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PRESS RELEASES
2nd ANNUAL LITTLE PENGUINS PLANTING PARTY
A sunny day, happy Penguins and a great deal of hard work. That sums up the 2nd Annual Little Penguins Plant Planting Party and general clean up at their campus on Fahie Hill.
Amongst other things the Little Penguins were hard at work planting fruits and vegetables in their newly acquired vegetable plot. This important activity is part of the Montessori Curriculum which includes practical life activities that enables the child to participate and be active in their own environment, thus learning skills for life. Once the fruits and vegetables have matured the children will harvest them and bring them to the table for all to share as part of their domestic science classes.
The faculty and families worked hard on beautifying the interior of this four bedroomed home set on ½ acre. At the end of the day the Little Penguins had a beautiful array of pastel coloured classrooms, indoor gym areas, nurseries and a pastel pink library, in which to learn and grow.
Another wonderful fun filled, family event for the Little Penguins.
READING IS FUN WEEK
Century House Montessori School BVI recently supported the BVI Governments highly successful “Reading is Fun Week” with a series of special guest readers visiting each class at the schools campus on Diamond Estate.
Literacy is a strong component in the Montessori year long Curriculum and the children learn the joy of reading at an early age. They become in essence, readers for life.
Our visitors read in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Africana. The children enjoyed books from all over the world but one of the favorites was a book called “Queen Conch” read by one of our local parents.
8th INTERNATIONAL DAY
Bring on the rain; bring on the wind and multiple power cuts! Despite all these obstacles CHMS, BVI 8th International Day was a resounding success shared by family, friends, faulty and staff and of course our beloved children.
This year’s array of beautiful and authentic International costumes dazzled the eager gathering and made for an amazing rainbow of rich hues which in turn reflects the vast cultural diversity we share at CHMS, BVI. We are truly an International school in every sense of the word.
The programme included a wonderful duet by sopranos Via Donovan Hodge and Anya Rhoden, readings on Dr. Montessori’s life by Ahan Dhar, Sean Wong, Molly Woodruff accompanied by wonderful illustrations of Dr. Montessori.
“There are places in the world” took the assembled audience around the globe with the Elementary students singing a cappello due to the power cuts.
Peace Makers were well represented by Miss Maduro’s young class and this part of the programme concluded with a rousing rendition of Teaching Peace sung with enthusiasm so as to avoid seeing Mrs. Morgan strut her stuff.
Everyone was then invited to our traditional Circle of Peace and Friendship before experiencing a cornucopia of International dishes which were a joy to the eye and pure pleasure for the taste buds.
A huge thank you must go to the parents whose efforts produced the most amazing costumes and food and helped make this 8th International Day one we will always remember.
Here at CHMS, BVI we strive to be more than an excellent educational institute. We strive to be more than a place to grow and learn. Your faculty and staff are dedicated to making every moment of your child’s life a memorable one to add to your memory banks and your bank just received another wonderful deposit.
We hope you enjoyed CHMS, BVI’s 8th International Day as much as we did.
FIELD OF DREAMS 10TH SEPTEMBER 2006
This year saw a Field of Dreams with a different focus. Having spent the last six years beautifying our home away from home the consensus among the Faculty and Staff was to not “guild the Lily” but to concentrate on maintaining the beauty we have all helped to create over the years.
Thus the birth of “Adopt a Spot”, a plan to invite families to adopt a small area of the grounds and keep them free of trash, dead leaves and general Keep the BVI Beautiful by keeping our little area of it sparkling. There is still time to sign up. Find the plot layout on the Elementary classroom door and help to beautify our school.
There was a smaller turn out than in previous years. This the Faculty and Staff attributed to the long and grueling hours we all put in over the previous three weeks to move two entire classrooms, lock, stock and barrel and re-design and implement a combined Elementary class in the Great Room.
Moving, sorting, searching, shifting and supporting is a rewarding but tiring activity. However the family and friends in attendance enjoyed Friendship and Fellowship under the burning sun and helped to celebrate the birthdays of two of my favourite people, Jude Kinkead (7) and Kapil Dhar (age yet to be determined).
Everyone commented on the beauty of the grounds, thanks to Lenny Stoddard our Maintenance Manager, the inspirational classrooms, thanks to the hard work of all Faculty and Staff and the sense of renewal and re-commitment to our Montessori ideals, faculty, family and friends old and new.
The event saw the return of our wonderful Alumni who were dragged before the attending crowd by Mrs. Morgan and embarrassed as only teenagers can be when praised in front of others.
The event closed with an impromptu, heart felt plea from Miss Danielle to speak of our school positively as we are a good, wonderful and unique school and we all deserve the power of positive words and positive thoughts.
Another wonderful Field of Dreams Party.
PEACE BEGINS WITH ME! PEACE BEGINS WITH ME! Were the words echoing in the hills over Diamond Estate as the Children Faculty & Staff from Century House Montessori School BVI celebrated their 3rd Annual Peace Walk at their campus on Friday 11th November.
