When our usual blogger was struck with writer's block, her son, who is in his second year of the WSMS elementary program offered to step...

Were you as surprised as we were to wake up to a snow-covered world this morning? Even though April snow is common in Chicago, it's...

Montessori education is frequently referred to as "education for peace." Dr. Montessori envisioned a world in which peace was not simply...

On a normal Monday, I could walk down the halls of WSMS and hear music all around. Individual children create music on the bells, tone...

The primary-level Montessori curriculum includes four main areas: practical life, sensorial, math, and language. Practical life includes...

As a highly traditional, decidedly low-tech Montessori school*, we've spent plenty of time dodging repeated recommendations to start a...