Montessori Education Week | Louisiana Montessori

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LMA proudly joined Montessori schools and organizations around the world in celebrating Montessori Education Week during the last week of February.

Click below to see the proclamation issued by Governor John Bel Edwards declaring the official Montessori Education week in the state of Louisiana.

We want to see all of the ways you choose to celebrate Montessori education in your community!

Use the hashtags #MontessoriEdWeek and #LouisianaMontessori

Send us emails with photos of your school's activities

Create a "testimonial wall" with statements and drawings by students, parents & staff
Organize a school spirit day / week
Read a biography of Maria Montessori
Reach out to school alumni
Share Montessori "quotes of the day" with parents
Start a parent education book club (begin with Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Lillard)
Create a banner for the front of your school
Write acrostic poems using the word MONTESSORI
Collect Acts of Kindness and display them creatively

Plant a tree
Have students create t-shirts to wear
Share teachers' albums with parents
Take a Walk for Peace on your campus
Choose a craft activity to present each day involving peace (thumbprint dove, origami, making a lovelight)
Discuss what each student is most grateful for
Learn the Montessori 150 song
Release "bubbles of peace"
Have students create an art project on their favorite materials or work