Open Enrollment for 2021-2022 is, well, OPEN!
Please let us know how our school can serve your family. We look forward to meeting you by phone, via email, or virtual tour! 707-539-7980 or admin@bcmontessori.org
Read MoreBCMS Re-Opening August 17!
Dear BCMS Families,I hope everyone had a fun, healthy and safe Fourth of July holiday! We sincerely appreciate your patience and good will as the Board of Directors, Administration and staff work together to create a viable plan for moving into the next school year. This has been a very challenging time, after many years…
Read MoreSchool Closed 3/16-3/20
Hello BCMS Families, In consideration of the efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to protect the health and safety of our students, families, and staff, the BCMS Board of Directors, Administrators, and teaching staff have made the decision to move up our Spring Break to next week, March 16-March 27, rather…
Read MoreSchool Closed Week of 3/16-3/20
Hello BCMS Families, In consideration of the efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to protect the health and safety of our students, families, and staff, the BCMS Board of Directors, Administrators, and teaching staff have made the decision to move up our Spring Break to next week, March 16-March 27, rather…
Read MoreSpontaneous Activity in Education
I wanted to share with you a recent experience I had with our Upper Elementary students. We have been studying human origins for some time and a project the students were very interested in trying was building a shelter in the same way our early ancestors may have built them. There was some discussion about…
Read MorePossible Power Shut Off to BCMS this week
As many of you have heard, PG&E has issued another notification that they may turn off power to the homes and businesses on the east side of Santa Rosa, near the hills. This would likely include Rincon Valley, where BCMS is located. At this time, it looks as though the power shut off may be…
Read MoreTalking Head (of School) August 2019
The following is the first in a series of posts I expect to write for the 2019/20 school year. I hope these mini essays will offer help to families as they negotiate the pathways of parenthood in our time and place. I offer my perspective as a practicing Montessori teacher and administrator, and draw…
Read MoreFoundation and Transition: A Parent/Child Perspective on BCMS
By Amy Elizabeth Robinson and Vinca Schaefer Amy is a local poet, writer, and historian, a current BCMS parent, and a former member of the BCMS Board of Directors. Vinca is a recent BCMS alumna, a dancer and thinker who loves learning about health, history, and geography. This is an edited transcript of…
Read MoreTalking Head (Of School)
A great big THANK YOU to all the families that came out last Saturday to help with our Community Work Day! Wood was split into firewood, trees and shrubs were trimmed back, classrooms were dusted and cleaned and the whole campus feels great. We have a special thank you for Nicholas Wright, a parent in…
Read MoreTalking Head (Of School)
Our beautiful community is obviously dealing with the catastrophe of the wildfires that have affected multiple communities, both in Sonoma and Napa counties, and beyond. I have already heard from several families in the school, both from the families of students and of staff, who have lost their homes and possessions. Obviously, these families are…
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