Harbor Montessori welcomes new students

SUZI THAYER, Staff Reporter
Fri, 08/29/2014 - 6:00pm
ASSISTANT TEACHER Lara Mann, right, oversees an art class at the new Harbor Montessori School. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
AIDAN JEWETT smiles for the camera on his first day at the new Harbor Montessori School in Boothbay Harbor. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
ALEX GOREY AND JACKIE MARKEE help their daughter Mia, 3, with a puzzle at the new Harbor Montessori School in Boothbay Harbor. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
HENRY FULTON appears to like his new classroom at the new Harbor Montessori School in Boothbay Harbor. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
MICHAEL HILLS and his son Byran get into the groove of the new Harbor Montessori School in Boothbay Harbor. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
HENRY FULTON works on an art project while his mom Stacey Bennett watches. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
SHEA FRITZ paints a fish in the classroom of the new Harbor Montessori School. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
ALEXANDRA PINKHAM, Head Teacher at the new Montessori School, helps Shea Fritz make a choice of which color fish to use in a project. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
BEN HODGDON paints while his mom, Sarah looks on. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
SERAFINA RECORD works on an art project at the new Harbor Montessori School. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
NEW MONTESSORI STUDENT Samantha Colby and mom Ekaterina, from Boothbay. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
BYRAN HILLS looks over some of the books the new Montessori school has to offer. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
NEW STUDENT AIDAN JEWETT and mom Christian check out some of the items that were placed around the classroom of the new Harbor Montessori School. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
CHARLIE RECORD was too young to attend the new Montessori school, but came with parents Christine Selman and Nick Record, to help his sister Serafina get situated. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
NICHOLAS COLBY, too young to start school, came with mom Ekaterina to help sister Samantha get situated. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register

    Several new students came with a parent or two to the YMCA Annex in Boothbay Harbor on Aug. 28 to get a feel for what their new Montessori school will be like.

    The Harbor Montessori School, which according to Child Enrichment Center Director Maddie Rideout has been in the works for two and a half years, will begin classes Sept. 2.

    “We held an open house for parents last night (Aug. 27), and today is an introductory day for the parents and students,” Rideout said.

    There are 21 students, the program's limit, between the ages of three and six signed up. New enrollment will begin in the fall for next year, and there's a waiting list now.

    Alexandra Pinkham, head teacher at the school, grew up in Edgecomb and has taught at Maplewood Montessori in Portland for the last four years.

    Pinkham said she pushed to get the new school in Boothbay Harbor up and running.

    Helping her will be assistant teachers Lara Mann and Betsy Pitcher.

    The Montessori method of teaching promotes independence, and focuses on individuals so that they may work at their own pace.

    On Aug. 28 the overall mood in the two rooms in the YMCA Annex was optimistic. Teachers, students and parents mingled and all seemed to be looking forward to the new Montessori school in Boothbay Harbor.

    Related:

    Montessori method comes to Boothbay Harbor

    Harbor Montessori school at Y begins Sept. 2

    Most Popular