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The Heart of Quest: Building Community Through Connection

The Heart of Quest: Building Community Through Connection

March 7, 2025

At Quest, community is at the heart of everything we do. In Montessori education, relationships are just as important as academics. A strong, supportive community helps children feel safe, valued, connected, giving them the confidence to learn, grow and thrive. Throughout the year, we come together for meaningful traditions that strengthen these bonds—from our Back-to-School […]

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Diving into Innovation: Quest Robotics and Their Oceanic Adventure

Diving into Innovation: Quest Robotics and Their Oceanic Adventure

December 18, 2024

Quest Robotics returned with new energy and coaches, and this year’s team—the Quest Chthulus—was ready to make waves! Inspired by this year’s First® Lego® League (FLL) ocean-themed challenge, “Submerged,” students dove into the world of marine exploration and technology.  The 2024 Quest Cthulhus The FLL introduces children to STEM learning and exploration from an early […]

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Learning In Person in the Upper Elementary Classroom

Learning In-Person in the Upper Elementary Montessori Classroom

January 14, 2021

UE had an exceptional first term and took full advantage of being at school in-person for all but one week of the semester. We were busy! The children came back in September, ready to work and eager to jump back into in-person learning. In addition to their small group lessons in math, geometry, and language, […]

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Donating books to Willett Library - Quest Updates School Library

An Updated School Library

October 8, 2020

by Ella Procaccinti  In September of 2020, the sixth years took on an ambitious project to maintain the Quest community library. The goal was to create a library full of books that were up to date and diverse. When the project began, the library was stocked with approximately 900 books, 150 of which were deemed […]

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Embracing Diversity from a Young Age

Embracing Diversity from a Young Age

June 4, 2020

We all want our children to be be peaceful and accepting of others, and it is never too early to start teaching them to embrace diversity.  Too often, we falsely imagine that young children do not notice what makes them different from each other.  However they do notice, and instead of waiting for them to […]

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Great Books for Budding Botanists

Great Books for Budding Botanists

April 24, 2020

The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the earth.” – Dr. Maria Montessori In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and the first hints of spring, we wanted to share a new book list for some of our budding botanists. Where would we […]

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