The Crossway Community Blog
10/22/2012 - 2:21pm
Please Join Crossway Community Montessori for the
Harvest Festival
Friday, October 26th
4-6pm
Crossway's Garden and Playground
Hay Ride, Crafts, Scavenger Hunt, PumpkinDecorating, Wildlife Experience
Celebrate the Harvest and Contribute...
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09/27/2012 - 9:22am
If you visited Crossway's IC classroom yesterday you would have been greeted by the mouth watering aroma of apples and cinnamon. Homemade applesauce is a wonderful way to welcome the fall season and utilize all the juicy apples that are...
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09/25/2012 - 2:57pm
On Wednesday, September 12th, 20 volunteers from 3M spent their United Way Day of Caring at Crossway. The volunteers divided into groups and did a variety of projects around the campus. One group spent the day cooking and prepared healthy meals for...
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09/25/2012 - 2:52pm
Most of your children are spending a great deal of time in the practical life area of the classroom. You may be wondering why we place so much emphasis on washing, pouring, pushing in a chair correctly, sweeping, and other seemingly mundane...
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09/25/2012 - 2:43pm
Thank you to all of the parents and family members who came to Crossway’s first Parent Conversation and Coffee. It was a huge success! The fabric that was cut up will make beautiful placemats for our school community. Our next...
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09/25/2012 - 2:39pm
Today we will release our 5 Monarch butterflies. Our project started during the last summer session when we brought milkweed and caterpillars into the classrooms. Not only is there a large patch of milkweed along Connecticut Avenue but...
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09/25/2012 - 2:34pm
Thanks to everyone who came out in red, white and blue for the Labor Day parade. We had a terrific turnout and appreciate the school support. We also want to send a special thanks to Mr. Fisher for driving his antique car and lending us his truck...
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08/29/2012 - 10:50am
If the first week at Crossway Community Montessori is any indication, the 2012-2013 school year looks like it will be a great success and full of promise for the future. Children are already hard at work, developing and honing skills in...
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08/23/2012 - 11:09am
Crossway Community will be participating in this year’s 45th Annual Town of Kensington Labor Day Parade and Festival, starting at 10:00 am on September 3rd at the corner of Plyers Mill and St. Paul Street. Our group will assemble at 9:30 am...
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08/22/2012 - 4:21pm
Crossway Community Montessori is excited to begin the new school year on Monday, August 27th! We would like to invite parents to please join us on this day for a Welcome Parents Coffee from 8:30 – 9:30 am in our multipurpose room. It will be a...
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08/22/2012 - 3:14pm
Thank you to all of the families who made this summer’s Family Fun Nights such a success! There were games, food, and lots of smiles as we met both new friends and old every Thursday night. It is always fulfilling to watch the community grow and...
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04/29/2012 - 9:03pm
On April 19th, Crossway Community welcomed an enthusiastic group of parents to the first orientation for the Community Montessori Charter School (CMCS). Kathleen Guinan, Crossway’s CEO, explained Crossway’s unique family-focused Montessori program...
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04/29/2012 - 8:58pm
As part of Crossway Community’s collaboration with the National Museum of Women in the Arts, parents and children learned how to explain their thoughts about great works of art using Visual Thinking Strategies. Then they created their own great...
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04/25/2012 - 10:37pm
Keith Whitescarver reports on Crossway Communty's long-running program that includes Montessori education in "Montessori International".
"A remarkable education enterprise is taking place for a group of single mothers and their young children in...
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03/23/2012 - 12:34am
Dale Johnson, head of school at the Field School in Washington, D.C., talks about the Field School’s internship program with Crossway Community. The Field School, which enrolls 320 students in grades 6th through 12th, requires students to complete a...
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03/23/2012 - 12:25am
Four of our residents attended the GW Women’s Health Symposium that was held on Saturday, March 10. This year’s symposium was entitled, “Woman to Woman: Mind, Body, and Spirit.” This is the second year the event was held. It is presented annually by...
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03/23/2012 - 12:20am
A group of Montgomery College students spent their Alternative Spring Break at Crossway Community during the week of March 12-16. The students worked on a variety of projects that help to support the Montessori School. The volunteers enjoyed working...
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03/18/2012 - 12:10pm
Crossway partnered with Montgomery County Collaboration Council to provide an intensive 5-day, 30-hour professional training program for youth development workers.
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03/18/2012 - 12:06pm
Bethesda Jewish Congregation designated Crossway Community as its community partner for their Mitzvah day project! On Saturday, March 3rd, Mrs. Lisa Strauss, Jennifer Strauss, and Harrison Chiavernini brought 3 computers and 2 printers for students...
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02/06/2012 - 7:49pm
The following is a Question and Answer with Matt Barry, the general manager at Westfield Wheaton. Westfield Wheaton is a community partner with Crossway Community. An open house and information session for the Community Montessori Charter School...
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