Last day of practice! Oral exams next week. 😬 #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessoriclassroom #amitraining #practice #almostfinished #justneedtopassexams
The children may be off for the summer, but we’re still working hard, practicing lessons to give when the children return at SIMS in Phoenix. #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessoritraining #ami #preparation #phoenix
Scenes from the last day of school. 👏😢👏😢👏😢 #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessoriclassroom #catholicmontessori #lastday #lastdayofschool #summertime #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
The Thousand Chain is loooong! So excited that she wanted to challenge herself and took it out to count again. #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessoriclassroom #catholicmontessori #montessorimath #thousandchain #challengingyourself #skipcounting #mathisfun #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
The rose exploded in the last couple of days. Maybe we’ll make a couple of flower arrangements with roses before the last day of school! 🌹 #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessoriclassroom #catholicmontessori #flowerarranging #roses #almostsummer #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
One of the benefits of the mixed age classroom is older children becoming leaders and teaching their younger classmates. This is a great Sandpaper Letter lesson! #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessoriclassroom #mixedagelearning #mixedageclassroom #3periodlesson #sandpaperletters #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
Finding matching sounds with the sound cylinders helps the children develop their auditory discrimination, an important skill for learning to read and write. #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessoriclassroom #catholicmontessori #soundcylinders #sensorial #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
Counting the Thousand Chain is a big work! #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessoriclassroom #montessorilearning #catholicmontessori #montessorimath #math #counting #skipcounting #thousandchain #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
Never give more to the mind than you give to the hand. Nothing promotes concentration like a little water and soap. #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessoriclassroom #montessorilearning #catholicmontessori #practicallife #clothwashing #waterandsoap #concentration #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
The Stamp Game gives children the ability to solve problems with LARGE numbers. This 6 year old is solving for 3,478 divided by 207! Swipe ⬅️ to see her answer. #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessorilearning #montessorieducation #montessoriclassroom #catholicmontessori #math #montessorimath #stampgame #division #longdivision #zerointhedivisor #6yearsold #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
The Musical Bells are really a Sensorial exercise. Eventually we’ll get to some musical literacy when the children are a little older. But for now they’re just learning to distinguish between pitches. #hilltopchildrenshouse #montessori #montessoriclassroom #montessorilearning #musicalbells #montessoribells #sensorial #perfectpitch #catholicmontessori #steubenville #steubenvilleohio
Washing a table and singing, “Dontcha know how much fun it can be at school washing a table?” 🎶
It’s #GivingTuesday 2020. Like so many other worthy charities we are seeking your support.
We began this year in spite of COVID with twelve children. Since we do not wish ability to pay to be a barrier, seven of those twelve have received some level of tuition reduction.
As you can see in the photos below from our Instagram feed, it has been a pleasing year thus far. We have added:
- a dishwashing stand where children can learn to wash and dry their own dishes after snack;
- a knobs and screws work for the children to learn how to use basic tools;
- aprons and oil cloth underlays to increase the number of children who can do pouring works;
- some outdoor tools for raking leaves;
- more books for our reading corner, among other things.
Our ask for #GivingTuesday is two-fold:
Large Needs
Heating and Ventilation: First, if you can give a large amount, it will help us shore up our aging heating and cooling system. Our furnace, air conditioning unit, and ductwork are very old and need to be serviced badly. Such work doesn’t fit into the regular budget, so an emergency could be catastrophic for us.
Outdoor Works: Second, we would love to provide an outdoor space where children could go to do outdoor works in a secure and well-designed yard. This requires a retaining wall and fence around the perimeter.
Larger gifts will help make these possible sooner rather than later.
Smaller Needs
For those who cannot give a large amount, would you consider becoming a monthly donor? Monthly donors are the lifeblood of our operations, allowing us to plan for the future. We are looking for 20 new donors at the $20 level by the end of the year. We have nine new monthly donors, could you help us close that gap with a first $20 monthly donation?
Whatever you give, we thank you from the bottoms of our hearts. God bless!
