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Stewards of Children
by Maple Tree
Maple Tree Montessori Academy will be hosting the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Livingston County’s very important workshop “Stewards of Children” This crucial event is open to all parents, grandparents and caregivers of children. The workshop addresses the sensitive issues of child abuse and the fact that it is not likely to be committed by a stranger. Teaching our children to watch out for strangers is not nearly enough. It is important for all parents to be educated to recognize questionable behavior in other adults, unsafe situations and to intervene on the behalf of children. We are responsible for the ... Read more
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Enrollment Update
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Wow…After an amazing year, starting with two new teachers (new to MTMA, but not to Montessori or to education) I am delighted to announce that our Fall enrollment for our Elementary program has nearly doubled over last year. Ms. Hema and Mr. Kyle have dramatically improved the quality of our Elementary Montessori school and of course, our environment as a whole. We are grateful for the turn of events that allowed us to hire these wonderful, experienced and nuturing educators. In my personal 30 years of experience in education, I have rarely seen such peaceful, focused and engaged classrooms…such a ... Read more
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Hot Topics with Dr. Mo
by Maple Tree
On Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 Maple Tree Montessori Academy in Brighton will be hosting a wonderful parent event…”Hot Topics in Children’s Health” with Dr. Mo. This event is free of charge and open to the public. Dr. Mo is the Medical Director of Dr. MoPediatric Center in Brighton, MI. He will be at our school to discuss: Asthma, ADHD, Autism, Diabetes and Nutrition. MTMA is delighted to welcome Dr. Mo to our school and we look forward to an interesting and enlightening discussion. Again, all parents, grandparents and caregivers in our community are welcome to attend. This will be ... Read more
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Capable Kids Parenting Class
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Maple Tree Montessori Academy is pleased to offer an outstanding parenting class “Capable Kids” presented by the Women’s Resource Center of Livingston County. This class will be presented in 3 parts…4/19 – Brain Development, 4/26 – Attachment, and 5/3 – Self Regulation. All will be held at MTMA from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. These important segments will provide parents with a foundational understanding of how a child’s brain develops, and how to best help a child develop healthy attachment and self regulation. Maria Montessori recognized the importance of respecting and facilitating the child’s natural development in these area’s and ... Read more
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Thinking About Private Elementary School?
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Many school districts in Livingston County are preparing for another year of budget cuts and adjustments to allow for the declining enrollment of students and therefore, declining income levels. This is a cause for concern as many parents are reflecting on the possible effects of larger class sizes and changes in student / teacher ratios. To the many parents who are looking for an alternative to this current climate of unpredictability, we would like to offer information about our Montessori Elementary school programs. Maple Tree Montessori Academy is a fully licensed and registered private school located in Brighton, Michigan and ... Read more
MTMA Scholarship Concert
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Maple Tree Montessori Academy is very excited to host a concert featuring “Rootstand” on Thursday, March 31st at 6:30 pm. Rootstand is the band of our parent, Brant Losinski. They will be playing Celtic and Bluegrass music. Our own Mr. Joel will warm up the crowd with his acoustic guitar. This will be a fun event to benefit our scholarship program and a suggested donation of $7.00 per person or $15.00 per family will be greatly appreciated. Hope you can attend!
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Maple Tree Montessori 2011 / 2012 School Enrollment Open House
by Maple Tree
Maple Tree Montessori will be holding an Open House on the first Saturday of each month; February – May from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. This is a great time for prospective families to visit our school. We will be opening our enrollment to current families first, but new families may get on our waiting list at any time. After our current families have a chance to re-enroll, we will take children from the waiting list and then open enrollment to the public until all of our spaces are filled. We have openings available for children age 33 months through ... Read more
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Holiday Events
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This past week has been very busy with Holiday Events at Maple Tree Montessori. Our school Drama class had a wonderful performance on Tuesday, December 14th at the Hartland Music Hall. Cara and The Dreamtime Tapestry was written and directed by Aric Liljegren, our Drama teacher. The show was wonderful!!! We also enjoyed performances by our Suzuki Violin students. They were awesome!! We will have DVD’s of the show available soon. Thanks to Anthony and Meghan for making the DVD’s possible. The Maple Tree Montessori Elementary students held a Winter Breakfast on Friday, December 17th for their parents. The students ... Read more
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Chick Moorman
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We are very excited to announce that parenting author, Chick Moorman will be speaking at Maple Tree Montessori on Saturday, March 12th 2011. Chick is an amazing speaker, funny and heart warming; with all kinds of wonderful and practical advice for parents, teachers and caregivers. This year, Chick will be presenting ” The 10 Commitments: Parenting with Purpose” from 1:00 -3:30. The cost is $20.00 per person or $30.00 per couple. The public is invited to attend; reservations are accepted and recommended. Please call 810 225-8321 for more information. This workshop is right in the middle of our busiest Fall ... Read more
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Upper Elementary Class Wins 2nd place in Chili Cook Off!
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We are happy to announce that our Upper Elementary students made wonderful Pumpkin Chili on Wednesday, October 27th. Our elementary class then entered that chili in a Chili Cook Off to benefit Legacy High School in Hartland, Michigan. The competition was very tough. At first there was a 3 way tie for 1st place. They had to bring in another judge to break the tie. Maple Tree Montessori Upper Elementary Class’s Pumpkin Chili came in 2nd place. Our students won $10.00 which will be added to our Pizza Fund. Our first purchase with this money will be a new cage ... Read more