

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...
Lisa Lappin Levine, Lower Elementary Teacher
Dec 13, 2019


Building Skills for Peace: Social-Emotional Learning in Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary (ages 6-9) is a time when children enter what Maria Montessori called the Second Plane of Development. During this time,...
Lisa Levine
May 25, 2018


Quick Quiz: How well do you encourage a “Growth Mindset” for your child?
Just as our students have the opportunity to learn and refine their skills, so too do NMS teachers. We often use time during our monthly...
Devon Beidler, Assistant Head of School
Mar 21, 2018


How We Define “Success”
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while...
Devon Beidler, Assistant Head of School
Jan 24, 2018


At NMS, “Engineering is Elementary”
This year, NMS has partnered with the Boston Museum of Science to bring their exciting “Engineering is Elementary” curriculum to the...


The Backyard School
The summer I turned twelve, I started a preschool in my backyard. At 50 cents per child for a 3-hour morning of childcare, The Backyard...
Beth Black, Head of School
Oct 28, 2016