tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56233884464074312412024-03-21T23:54:36.956-04:00Mountain Laurel Montessori Junior High On Rt 522 (Zachary Taylor Hwy) just North of Flint Hill, VA.
Visitors welcome. Call for details (540)675-1011.Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-23130974425392578842013-05-18T22:48:00.000-04:002013-05-18T22:48:40.165-04:00A Meeting of Montessori Minds<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Mountain Laurel Montessori (Virginia) students and faculty were delighted to host </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Metro Montessori (Oregon) last week.</span></strong> </div>
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We worked together on the farm building a new sheep shelter, weeding the hoophouse, mulching the flower beds, preparing lunches and dinners, and repairing the electric fence around the bees. </div>
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We also played some great soccer games, made music together, and exchanged ideas about current events. </div>
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It was a great meeting of the minds for both students and faculty.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>Thank you to Metro for your visit!</em></strong></span> </div>
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We officially apologize for the rainy weather and leaky tents. </div>
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Next time you visit, we'll schedule a sunny day. </div>
Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-14500169468161092202013-04-04T13:30:00.001-04:002013-04-04T13:31:38.280-04:00Babies in the ClassroomIt is always lovely to have an infant join the adolescent community. This lucky young boy is well-loved and entertained by the students at Mountain Laurel Montessori Jr. High. <br />
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<br />Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-43679603769724404132013-04-04T13:20:00.000-04:002013-04-04T19:50:50.835-04:00Declaration of UnityMountain Laurel Montessori Jr. High students are studying US Government this term. In this Spring's Humanities Project they are forming a new nation. They are in the process of developing their system of government. Today they delivered their opening speeches and formally declared their intention to form a union. Here are some photos of the official signing.<br />
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<br />Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-39520886960571607912013-04-04T13:05:00.000-04:002013-04-04T13:07:18.786-04:00Fiber Fun!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Mountain Laurel Montessori Students </b></h2>
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Our 9th year Sheep Manager organized a visit to the Central Virginia Fiber Mill to deliver the fleeces from our sheep. The fleece will become lovely roving and yarn. We will have new yarn for sale soon!</div>
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THANK YOU to Mary Kearny for teaching us about the process from raw fleece to yarn, roving, and batting.</div>
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As a bonus, we got to meet some very curious alpaca.</div>
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Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-91574579663307186972013-03-20T00:21:00.003-04:002013-03-20T00:30:35.760-04:00Escaping the Endless Adolescence - discussion group spring 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>All are invited to join us next week</em></strong> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for a discussion based on the book "Escaping the Endless Adolescence: how we can help our teenagers grow up before they grow old" by Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen. </span><br />
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Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-76814334182365435972012-10-10T15:21:00.001-04:002012-10-10T15:21:18.417-04:00Getting Dirty in the Pursuit of HIstory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School Students excavated clay from the farm pond for a recent humanities project on Mayan pottery. Can't wait to see the finished project!</span>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-35684747099882118182012-07-09T11:07:00.001-04:002012-10-10T14:36:40.396-04:00Alumni off to Colleges Near and Far!<div style="text-align: center;">
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How time flies...</div>
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Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School graduates from 2009 </div>
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are off to colleges and universities near and far. </div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations to you all!</span></strong></em></div>
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<u>Schools include:</u> </div>
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<strong>University of Virginia</strong></div>
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<strong>Virginia Tech</strong></div>
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<strong>Mary Washington University</strong></div>
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<strong>New Mexico State University</strong></div>
Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-70321071752986627212012-05-03T22:52:00.000-04:002012-05-03T22:52:45.160-04:00Students Backpack the Appalachian TrailMount Marshall and Shenandoah National park are right outside our back door. They are what we see each day as we go about our school lives. They helps define who we are and where we are in the world. <br />
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Students and faculty of Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School got up close and personal with the park and Mount Marshall on a 3 day backpacking trip in April. <br />
