The First Days
New shoes, a new classroom, and the first morning of work.
Alumni
The same handful of days, every year, for decades. The egg hunt on the field. The walk through the neighborhood in costume. The holiday show, after months of rehearsal. If you went here, you were in these photographs.
Below is the school year as it actually runs, each tradition with the years we have photographs for. Galleries from recent years are open to enrolled families with this year's code.
The Traditions
Fall Family Picnic
Families on the lawn at the start of every year.
Muscoot Farm
The autumn farm trip — hay, goats, and a long bus ride.
Fall at Montessori
Leaves, boots, and the year settling into its rhythm.
Pumpkin Carving
Every child with a pumpkin bigger than expected.
Halloween Parade
The whole school in costume, walking the neighborhood.
Diwali
The festival of lights, performed by the children.
The Critter Lady
The annual visit, and the animals nobody forgets.
Thanksgiving Feast
The long table, set and shared by the children.
The Holiday Show
Months of rehearsal, and one night on a real stage.
Winter & Snow
Snow pants, sleds, and the first real storm.
Cookie Decorating
More sprinkles on the table than on the cookies.
Chinese New Year
Dragons, red envelopes, and a new zodiac animal.
Valentine's Day
Cards made by hand and delivered to every cubby.
St. Patrick's Day
Green everywhere, and a leprechaun who leaves a mess.
The Egg Hunt
The whole field, and a great deal of running.
Stamford Nature Center
The spring trip — farm animals and the planetarium.
Spring at Montessori
Windows open, and work moving outdoors.
Children at Work
The ordinary mornings — which is really the whole point.
After School
Yoga, cooking, Spanish, dance, art, soccer.
Graduation
Gowns, portraits, and the walk every family remembers.
Summer Camp
July mornings, water, and the magician who returns each year.
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Photographs from 2001 to 2015 were kept in a format the web no longer runs, and we are working to recover them. If you have photographs from those years, we would be glad to have them — info@armonkmontessori.com.
If you appear in a photograph here and would like it removed, write to info@armonkmontessori.com and we will take it down.