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Allentown-Based Montessori School Receives $66K To Help Low-Income Children Escape Poverty Through Quality Education

The funds, provided by Bridge Educational Foundation and Commonwealth Charitable Management, will go toward Grace Montessori School’s Closing the Achievement Gap program. Grace Montessori School (GMS), a nonprofit school and childcare center serving children ages 15 months to 12 years, received $66,000 in Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) slated for

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What are calm and quiet classrooms?

If you walk into a Montessori classroom, you might notice it’s quiet—much quieter than a typical preschool, kindergarten, or elementary classroom. Why is that?  As part of the prepared Montessori environment, calm and quiet learning is emphasized. Inside voices and walking feet help students focus on their activities, working at

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Helping Hands at our Annual Benefit

This spring, Grace Montessori School hosted our Legacy of Learning Annual Benefit. It would not have been a true celebration of our educational legacy without including our students in the evening’s activities. Our students in classrooms 2, 3 and 4 worked together throughout the spring to create artwork to auction

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The Grace Montessori School Girl Scout Troop

    Students at Grace Montessori have many opportunities to learn new skills, make new friends, and set ambitious goals. Our Grace Montessori School Girl Scout Troop, which began in Fall 2022, allows 11 students to do that. Our mixed-age troop includes Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors and is open to

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The Difference Between Montessori and Traditional School Mathematics

Montessori and traditional academic curriculums vary in many ways. From teaching strategies and progression to assessments and learning objectives, they differ fundamentally and create diverging experiences for the students involved in those lessons. Montessori mathematics is a subject that absolutely stands out from the math taught in traditional classroom settings.

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Keeping Our Students Safe at Grace Montessori

At Grace Montessori, student safety is our number one priority. From fire drills to abuse prevention, our staff receives the training required to ensure a safe and stable learning environment for our students. Grace Montessori staff and educators receive safety training from the PA Department of Human Services. In addition,

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Teacher Spotlight – Miss Sabrina

Miss Sabrina is a beloved primary curriculum teacher at Grace Montessori School. After graduating from Lehigh Carbon Community College with a certification in Early Childhood Education, Sabrina decided to pursue a career in Montessori education and went on to complete several Montessori certification courses. Eleven years into her now 16-year-long

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Alumni Highlight – Amelia Tuerk

Grace Montessori School’s education encourages students to embrace their individuality and make creative choices in their learning. For Amelia Tuerk, her journey is filled with self-directed creativity, a foundation that she acquired as a Grace Montessori student. Amelia is currently a senior at Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts

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Teacher Spotlight – Radhika Hoshing

Meet Radhika Hoshing, an elementary teacher for grades one through six and Grace Montessori School’s Director. In early education graduate school at Bombay University in India, Ms. Radhika’s professor recommended a book called “The Absorbent Mind” written by Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori Method of Teaching. As she

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Continuing to Close the Gap

Grace Montessori School is proud to report that during the 2021-2022 academic year, we awarded over $135,000 in financial support to aid more than 29 families. The scholarships impact more than 30% of our student body, and we are thrilled to make a difference in so many lives. Every Grace

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