This weekend toddler teachers Ms. Renee and Ms. Mari attended an American Montessori Society seminar in Houston. This was a great opportunity to network with other toddler teachers, refresh, and gain new ideas for the classroom. Maria Montessori wrote that logical consequences generally do not work with toddlers because they don’t yet understand cause and […]
When learning about Montessori, one of the first and most important concepts that we come across is the idea of self- or child-directed learning/work. For many of us who grew up in a traditional classroom, this concept can be difficult to grasp. “But if my child decides what they want to work on all the […]
What do iconic traveler Rick Steves; playwright , actor, and educator Anna Deavere Smith; and father of the Maker Movement Dale Dougherty, all have in common? They were all keynote speakers at the recent American Montessori Society conference in Denver this year! Jennifer Davey, our Head of School, and Blanca Bird, our Lower Elementary guide, both attended […]
St. Paul’s suspends classes in observance of Good Friday. While not all of our families, faculty, or staff are Episcopalian, the school closes to observe one of the most solemn three-day periods in our tradition. Through the period of Lent and especially as we approach the Holy Week, many Christians are thinking about and reflecting […]
The older children in Primary 2 have been working on the 45 layout throughout the year (also known as The Bird’s Eye View). It is a concrete representation of place value using the golden beads. It consists of: 45 Golden Units 45 golden ten bars 45 hundred squares 45 thousand cubes a large set of […]
Sometimes we may look at a toddler-age child and think, “they’re way too young to cook! I can’t let them in the kitchen!” While it’s true that your toddler probably won’t wander into the kitchen and whip you up a 5-course gourmet meal, they absolutely can start helping with meal prep. More than just being […]
Thank you to everyone who volunteered at “Rising Science,” our 2018 Science Fair. Our students had a fantastic time and the feedback that they received from our experts will be of great help to them in fine-tuning their future projects. We are so proud of all of our students! Our Elementary and kindergarten-aged Primary students […]
When you hear the phrase “community service,” you may think of volunteering at a Food Bank or spending a Saturday cleaning up a park or road. You may also think of organizations like the Junior League or United Way, which bring together members to complete large-scale projects for various nonprofits in the community. At St. […]
Ash Wednesday is an important day of repentance and fasting in the Episcopal Church, as well as many other churches. Most of us who have lived in San Antonio or other cities with large Catholic populations have probably seen people with ash crosses on their foreheads. The imposition of ashes on the heads of the […]
Character education is one of the most important aspects of the Montessori curriculum across all ages. One of our greatest resources for helping children develop a strong moral character is the Bible. It is full of great truths and lessons about being a good person and making God happy when we do the things he […]