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<br />Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-21222738140383544392012-03-20T16:04:00.001-04:002012-03-20T23:18:13.198-04:00From Farm to Folger Theater!<div style="text-align: center;">The Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students put on an excellent performance at the Folger Shakespeare Secondary Festival yesterday. We are all very proud of them all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their play was entitled <b><i>"Shakespeare Mashup"</i></b> and included scenes woven together from Hamlet, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The whole cast received a recognition award</i></b> called "The Well-Oiled Machine Award" for working together as an ensemble, listening and responding to one another, and clearly presenting the meaning of Shakespeare's texts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Three individual Mountain Laurel Montessori students received awards as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Many thanks </u>to our guest drama teacher and director, Katie Long.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations!!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-58976839935622589292012-03-01T23:03:00.000-05:002012-03-01T23:03:21.637-05:00Hoophouse before the windstorm February 2012We were just ready to harvest early spinach, lettuce, and radishes when we had a big windstorm that destroyed the plastic on the hoophouse.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radishes! We ate some for dinner on an overnight recently - yum!</td></tr>
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The good news is that within 1 week we had ordered new plastic, repaired the damage, and added new anti-billowing straps to keep the wind from damaging the new plastic. 1 week after that, we had 60 mile per hour winds and the hoophouse came through it just fine! We're replanting now.<br />
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The bad news is that all of that fresh produce we grew for the Food Pantry was frozen when the plastic was damaged.Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-34383351551123439042012-03-01T22:49:00.000-05:002012-03-01T22:49:32.379-05:00A Cosy Rainy Day<div style="text-align: center;">Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students enjoy the fire on a rainy day in February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUMvEJ6zJ8TulStwyL5VKHEVi1gwGJNM-UfdPsxivGNOkBKU2J4iq2-nII8NdX27q_qZYMhO3-xeuFW8LqNsiFvof-5ofu8p8-yljqgdoybVIKWt4HciJFFIBePAcPXy0GxJtpazuzVMt/s1600/Mountain+Laurel+Montessori+Farm+School+rainy+day+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUMvEJ6zJ8TulStwyL5VKHEVi1gwGJNM-UfdPsxivGNOkBKU2J4iq2-nII8NdX27q_qZYMhO3-xeuFW8LqNsiFvof-5ofu8p8-yljqgdoybVIKWt4HciJFFIBePAcPXy0GxJtpazuzVMt/s200/Mountain+Laurel+Montessori+Farm+School+rainy+day+2012.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-67780071433283807512012-02-11T20:58:00.001-05:002012-02-12T19:14:08.638-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">SAVE THE DATE: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mountain Laurel Montessori's annual conference </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>The Work of The Hand</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Through the Planes and Across the Stages of Development</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A one day conference for parents and educators</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Saturday, March 3rd, 2012</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Front Royal and Flint Hill, Virginia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keynote Speaker: Pat Ludick</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To register or read the brochure:</div><div style="text-align: center;">www.mountainlaurelmontessori.org<br />
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</div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-57132916963357458732012-01-27T10:40:00.002-05:002012-01-27T10:41:32.892-05:00OPEN HOUSE - Sunday January 29th, 1:00-3:30 pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGrgJHwly6lBTPbIDnRdtA3MbKdCzTqj32bXXN8_aMXxsaBiQxIhU1xK97yP9fQ4khhkJ6mdvmB72CCAknVImW55F5KDPQiNZqWgxQHlhaAmSAYNWmYzHWiUx7xBH2lg7VSgD2elcgRH1/s1600/2012+Open+House+Flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGrgJHwly6lBTPbIDnRdtA3MbKdCzTqj32bXXN8_aMXxsaBiQxIhU1xK97yP9fQ4khhkJ6mdvmB72CCAknVImW55F5KDPQiNZqWgxQHlhaAmSAYNWmYzHWiUx7xBH2lg7VSgD2elcgRH1/s400/2012+Open+House+Flyer.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-9978020142774323032012-01-12T14:13:00.000-05:002012-01-12T14:13:50.038-05:00The Nation's Capital Was the Setting for Original Theater Based on the Cultures of Ancient China and Mesopotamia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The US Botanical Gardens became <br />
the setting for this portrayal of the <br />
leader of an ancient Chinese dynasty</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the end of each Humanities Project, the students write original historical fiction based on their research.We call these pieces Dramatis Personae. We spend the day in Washington D.C. performing all around the city</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At dusk, part of an original epic poem <br />
styled after Gilgamesh</td></tr>
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</div><span style="text-align: center;">Each student chooses the location for their dramatis personae based on the physical scene they want to portray. For example, the US Botanical Garden has a desert room that has been used for cultures in arid climates, the US Capital was the backdrop for a portrayal of a Roman Senator because of the historical connections between the governments of Rome and the United States, and the grassy area of the National Mall was recently used to represent a wide open plain. </span><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;">The location may be chosen for visual effect or historical significance. In this way, the students are challenged to make connections between various cultures, times, and places and to think about how the past is connected to our own lives today. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-3897243815212765952012-01-05T18:17:00.001-05:002012-01-05T18:18:31.594-05:00Tamworth Piglets Arrive!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMHsr52J3H0/TwYuTyt4ovI/AAAAAAAAAt8/318veGUVz0U/s1600/mountain+laurel+montessori+farm+school+3+tamworth+piglets+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMHsr52J3H0/TwYuTyt4ovI/AAAAAAAAAt8/318veGUVz0U/s400/mountain+laurel+montessori+farm+school+3+tamworth+piglets+2011.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagerly welcoming the new piglets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute but with a very loud squeal</td></tr>
