dientes' during Spanish class.

Parents and Toddlers enjoy a first day at Providence together.

First year primary buddies enjoying the last few days together before summer break.

First year primary buddies enjoying the last few days together before summer break.

Its time to celebrate our Earth with Earth Day projects, Spring picnic, and Songs about Peace and Earth!

A primary student cheers on the Cats during his yoga work choice.

Trevor Eissler, author of Montessori Madness, was the keynote speaker at the Montessori Fair on February 23rd. Fourteen schools participated and two hundred people attended the Fair.

Nearly 400 people attended our Breakfast Cafe on February 10th. Families enjoyed pastries, casseroles, fruit, and all sorts of yummy breakfast treats. Even better than the food was the quality time spent with our Providence family.

Classroom V had an exciting field trip to The Falls of the Ohio.

These primary students enjoy their time cooking with Ms. Terry.

On Wednesday, September 21st, Providence students celebrated International Peace Day.  The students sang songs about peace led by music teacher, Mrs. Franzini. Pictures of the students can be seen at http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/21/1891096/international-day-of-peace.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcgN0lEh5IA&feature=share

 

This video does a wonderful job of extolling the attributes of a Montessori education.  Every parent wants to have their child be engaged in learning and have a light in their eyes.

 

A four year old primary student concentrates on a 1-10 turtle counting work with Mrs. Campbell.  This a concrete way to help the children learn to associate number & quantity.

Business Manager/Human Resources Specialist
Application Deadline:  May 23, 2011
Qualified persons interested in applying for the position should supply a resume to Carol Hiler at 1209 Texaco Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40508 or call 255-7330.

General Information
Length of Work Day:   7 Hours (80%) 
Length of Work Year:   Year Round, Excluding Holidays, Spring Break
Salary: TBA

General Job Description:
Perform advanced clerical accounting duties related to the preparation of monthly financial statements, conduct daily book-keeping activities related to school operations and support human resources functions.  Job description available upon request.

Enrollment Openings for Full-Day and Half-Day Primary Classes for

2011-2012 School Year

Providence offers a full-day and a half-day primary classrooms serving children beginning at age three and continuing through the kindergarten year. The classrooms have a three-year age span to allow children to both learn from and teach other children.

There are typically 25 children in each classroom and three teachers. The primary program offers half-day (8:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and full-day (7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

Call the office at 255-7330 if you are interested or know of another family who would like more information.

Lower Elementary presented their Earth Day projects to the school. Although the Earth Day picnic was rained out, we had a big turnout to see the projects and attend the Book Fair.