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The Holiday Season Is Here!
Orcas Montessori School is ready for one of our favorite traditions of the year—The Annual Holiday Wreath Fundraiser! Every single wreath you bring home helps us take care of our island's littlest learners, directly funding local early childhood education. Bring the cozy, crisp scent of fresh, hand-tied Pacific Northwest evergreens to welcome friends and neighbors to your front door. An Orcas Montessori School wreath is a wonderful addition to your holiday wonderland! Our wreaths are beautiful, long-lasting holiday decorations for your home or business. Wreaths are a perfect gift for family, friends, or clients, and can make a lovely random act of kindness gift for someone special in the community. You can order wreaths for pick up on island by calling 360-376-5350 or emailing at info@orcasmontessori.org. You can also order for direct shipment nationwide to gift friends and family beautiful holiday greenery by visiting our holiday gift fundraising website at : https://omt.sffwa.com/minisite/orcasmontessoriwreathsale
The Montessori Method
Activities
The Montessori classroom offers children a wealth of hands-on activities. These are a mix of practical life, sensory, cultural, mathematic and literacy work. Each activity is presented individually and in keeping with each child’s needs and abilities, under observation of a trained guide.
We also offer ample time to explore and play outdoors.
A Community of Learners
Orcas Montessori School helps its students create a community of learners in which the younger students observe the developing skills of the older students, while the older children develop leadership skills and help the younger students. This approach fosters independent learning and a lively, cooperative system
Personal Development
When children encounter interpersonal differences, we seek to help them work out those differences by developing their own sense of discipline and community, not by relying on an external system of rewards and punishments.