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Three Tamworth weanlings have joined us at the Farm School this winter.Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-73821748286969620082011-11-30T17:38:00.000-05:002011-11-30T17:38:14.554-05:00An Explosion of Creativity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School this Fall, students and faculty have been painting, dancing, building, making jewelry, learning about electronics and more. Dr. Montessori believed that having opportunities for creative self expression is an integral part of forming identity during adolescence. Here are photos of our recent Creative Expression projects.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building a computer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jewelry making for holiday sales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning to use the pottery wheel</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-65655337301022369242011-11-10T13:43:00.000-05:002011-11-10T13:43:44.407-05:00Turnip Time!Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students grew turnips from seed and are reaping the fruits of their labor this November.<br />
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Farm School students have the option to become managers of an area of the farm in their 9th grade year. The 9th grade Garden Manager and one of her current garden crew members came in from the garden with a basket full of freshly dug turnips this week asking "can we please cook them up for people for lunch?!?" We were happy to oblige.<br />
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They used a cookbook recently donated by a parent, "From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce" to learn about preparing and cooking turnips.<br />
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They then peeled, chopped, sauteed and baked the white and pink roots and shared them with all of the students and faculty members. We compared the taste of those sauteed vs. baked and salted vs. unsalted.<br />
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The initiative and follow-through demonstrated by these 12 and 14 year old girls is characteristic of the Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. Such amazing young people!<br />
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</h1>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-91534961948122949632011-09-17T22:18:00.000-04:002011-09-17T22:18:45.994-04:00Rappahannock County Farm Tour Sept 24th & 25th - join us at the Farm School!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Join us for the third annual </b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Rappahannock County Farm Tour! </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://web.mail.umich.edu/blue/imp/view.php?popup_view=1&mailbox=%2A%2Asearch_26z71qja87gg440wsscwk&index=34&thismailbox=Farm+Tour&actionID=view_attach&id=2&mimecache=b4bc10a56156113d2f5001f7b2ce99dd&img_data=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="https://web.mail.umich.edu/blue/imp/view.php?popup_view=1&mailbox=%2A%2Asearch_26z71qja87gg440wsscwk&index=34&thismailbox=Farm+Tour&actionID=view_attach&id=2&mimecache=b4bc10a56156113d2f5001f7b2ce99dd&img_data=1" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School will be open and ready for your visit both Saturday and Sunday from 9-4.</b></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGaHf84U2bq7i_1RihKfQdla8fmTlPT80T51Vj9HZ9q-i-CG5O6CZpYvmhChqwTsB_rCYjY1ZXnAFfKPnrzfvIZraLEGnUA-3iOx-3PcL2PTanlVeozU9EmVKGBLl7oz5W4kNiZcS2VxX/s1600/mountain+laurel+montessori+farm+school+and+toddler+students+with+chicken.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGaHf84U2bq7i_1RihKfQdla8fmTlPT80T51Vj9HZ9q-i-CG5O6CZpYvmhChqwTsB_rCYjY1ZXnAFfKPnrzfvIZraLEGnUA-3iOx-3PcL2PTanlVeozU9EmVKGBLl7oz5W4kNiZcS2VxX/s200/mountain+laurel+montessori+farm+school+and+toddler+students+with+chicken.jpg" width="170" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">You'll be able to pet the sheep, hold a chicken, gather eggs, and feed the pigs! </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">We'll be serving a delicious lunch made by our students using our home-grown meats and vegetables. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">You'll also have the opportunity to hand-dye wool yarn and try your hand at spinning wool into yarn.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">There will be games, face painting, and more for children of all ages.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Our Farm Market Stand will be open both days.</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tickets are $5 and may be purchased in advance on line: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <a href="http://farmtour.visitrappahannockva.com/" style="color: #00227b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">farmtour.visitrappahannockva.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> or at Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School on the day of the tour. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Children under 16 get in free! </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">At the Farm Tour website you are also able to get directions, check out the other 17 venues, look for special tracks (family friendly, horticulture, crafts, etc), and learn about the "All Things Rappahannock Market" at The Link in Sperryville.</span></div><div></div></div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-42103558549454774712011-08-05T10:22:00.002-04:002011-08-05T10:24:10.295-04:00Welcome Smithsonian Campers!On Wednesday, 52 campers came down from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) to learn about Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. These rising 9th and 10th grade students were part of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) camp.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Thank you</b></span></i> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">to Mountain Laurel Montessori students who came out to give tours!!! The campers' favorite part of the tour was reported to be learning to catch chickens!</div><br />
