Engaging in the World

Toddlers learn English and Spanish in their bilingual classrooms. The Children's House After-School program is also bilingual. Learning Spanish continues through middle school. Here is an elementary student skyping with children at Escuela Montessori de Valparaiso in Chile.

The Montessori Model United Nations in New York is an annual event. LMS middle school students prepare from September through March to engage with other Montessori students around issues of international consequence such as climate change and global trade. Countries our students have represented over the years include Kenya, Uganda, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia. Pictured here is a middle school student from LMS speaking to her peers in the UN General Assembly.

Third year students in Lower Elementary research, write about and present the country of their choice in the last couple of months of the school year. They engage in the culture, history, society and economy of that country (in this case Myanmar) as they continue to learn the skills of presenting effectively.

Teachers and family members share traditions that are important to them. Children assume a cultural diversity they see everyday, made more real when they learn a song, play a game, bake or cook a treat, or read a book. Parents are encouraged to work with teachers to share with and participate in the classroom.