http://nhms.info Montessori School in Dresher, PA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:34:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Service, both inside and outside of the school community, is a strong value at NHMS. I would like to express my appreciation to all of the adults and children who are involved in our community service projects throughout the year. I would also like to recognize the projects completed and ongoing ... http://nhms.info/2010/03/08/community-service-news/ School will be closed on March 25 & March 26, 2010 for Spring Conferences. http://nhms.info/2010/03/08/spring-conferences/ New Horizons opens her doors, inviting all to come and see. Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9-10:30AM http://nhms.info/2010/02/24/open-house-4/ Returning Nature Elective starts Monday 2/22/10, 3-4PM with Judith Gratz & Chris Hagy Maple Sugaring & Nature Quests Maple trees tagged in the Fall by children in the Nature Elective are now ready to be tapped! & Mother Nature in winter is waiting to be explored! 5 Mondays, 2/22-3/22, 3-4:00PM- $75 To join the ... http://nhms.info/2010/02/19/nature-elective-2/ New Horizons Summer Art and Nature Camp for NHMS Children's House students Eight week camp for children of the ages 2.7-5 June 14 until August 6, 2010 Led by Children's House Guides Joan Raiti & Sutapa Bakshi, campers will explore different cultures from around the world and interact with the natural wonders of our ... http://nhms.info/2010/02/16/new-horizons-summer-art-nature-camp/ The Lower Elementary students have a monthly bake sale.  This gives them the opportunity to handle money and maintain a feeling of school wide community by selling to the classes they used to be in, have friends and siblings in, or will be part of in the future. The children use ... http://nhms.info/2010/02/05/bake-sale-for-a-good-cause/ Parent Teacher Education Series Winter On October 7,  New Horizons inaugurated their Parent Teacher Education Series with Dr. Tamar Chansky, who spoke about Anxiety in Childhood, identified the symptoms of the anxious child and proposed methods to deal with them at home and in school. On Wednesday evening (7-9pm) January 13, 2010,  NHMS will ... http://nhms.info/2010/01/05/parent-teacher-education/ New Horizons Community Service: Lansdale Boys and Girls Club By Julianne  and Franziska, 6th year students This year each class at New Horizons Montessori School will donate healthy snacks to The Boys and Girls Club in Lansdale as community service. The Upper Elementary class was the first to participate in ... http://nhms.info/2009/12/11/new-horizons-community-service/ Will Wright invented a genre of computer game that involves neither winning nor shooting, yet has generated colossal hits. Among them: SimCity (which earned its publisher $230 million), and received a Montessori Education through sixth grade. A technical virtuoso with boundless imagination, Will Wright has created a style of computer gaming ... http://nhms.info/2009/10/16/will-wright/ For those who were not able to be with us, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCCOXBS1a2w http://nhms.info/2009/09/22/light-a-candle-for-peace-2/