It is exciting to be right down the road from an institution doing amazing international conservation research and we are very happy to be able to share our school as a model of land-based education. <br />
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For more on SCBI: http:nationalzoo.si.edu/scbiMountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-48878532651874128792011-07-22T20:01:00.000-04:002011-07-22T20:01:14.779-04:00Our eggs join the best in the world!<a href="http://www.theinnatlittlewashington.com/images/layout/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Inn at Little Washington" border="0" src="http://www.theinnatlittlewashington.com/images/layout/logo.png" /></a>If you are fortunate enough to dine at the world renowned Inn at Little Washington in the near future, you'll likely be eating food containing Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School eggs. The Inn has many awards and accolades, including "the best inn restaurant in the world." Now our eggs will be part of those delicious meals!<br />
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Our chickens have been cared for with tender loving care all summer by campers, counselors, and guides at the Mountain Laurel Montessori School elementary camp - thanks everyone! (see mountainlaurelmontessori.org for more information on camps).<br />
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Our chickens get to do what chickens love to do: scratch for insects in the pastures, take dust baths, and eat surplus vegetables from our gardens. We rotate the chickens throughout the farm, providing them with fresh pasture, and providing the pastures with nutrient-rich manure. You should see the color of those yokes! - the way eggs should be.Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-81202602624958338192011-06-02T23:52:00.002-04:002011-06-02T23:55:11.252-04:00Toddlers visit the Farm<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The Toddler Program students visited the Farm School for their end-of-year picnic. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Animals, songs, and watermelon - a great combination!</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meet our rooster</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-14639457544825357002011-05-06T22:09:00.000-04:002011-05-06T22:09:03.209-04:00Watershed Studies Trip: backpacking, swimming, beachcombing, and more!Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students spent a week-long adventure in and around Virginia Beach. It was the culmination of the students' watershed study. Having studied our individual water use and tested the water in the Farm School pond and local rivers, we traveled to the end of our watershed where the rivers meet the ocean. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backpacking False Cape State Park - Day 1 (sun!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading original writing on Back Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finding our watershed address: which way is North?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backpacking False Cape State Park - Day 2 (pelting rain!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watershed studies at the Virginia Aquarium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The marsh walk at the Virginia Aquarium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watershed studies: identifying marsh grasses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the students found a live horseshoe crab</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ft. Monroe</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-22507636073954084502011-05-06T21:37:00.000-04:002011-05-06T21:37:33.007-04:00Community Plant Sale<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students sell homemade food at the Waterpenny Farm Plant Sale</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Yz2lhIdXwXMfoW6bka7qyKUPLBHUxHovovMHWp4orgkN7f9JtxdXtNWvqSXrr4SLTXfNGkBY_Sj1_HAkfjBfeQ6muQjGFtiG7IeINtxfazhrjPkcx51qd40BdSNti0BYgR2gggxw5Qj8/s1600/mountain+laurel+montessori+farm+school+at+plant+sale.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Yz2lhIdXwXMfoW6bka7qyKUPLBHUxHovovMHWp4orgkN7f9JtxdXtNWvqSXrr4SLTXfNGkBY_Sj1_HAkfjBfeQ6muQjGFtiG7IeINtxfazhrjPkcx51qd40BdSNti0BYgR2gggxw5Qj8/s320/mountain+laurel+montessori+farm+school+at+plant+sale.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farm School student spins wool into yarn<br />
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</span></i></div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-49404944015835952052011-04-29T23:56:00.000-04:002011-04-29T23:56:44.045-04:005th grade students take a trip to the Farm School<div style="text-align: center;">Farm School students have been studying the water quality of the pond and local rivers in the Watershed Occupation Project. This week, they taught Mountain Laurel Montessori 5th year students how to test for dissolved oxygen, nitrates, and pH.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farm School pond water testing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">testing for nitrates</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">testing for dissolved oxygen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a curious little turtle<br />
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</div>Mountain Laurel Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01003425391518922899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623388446407431241.post-21620964343520226322011-04-29T23:42:00.000-04:002011-04-29T23:42:32.527-04:00Spring produce donated to Plant a Row for the Hungry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Proud of their harvest, Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students bring their produce to the Rappahannock Food Pantry and Plant-A-Row-for-the-Hungry</i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">student grown broccoli, spinach, and kale<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mimi weighs in the broccoli</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Hal Hunter for getting this all started by donating the hoophouse!<br />
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