News

Dear Families,

I am very pleased to announce that we have hired our new Toddler/Primary Division Head for the 2026-27 school year. Anne Ledoux comes to us with over 15 years of experience as a Primary teacher. She also founded and directed the Auxiliary Program and summer camp at the Scott campus of Arbor Montessori School. She is a dedicated Montessorian who has taught at Casa Montessori, Arbor Montessori School, and even at Springmont many years ago. Anne holds a Master of Education from Loyola College in Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Maryland. Anne is known by close colleagues as a hard-working, caring, organized, team player, as well as an amazing teacher and leader. We look forward to having her join our community in July. We will plan an event for parents to meet her prior to the start of school. 

In the meantime, our heartfelt thanks go to Patricia Jordan, who has served as our Interim Associate Head of School, and Dajar Showers, who has served as the Interim Division Coordinator for Toddler and Primary. They have served admirably this year, no matter how many hats they have worn!

Elizabeth
 

Classroom observations provide parents/guardians with an authentic glimpse of their child(ren)’s day – their friends, teacher, environment, and learning – and are an excellent way to learn more about Montessori. Because our youngest students are less able to maintain concentration when family members visit their classroom in person and may feel distressed when parents/guardians depart, observations of Toddler classrooms are done via Zoom. 

Toddler/Primary Division Coordinator Dajar Showers will host the Zoom sessions, spending approximately 20 minutes in the classroom and leaving time at the end to answer questions. You may also email questions to her (dshowers@springmont.com) or your child’s Teacher. 

There’s no need to RSVP - simply join the Zoom on the designated day and time. (The link will be emailed to families the day before.) Please join the session promptly so that Dajar does not have to stop her tour to admit parents to the Zoom meeting. 

• Remzije’s Class Zoom Observation - Tues, March 24, 9:30 a.m.
• Zaiba’s Class Zoom Observation - Wed, March 25, 9:30 a.m.
• Toshia’s Class Zoom Observation - Thurs, March 26, 9:30 a.m.

Questions? Email Toddler/Primary Division Coordinator Dajar Showers (dshowers@springmont.com) 
 

Leaning into Awe & Wonder

Looking to improve physical and mental health, reduce stress, calm your nervous system, expand your perception, and reduce personal frustrations and worries? Join School Counselors Ann Van Buskirk and Katie Polanco at 8:45 am on March 25th for Coffee with the Counselors to explore the power of awe and wonder. We’ll discuss how to help children find beauty from the eagle’s vast bird’s-eye perspective, as well as how to emulate the snail and see the beauty in every inch. 

Leaning into awe and wonder allows our brains to shift into a "small self” state, where personal worries fade, and we become connected to something bigger than ourselves, fostering humility, gratitude, and unity. As Maria Montessori said, “We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe, and we are connected together to form one whole unity.”

Kindly click the link in Springmont Weekly News by 3 p.m. on March 24 so that we can plan seats and breakfast treats. Please feel free to include any questions or thoughts you may have.