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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
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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
Elementary Classes visits Caretel Inns of Brighton, MI
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Our Elementary classes enjoyed their visit to the Caretel Inn of Brighton, today. Our students, dressed in costumes, sang, visited and gave handmade bookmarks and pictures to the seniors who are staying at Caretel. Our Music teacher, Ms. Julie went with the students at lunch time and helped them with the songs they have been practicing. The seniors and the Caretel staff were delighted with our visit and have invited us back at Christmas. All of the children had a wonderful visit and loved sharing their time, songs and art with their new friends.
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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
Tuition Donated to Child Abuse Prevention Council
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Maple Tree Montessori is happy to donate a 1/2 day Montessori primary class (3 – 6 years old) tuition to benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Livingston County. We have donated this tuition for the past several years and are happy to support this wonderful cause. The tuition applies only to brand new families enrolling for the 2010 /2011 school year and does not include the enrollment and application fees ($235.00). Currently enrolled families are encouraged to spread the word to families that would appreciate this opportunity to send a child to Maple Tree while benefiting such a worthy ... Read more
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Project Read
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This summer, Maple Tree Montessori Academy is happy to host Julie Harrison teaching “Project Read”. Julie will be offering a 1 and 1/2 hour class, Monday through Friday for Preschool – Elementary students. The classes are held in 2 week sessions begining on Monday, June 21st. Project Read is designed to use a multi – sensory approach to strengthen reading skills at all levels. Students do not need to be enrolled in our Summer Camp to take the Project Read Sessions. For more information please email us info@mapletree.test.
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Maple Tree Montessori Hosting Parenting Classes
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Maple Tree Montessori Academy will be hosting a series of parenting classes facilitated by the Women’s Resource Center. These classes, Capable Kids, will be held on 3 Tuesday’s in April. April 213th, 20th and 27th from 7:00 until 8:30. These classes will explore the work of Bruce Perry and Stanley Greenspan as well as other child development professionals. The fee is $25.00 per person for the series and there will be no childcare provided. Please call the Women’s Resource Center at 517-548-2200 to register.