
Wellan Montessori School Blog
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Wellan Montessori School (formerly Newton Montessori School) is an independent school for toddler, pre-k, elementary, and middle school students of Greater Boston. Winner of Boston Parents Paper "Family Favorite" Montessori Elementary School Award, 2018.
Wellan Montessori School Blog
2w ago
Teaching Cosmic Education is essential for students on the second plane of development ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
3M ago
The third year in any Montessori classroom is a magical year when everything comes together - a capstone year for most ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
3M ago
Movement is integral to learning, exploration, and discovery. Dr. Maria Montessori, the founder of Montessori pedagogy, considered respectin ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
6M ago
Boston-area families choose Wellan for both educational excellence and our warm, inclusive community. Wellan’s preschool, elementary, and ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
9M ago
Throughout the school year, Wellan kindergarteners have been participating in weekly “Kindergarten Workshops” that build upon classroom learning and help prepare students for first grade. On a weekly basis, PY3 students meet to attend four different workshops: Writer’s Workshop; Math Club; Science Lab; and Health Safety, Wellness, Community (HSWC). The HSWC workshop is particularly well suited for introducing new and diverse ideas to students, as it presents an opportunity for children to think deeply about what it means to be well and to do well for oneself and for others. We reflect an ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
10M ago
When I enter our Primary classroom, I am amazed by the humming and buzzing created by students moving around and connecting with each other and with the materials on our shelves. They are busy exploring and learning on so many different levels each minute and every day. Montessori classrooms emphasize self-regulation, personal responsibility, and social harmony. The structure of a Montessori classroom gives our students important opportunities to:
gain independence
thrive in a safe, inclusive community
take personal responsibility for their actions
feel in control of their being
sel ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
1y ago
"Practical Life is the area of the classroom in which children get to fulfill their developmental and psychological needs by practicing and experimenting with the world around them. "
Dr. Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori pedagogy, believed that children are naturally eager to engage in purposeful activities. She observed that children take immense joy in imitating adults and yearn for opportunities to be involved in meaningful tasks. Dr. Montessori saw the work of everyday life as the means for intelligent movement and found that movement without purpose is fatiguing to childre ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
1y ago
Boston-area families choose Wellan for both educational excellence and our warm, inclusive community. Wellan’s preschool, elementary, and middle school programs each placed first as a Boston Parents “Family Favorite” in 2023.
For more than ten years, Boston Parents Paper has given readers the chance to nominate and vote for their personal “Family Favorites” throughout Boston, Massachusetts, and New England. Categories cover many services valued by families, including schools, camps, pediatricians, and more.
Wellan Montessori School placed first in the following categories:
Independent Presch ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
1y ago
Did you know that some early fish had lungs and could move around on land? Veronica, a second grade student in LE2 can tell you all about it.
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Lower Elementary students are captivated by animals, from their own pets to those found in the far reaches of our world. They can tell you all sorts of interesting and minute facts about animals you didn’t even know existed. This is the starting point for the Lower Elementary biology study, which makes for an exciting three years! Lower Elementary students seek t ..read more
Wellan Montessori School Blog
2y ago
Boston-area families choose Wellan for both educational excellence and our warm, inclusive community. Wellan’s preschool, elementary, and middle school programs each placed first as a Boston Parents “Family Favorite” in 2022.
For more than ten years, Boston Parents Paper has given readers the chance to nominate and vote for their personal “Family Favorites” throughout Boston, Massachusetts, and New England. Categories cover many services valued by families, including schools, camps, pediatricians, and more.
Wellan Montessori School placed first in the following categories:
Independent Presch ..read more