Is Montessori Education Right for My Child?
Parents often ask me, “Do you think Montessori is right for my child?” It is a good question. It is an honest question. And usually it comes from a place of love. Parents are trying to make the right decision. They may be wondering if their child is too shy, too busy,...
Open House at JMS!
Open House Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 10 am - 12 pm Journey Montessori School Meet our teachers, see a slide show and enjoy refreshments. Children are...
Building Forts
Meet the world’s leading expert on why kids build forts. What he’s learned is both fascinating and inspiring. By Paula Spencer Scott Has your kid ever built a fort out of sofa cushions and blankets? Or made a secret den from branches and bushes? A snow...
Richard Louv Visit
Richard Louv came to Journey School last week to see what he has inspired here in New Mexico. The JMS children were thrilled to welcome him into their wild, open space. After showing off their forts and nature creations, the children sang their...
Tsankawi
Have you ever wondered whose hands drew the first pictures on earth? Have you ever thought about what your life would be like if we didn't have an alphabet? Each year, children are mesmerized by a story called Communication in Signs, one of...
Plaza Blanca and Abiquiu Lake
Photos © 2015 Marc Romanelli Our final camping adventure of the school year took students and their families through the majestic Georgia O'Keeffe landscape in...
Ending the Year in Ancient Greece!
"We want to be Greek gods!" they exclaimed as the class discussed the final Journey Montessori School performance. The children had been studying ancient Greece and reading Greek myths for the past month, so it was no surprise that this was the most popular...
Tremendous Tent Rocks!
We journeyed back in time again to the formation of Tent Rocks National Monument. Seven million years ago, a time of very active volcanism, about 20 small volcanoes erupted repeatedly to form sedimentary rock layers. These were then subject to erosion by wind and...
January 2014: Four Unique Adventures!
This month we have been on four very different adventures. Our first adventure took us to The Jacobs' 150 acre property on Glorieta Mesa. It is a beautiful place with ruins from Spanish settlers as well as old Native American ruins that are unexcavated. We hiked to...
A Symphony of Birds: The Bosque del Apache
We spent the day at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge. It was an incredible experience when a gaggle of snow geese took flight right in front of us. ...