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Trumansburg, NY

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1608 Trumansburg Rd
Ithaca, NY

Jacksonville Campus

1872 Trumansburg Rd
Trumansburg, NY

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November 7, 2023School Events, , , , ,

Workshop: Technology, Media, and Child Development

The internet and modern technology make media exposure almost unavoidable even for young children. While technology can provide education and entertainment, it can also impact children in a less positive way. As parents and caregivers, how do we find that right balance of what to offer our children and when? With the holidays approaching, it can be especially difficult to …
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November 3, 2023School Events

Namaste Fall Festival

Saturday is our annual Fall Festival! We hope you will join us for games, crafts, music, and food, provided by our amazing parent volunteers. Children can play games or do activities to earn tickets and then use the tickets to exchange for treats at the treat table. Some annual favorites will be back, like face painting, pumpkin painting, feed the …
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September 21, 2023School Events, , , , ,

Montessori 101

Montessori philosophy is a radically progressive form of education based in scientific observation of children at each stage of development. The environment is designed to engage and inspire the child, and the adults are trained to guide the child toward their individual potential. Our first adult educational workshop is coming up in a couple of weeks. This event is open …
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September 20, 2023School Events

Namaste Annual Dish To Pass

We hope current and past members of our community will join us this Saturday, September 23rd, between 3 and 6 PM, at Taughannock State Park for our annual dish-to-pass gathering!
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May 13, 2023School Events

Namaste Spring Festival!

Our school community celebrated the coming of spring with an outdoor gathering complete with singing, dancing to live music, and an amazing spread of dishes to share, thanks to all our families! And special thanks to Jacksonville park for the use of their space and pavilion.
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May 6, 2023School Events, School Projects

Namaste Garden Work Day

Each year, our community gathers to support our classrooms and teachers with some extra time and labor. We weed gardens, prepare garden beds, prune plants, plant flower boxes, paint and repair outdoor structures and this year we also moved sand, woodchips, and gravel to beautiful our grounds and resupply our play areas! Thank you to all the parents that volunteered …
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February 18, 2023School Events, School Projects

Robotic Competition for the Namaste Electric Axolotls!

Congratulations to our Namaste Elementary FLL Robotics Team, The Electric Axolotls, for winning first place out of 42 teams for Core Values at the FLL Regional Robotic Tournament in Buffalo! Core Values is one of the four areas in which teams are judged—the other areas are innovation project, robot design, and robot game. Prior to the regional tournament, the team …
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November 9, 2022School Events

Namaste Fall Festival

With parent-led games, live music, and lots of treats, we had a wonderful fall festival this year!
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November 1, 2021School Events

November Book Sale to Benefit the Namaste School Library Diversity Project

At Namaste Montessori School we recognize the need to provide children with exposure to diverse voices, cultures and people. We are working to update our library to include more titles that accurately reflect the great diversity of our country and the world beyond, including (but not limited to) showing diverse skin tones, hair types, cultural backgrounds, indigenous cultures, gender roles …
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October 31, 2021School Events

Namaste Fall Trunk or Treat!

To bring back some playfulness and joy this fall, we hosted a Trunk or Treat at Jacksonville park! The children played games and visited trunks for candy while parents talked and led activities. It was a wonderful afternoon despite the weather!
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October 6, 2021School Events

Montessori 101 – The Planes of Development

Montessori was a scientist and a keen observer. Much of the theory that drove her creation of curriculum and materials for her the Montessori Method was based on observations that are continuously proven true in modern neuroscience! The Four Planes of Development The Montessori Method is guided by the natural manifestations of the children during the different stages of development …
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September 21, 2021School Events

Namaste Annual Dish-to-Pass

We had a fabulously successful annual gathering at Taughannock State Park! It was wonderful to spend time as a community after a challenging year of isolation and pandemic-related stress. But we know now that outside is the safest option for getting together and so we did! We ate, we talked, and children played. It was delightful. Thanks to all who …
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Primary Campus

1608 Trumansburg Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850

Jacksonville Campus

1872 Trumansburg Rd
Trumansburg, NY 14886

Contact us

607-272-0515

info@namastemontessorischool.com