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Montessori Country School closes - knieft - 09-25-2014
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/two-private-schools-pahoa-close-because-lava
As my eyes struggle to contain their moisture, my digital hat goes off to all the teachers and staff that have made MCS such a blessing for this community over the decades. My daughter spent formative years there as a pre-schooler and kindergartener. The quality of her care and education was stunning. They were the best years of her life.
I have heard area elementary, and even middle school, teachers say that they can tell who the "Montessori kids" are years later by their fine attitude toward learning and their skill set. I have been lucky to have many Montessori alumni in my classes over the years.
Marie and Carolyn have been the core foundation of the place since it started. The fact that they continued for decades in a field that is known for very high turnover, and that they ran the place with exemplary grace, intelligence, and a bottomless well of human decency and loving care, put them at the top of my all time great list.
Pahoa will have many new pukas over time as the lava does its thing, but to me the end of Montessori will be the biggest and emptiest, and I guess, the first.
I wish all the staff the best in finding new employment and deeply thank all the staff, former and recent, for quickening and deepening the universe of Puna in a nearly magical way.
Love,
Kirt
RE: Montessori Country School closes - lavalava - 09-25-2014
Ouch.
RE: Montessori Country School closes - Rob Tucker - 09-25-2014
Is this a permanent close or a temporary close or are they relocating?
RE: Montessori Country School closes - unknownjulie - 09-25-2014
From what I could read the Montessori is permanent, the Kam. is temp- to find a new location away from flow.
RE: Montessori Country School closes - 2liveque - 09-25-2014
They are not alone. Such schools are facing similar faiths throughout the country. Economics play a lot into this. The hurricane and now the lava flow were simply straws that broke the camel's back.
RE: Montessori Country School closes - Seeb - 09-25-2014
Bummer
dropping my daughter off there used to be one the high points of my day. Everyone was always so nice, and she was happy to go to school
RE: Montessori Country School closes - Rob Tucker - 09-25-2014
Someone at Pahoa Elementary School told me that Kam and Montessori are closing temporarily.
Looking for some confirmation from someone at the school.
RE: Montessori Country School closes - Obie - 09-25-2014
The newspaper articles quote the director of the Montessori School .She has been there since it opened.She stated that Montessori was closing permanently .
RE: Montessori Country School closes - mac nut - 09-25-2014
evidently some of the montesori students have moved closer to hilo recently so the writing was on the wall so to speak according to the news article