Category: Upper Elementary

“The Timeline of Life provides the child with a vision of all the life that comes on Earth before the human being.  In Upper Elementary, children enter the room having explored the timeline through retelling the story, animal research, and memorization of time periods and of species introduction.  Around the age of nine, the elementary … Continue reading “The Timeline of Life: Upper Elementary”

The Fort Builders use muscle and mental power, individual and communal strength; they make rules, break rules, argue, agree, build, and imagine. There is more involved than first meets the eye in building these forts – these spaces that children return to, build on to, and take pride in time and time again. Below, a … Continue reading “The Fort Builders”

The Upper Elementary children have been busy and creative during this past month of school. September has brought with it an outpouring of ideas, meetings, signing of the classroom constitution, reports, and even a play performed by the sixth-years on the second Great Lesson: “The Coming of Life.” Below, some photos from the play, and … Continue reading “The Great Lesson The Coming of Life Part 1: Presented by the Sixth-Years”

September at Villa di Maria is one of the most beautiful months! The campus is a gorgeous mix of color. Everything is still green and lush, with the first autumn colors sneaking through; along with the colorful blooms planted last spring that are nearing their end and the abundance of butterflies that visit them, the … Continue reading “September at Villa di Maria”

The first few days of the 2017-2018 school year have been a huge success! On the first day, the campus was calm and orderly. Other than a huge branch that had fallen the previous night, damaging the pool fence, everything went off without a hitch. We’ll take that as good luck! Below, some photos from … Continue reading “First Days of School”