By: Niki Anconetani   (1/12/12) When my daughter, Layla, was learning to walk my husband and I decided not to hold her hand to help her practice unless her safety was in question.  When we would see other relatives holding her hands to keep her from wobbling we would kindly tell them that we…

Sra. Anna gives a short training to parents of OakHaven Montessori School in O’Fallon, MO who want to drive elementary children on going outs. Please watch this short video before you volunteer for this important service for our elementary children. Thank you!

This is a guest post by Michelle Bross of My Child’s Gardener. I had the privilege of taking my daughter and classmate on a Going Out to the zoo for a research project. They were given $10 for incidentals, should they need it. The only instruction was to bring back a receipt. Walking back…

This is a guest post by Michelle Bross of My Child’s Gardener. If you are looking for an alternative to the piles of papers and tubs of art projects, here is a simplified minimalist approach to turn mounds of clutter into masterpieces. This is a purposeful and beautiful way to cherish and share your…

This article was contributed by Teresa Muehlemann, a parent from Villa di Maria, one of our sister Montessori schools.  Teresa welcomes your questions by email at tmuehlemann@sbcglobal.net   Here are my thoughts on Montessori Education – staying for kindergarten. I am speaking from my perspective as a Catholic parent of two children, daughter and son….

The following article expresses thoughts that were contributed by Kathy Shreves, a Montessori parent from Villa di Maria Montessori School, one of OakHaven’s sister schools.  Kathy welcomes your questions or comments via email at kshreves@grantiron.com. My name is Kathy Shreves and I am a parent at Villa di Maria Montessori School in Kirkwood.  I…

This is a guest post by parent, Dan McMahon. How important can a single moment in time be in your life?  Each day 86,400 seconds pass and a huge percentage of them aren’t given a second thought.  They come, they go, and they are gone forever. 

This is a guest post from Michelle Bross, parent and author of My Child’s Gardener. I just completed the Silent Journey and Discovery at OakHaven Montessori School. The Silent Journey is an invitation to experience the classroom from the child’s perspective. I didn’t have to be asked twice. I am actively seeking opportunities to…

…to OakHaven Parents  CAUTION:  This letter is R RATED—for adults only! NOT FOR CHILDREN’S EYES !!!!  The dreaded questions came much earlier than we expected.  We thought we had at least another year or two before we had to deal with it.  But she had just turned five when she hit me with it…

by Niki Anconetani, parent and Trivia Chair (12/6/2010): What a privilege it was to take part as chair person for the 1st ever OMS Trivia Party and Auction.  It turned out to be a huge success in so many ways.  We had a great turn out of over 250 guests, we raised thousands of…