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Five Questions to Ask on a Preschool Tour

January 8, 2018Jamie CampbellMontessori Education, Newspreschool, touring

At Western Pennsylvania Montessori School, we take pride in building young students into life-long learners. Our school welcomes children from 20 months old through kindergarten. This is such an exciting time in your child’s life as they are growing and learning something new each day. Selecting just the right school for your child may seem…

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Peace Rose

November 21, 2017JamieNews

At WPMS, we use The Peace Rose technique to help children problem solve. We encourage you to read by clicking the following link and hopefully you will find that this is something that you can implement in your home. The Peace Rose in the Classroom and at Home Written by Nancy Johnson-WPMS Teacher

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Reptile Museum

April 12, 2016JamieNews

I Had a great visit to the Red Room Reptile Museum last week on Thursday. I got a formal invite from the students and a guided tour. All of the students were posted next to their work and were ready to tell me all about their reptiles and their habitats. Some students even had written…

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WPMS Grad Places 2nd in the World!

April 6, 2016JamieNews

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Play dough Recipe

April 2, 2016JamieNews

The toddlers had fun making homemade playdough in their class this week! Here are some pictures and the recipe in case any of you would like make it at home. Have fun!   Jamie Campbell Head of School Western PA Montessori School 2379 Wyland Ave Allison Park, PA 15101   play dough recipe .jpg  …

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Fun Times at WPMS!

March 18, 2016JamieNews

We have had a fun-filled week at school this week!  Toddlers were busy making "Glistening Eggs" made with Sweetened Condensed Milk & food coloring,  Kindergarten was busy dabbling in measurement in math, and for a Language activity, went on a word hunt using Easter Eggs on the playground. The Red Room Baked Irish Soda Bread…

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Did you know? The Uninterrupted Work Period Fosters Deep Concentration

November 24, 2015Jamie CampbellMontessori Educationchild-focused education

Through observation and experimentation, Montessori discovered the importance of a two-and-a-half to three-hour uninterrupted work period. The last hour of a lengthy work period is usually when children are most likely to choose challenging work and concentrate deeply. Children in Montessori classrooms become absorbed in their work because they have the freedom to choose activities…

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Earth Day, Grandparents/Special Friends Day, and the WPMS Walk

April 24, 2015Jamie CampbellNews, WPMS Events

Happy Friday! What a week of crazy weather, huh? Snow flurries in April…you just never know what can happen with Old Man Winter! Toddler Conferences went very well this week! It is so nice when parents can really sit down and have a great conversation about how much their toddlers have progressed since the beginning…

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New All Day Option for Toddlers

December 21, 2014Jamie CampbellNewsall day, all day program, toddler, toddler program

In your planning for the next school year, we wanted to give you some information about our toddler program, including a new all day option: 3 days (T, W, Th) half day (8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) 5 days (M-F) half day (8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) 5 days (M-F) double half day (8:30 a.m. –…

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Heads of School Work Together During Transition Semester

September 23, 2014Laura AgüeraNews

The Trib published an article about Carol Miskell, head of school for 22 years, working together with WPMS teacher Jamie Campbell who will take over as head of school on January 1, 2015. These two heads of school are working together for a semester to ease the hand off from one leader to another. The families of the Western…

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