September is always an exciting time in the Montessori environment. At MSOSV our schools begin the school year with “Me and My Community”. The topic of learning about Me and My Community offers the children the opportunity to learn about themselves, their community, and how it all connects within social contexts. This will allow them to expand their understandings of their community and the role others play to be helpful members of society. If you drove by Cantera Montessori today and saw a fire truck in the front of the school,

As the Founder and CEO of four private Montessori schools in the Bay Area and our newest one in Texas, I am often asked how I keep myself grounded. Well, it is pretty simple.  I stay very connected to my first school, Calaveras Montessori (2001) very much like the founder of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, who still carries in his pocket the key to his first Starbucks location in Seattle so he can start his day there before any of the employees arrive for the day. Our staff at Calaveras Montessori are quite