Peace studies have always been a part of the Montessori Curriculum devised by the first female Doctor in Italy, Dr. Maria Montessori in 1905. The children at CHMS BVI participate in daily peace studies as early as three years old and learn conflict resolution skills which they use on a daily basis. Montessorians the world over believe that Peace begins with the actions of the very young and children who are surrounded by adults who model peaceful behaviors will in turn emulate those behaviors.
The children shared their own Peace poetry and Peace songs and discussed the Peace makers of the world and their individual impact on our present day lives. Then everyone enjoyed a symbolic Peace Walk around the school campus accompanied by a rousing chorus of “We are teaching Peace in what we do and what we say” by Ms. Lynsey Debeers Elementary Class.
7th Annual International Day
CHMS BVI recently celebrated its 7th Annual International Day at its campus on Diamond Estate.
An idea created by UNICEF a number of years ago and adopted by Montessori Schools the world over; International Day is designed to celebrate our cultural diversity and ethnic heritage. The celebration is designed to enlighten our children to a deeper understanding of other cultures, cultures that need to be embraced, shared and celebrated, not feared and ignored.
Family, friends and visitors enjoyed a feast for the eyes and ears as the pupils at Century House Montessori School BVI dressed in national costumes from all over the world and entertained the crowd with a multicultural presentation including songs, poems and music from Japan, the US, and Europe.
The Day concluded with a sumptuous luncheon provided by parents, families and friends. The cultural diversity of CHMS BVI’s student bodies was reflected in the food with amazing dishes from St. Lucia, BVI, Israel, USA, Italy, Jamaica, India and South Africa.
Lecture Series
In a continued effort to acquaint the public to the Montessori Method of Education, Century House Montessori School, BVI held the first of its termly lectures for the present school year. CHMS BVI have been offering lectures since the schools inception in 1998 to help parents, care givers and the general public have a better understanding of this amazing method of education for children from 3 –12 and which will celebrate it’s 100 years in 2006.
The lecture was held at their campus on Diamond Estate and was about the day in the life of a pre-primary child (ages 3-6) at a Montessori school. Parents were introduced to all the different areas in the classroom. The parents were given the opportunity to use the Sensorial, Language, Math’s and Cultural materials. A slide show was presented giving a visual of exactly what Montessori children are involved in each day.
This, the first in a series of lectures, discussed the importance of the early years and the impact it has on the child’s educational, social and spiritual growth.
The purpose of the evening was to give a better understanding of the Montessori philosophy and to encourage parents to use some of what they learned in their daily lives at home with their children.
Quiz Night
Roll up, walk up and please, please show up to support Century house Montessori School, BVI up and coming Quiz Night. Venue: BVI Sports Club, on Saturday 27th November, time: 7.30pm, Cost: $15 per person including supper and a fantastic band.
Back due to popular demand CHMS BVI quiz nights are fun for local and ex-patriate alike where they can pit their wits against each other and have some fun in the process.
Rickie “The Waistcoat” Davies with his team of brainiac lawyers are the team to watch, Whilst previous winners Jurassic Smarts with a streamlined team might be the new contenders for their old title.
Proceeds go to the teacher development fund, which enables the faculty at CHMS BVI at attend workshops and conferences all over the world. Meeting with like-minded professionals to explore the latest scientific studies and improved methodologies in the Montessori world.
So put your brain in gear, your dancing shoes on and join CHMS BVI Faculty, staff and parents for a memorable night of quizzing with Quiz master Kenneth “The Mike” Morgan and his lovely quizettes. There are many wonderful prizes to be won and a raffle to die for.
For more information please call Jo McIntyre 494-0171.
See you there!
Field of Dreams
Century House Montessori school, BVI celebrated it’s 6th Annual field of Dreams party on Sunday 19th September with friends both old and new, families and children too under a sun kissed sky and balmy breezes.
The territory is indeed blessed by the presence of a Montessori school offering parents choices in their children’s academic futures and offering the government of the territory a partner in education.
As usual the event brought out Montessori families and friends in a gathering of love, respect and friendship.
Many beautiful trees were planted to assist in the beautification of the school and the island and many wonderful dishes were brought to the table to reflect the international and cultural diversity that is Century House Montessori School BVI.
The event culminated in a moving speech by Principal/Founder Mrs. Patricia Morgan who paid respects to her faculty and staff, without whom her dream would not now be a vibrant, loving and stimulating place for children to learn, be loved and nurtured.
Mrs. Morgan also paid tribute to the founding children, the pioneers who blazed the trail and set the standard of academic excellence, which is the hallmark of CHMS BVI. These pioneers have graduated to two of the top ten boarding schools in the UK and closer to home in the BVI with children graduating to Cedar School.
To learn more about CHMS BVI and the Montessori system please call 494 1686 or visit the school anytime between 9-3 Monday through Friday. The school also offers a series of lectures on the Montessori Philosophies and methodologies throughout the year and termly Open houses for the public to see the system in action.
Please call or drop in CHMS BVI operates and open door policy and encourages the public to experience this unique, dynamic and inspiring Montessori environment first hand. Come join us and see quality education for Life.
