Community Action through Collaboration and Art: An Experiential Learning Initiative at Wellan
As we come to the end of another school year at Wellan Montessori School, we feel proud of all our students as we look back at how much...
Vanessa Irzyk, Art Specialist
- Feb 1, 2022
At-Home Art Gallery: 5 Ways to Showcase Your Young Artist’s Work
As an artist, teacher, and mother, I know first-hand how gratifying it is to share artwork with the people you care about. In our Art...
Flow: Wellan’s First Annual Literary Magazine
Wellan’s Voyager class of 2020–2021 is proud to present Flow, the school’s first annual literary magazine. The publication features...
Ashley Robinson
- Jun 3, 2020
Wellan 7th Graders Address Social, Environmental Issues Through Data-Driven Art
Middle School students are known for their interest in “big ideas” as well as their exploration of moral and ethical questions. At this...
Lisa Lappin Levine, Lower Elementary Teacher
- Dec 13, 2019
Creativity... and Montessori
If you think back to yourself as a child, you may remember that feeling that you could do anything. You were an inventor, a painter, a...
Vanessa Irzyk, Art Specialist
- Mar 15, 2019
6 Questions with NMS Art Specialist Vanessa Irzyk
Why do you teach at NMS? I teach at NMS because I have the freedom to teach and flow with what interests the students. If I were to teach...
Ruth Clifford
- Oct 22, 2018
Innovation and Imagination at the Wellan Cardboard Challenges
Last Sunday, many families from Wellan Montessori School gathered together to celebrate the Global Cardboard Challenge! It was a...
Becky Alukonis, Beginners Division Leader
- Dec 13, 2016
Cabin Fever? Art is the Answer!
Winter weather often leads to extended periods indoors both at home and at school. Art activities are a wonderful way to help curb cabin...
