End of School Year Celebration - June 2012

A time to celebrate!

On Friday, June 15th. we proudly celebrated the end of our first school year.  It was a very special event that included a tribute to all the wonderful fathers as celebration of Fathers' Day approached.  Students graduating from Kindergarten received their Kindergarten Diplomas and all other students received their Montessori Certificates of Promotion.

It was a time to celebrate our students' achievements during the school year.  They all worked diligently and their academic accomplishments are visible.  More importantly, this year was a time for our students to develop strong friendships and a definite love of learning.  For both, parents and staff, it was also very rewarding to realize how much the students have developed socially and emotionally.

At The Earth School, we believe that our main role as teachers is to support our students in their individual journey of becoming not only independent students, but also individuals with a strong sense of respect and appreciation for themselves, others, and the world around them.  The results speak for themselves.  We are grateful for this opportunity and very excited to celebrate a job well done!

Songs, a play, and a fashion show with beautiful creations made out of recycled materials, took place in a gorgeous natural stage as part of the event.  Thank you to all the families for their continued support and to our wonderful staff for a very successful year!

Mother's Day Celebration - May 2012

A special tribute to a group of beautiful moms!

Mother's Day was the perfect opportunity to say Thank You to the wonderful group of moms that are part of our school.  Thank you for everything they do for their children and thank you for all they do for the school.  Always willing to volunteer and help with anything their children need.  No matter how busy they might be, they manage to make time to be there for them.

We greatly appreciate your enthusiasm and participation.  We wouldn't be the great school we are without involved families like yours!

Flowers, hugs, great food, songs, and lots of love were all part of this special celebration.

Earth Week - April 2012

Awakening a sense of respect, gratitude, and appreciation for nature!


Instilling in our students a sense of respect and appreciation for nature is at the heart of The Earth School's values.  Earth Week was a wonderful opportunity for our students to put in practice everything they had been learning about recycling, reducing, reusing, planting, and other ways to take care of our planet.

Our students planted fruits, vegetables, and flowering plants and wrote beautiful Thank You letters to the Earth as part of their creative writing class.  A colorful Thank You Earth mural was also part of the activities of the younger children, as well as clay creations.  Cutting and gluing images of what they are thankful for gave them the opportunity to further develop their fine motor skills, while expressing gratitude for everything they have.  

International Student Week - March 2012

A week of discovery, appreciation, and celebration of life!

During the International Student Week, students and families had the opportunity to share about their countries and cultures.  With 14 different nationalities represented in the school by teachers and students, this celebration was a wonderful tour around the world!  We experienced music, crafts, art, and different kinds of delicious food.  At the same time, we learned about geography and cultural practices from far away places.

Most importantly, our students made the wonderful discovery about the traditions and interests we all have in common! Also, they found it incredibly amazing that coming from so many different parts of the world, we had the opportunity to meet, share, and learn together in and about Rwanda and the beautiful African continent.  

Valentine's Day Sprinkler Party!

We all had a wonderful time celebrating Valentine's Day at school!  The celebration started with an arts and crafts session followed by delicious banana muffins for snack, baked by one of our youngest students.  Then the sprinkler party began by splashing colorful water balloons and running around the sprinklers!   

Afterwards, our students also played in the playground and, very creatively, some of them made delicious-looking pretend cakes out of sand, while other created caves and hiding spots for their aquatic animals!  The day ended with the most beautiful smiles.  Enjoy the pictures!

Welcome back to school!

Tuesday, January 10th., 2012 was the first day of school after the end of year break.  Students had a very nice day with opportunities to share their experiences during the holidays, including time shared with family and friends, and visits to other countries.  They were happy to see their friends and teachers again and we were glad to see all the families together, a very special school community indeed.

Since the students arrived in the morning they were engaged in creative activities that allowed them to express themselves and have a smooth transition into school again.  We look forward to continue to support their holistic development and enjoy another semester of excitement and "work."

“The child can only develop fully by means of experience in his environment.  We call such experiences ‘work’.”    Dr. Maria Montessori.