“If you choose Montessori you're in good company.”
We thought you might find the following lists interesting.
Some famous people who attended Montessori school as children are:
- Larry Page & Sergey Brin, Co-Founders of Google “According to Sergey Brin, the Montessori approach instilled in them self-direction and self-motivation, an inclination to change the status quo and to do things differently.” - John Long
- Peter Drucker, Management Guru
- Prince William and Prince Harry, English royal family
- George Clooney, Academy Award-winning actor
- Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon
- Anne Frank, famous diarist from World War II
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian painter and Architect
- Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
- Will Wright, father of video games, designer of The Sims
- Katherine Graham, former owner-editor of the Washington Post. "The Montessori method—learning by doing— once again became my stock in trade..." from Personal History by Katharine Graham
- Sean Combs, RAP mega-star
- Julia Child, famous chef, star of many TV cooking shows and author of numerous cookbooks
- Helen Hunt, Academy Award-winning actress
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize winner for Literature
- Joshua Bell, American violinist
- Lea Salonga, singer and Broadway actress
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former editor, former first lady (John F. Kennedy)
- Berry Brazelton, noted pediatrician and author
- Kami Cotler, actress (youngest child on long-running series The Waltons)
- Melissa and Sarah Gilbert, actors
Famous people who chose Montessori schools for their own children:
- Stephen J. Cannell, TV writer-producer-director (The Rockford Files and many other)
- Patty Duke Austin, actress
- Bill and Hillary Clinton, Former President and New York Senator
- Cher Bono, singer, actress
- John Bradshaw, psychologist and author
- Yul Brynner, former actor
- Marcy Carcy, TV producer
- Michael Douglas, actor
- Shari Lewis, former puppeteer
- Yo Yo Ma, cellist
- Willie Nelson, musician, has a Montessori school on his ranch
- Al Roker, TV personality, he chose Our Montessori School
- Elizabeth Berridge, actress
- David Blaine, street magician
- Jennifer Granholm and Daniel Mulhern, Governor of Michigan
Others with a Montessori connection:
- Bruno Bettelheim, noted psychologist/author, was married to a Montessori teacher
- Thomas Edison, noted scientist and inventor, helped found a Montessori school
- President Wilson’s daughter trained as a Montessori teacher. There was a Montessori classroom in the basement of the White House during Wilson’s presidency.
- Erik Erikson, anthropologist/author, had a Montessori teaching certificate
- Jean Piaget, noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school. He was also head of the Swiss Montessori Society for many years.
- Mister Rogers, children’s TV personality, strong supporter of Montessori education
- Alexander Graham Bell (inventor) and his wife Mabel founded the Montessori Education Association in 1913. They also provided financial support directly to Dr. Maria Montessori and helped establish the first Montessori class in Canada and one of the first in the United States.
- Alice Waters, restaurateur and writer, champion of organic and locally grown food is a former Montessori teacher
OMS' ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
Winter Weather Alert
In the event of possible snowy or icy weather, please listen to your local radio stations regarding delayed openings or school cancellations before leaving your house or sending your child off to catch the school bus. The highway department and the police department collaborate with the school district in making the decision for a delayed opening or cancellation, since what might appear as wet or light snow-covered roads might actually be sheets of ice, making driving treacherous. Children from approximately 18 school districts attend our school and we had to pick one district to follow. Since the majority of our children are enrolled in our Yorktown locations we chose the Yorktown school district.
The following radio stations are among those that will announce information on delayed openings and school cancellations:
- WLAD - 800AM
- WCBS - 880AM
- WINE - 940AM
- WFAS - 1230AM
- WBNR - 1260AM
- WLNA - 1420AM
- WPUT - 1510AM
- WRKI - 95.1FM
- WDAQ - 98.3FM
- WHUD - 100.7FM
- WFAS - 103.9FM
- WSPK - 104.7FM
- WAXB - 105.5FM
- WFAS - 106.3FM
If you are pushed for time and can’t wait for the radio announcement, calling the school office (914-962-9466) will also give you the up-to-date information you need when there is a delayed opening or cancellation. Other parents may also be calling that number, so you may often get a busy signal.
If you have internet access the following web sites post school delays and cancellations:
www.ctweather.com
www.wfasam.com
www.whud.com
as well as our own blog at www.ourmontessorischool.blogspot.com
If you would like to get an e-mail alert about emergency school closings, send a message to oms9@bestweb.net from the email address you want the alert to go to with “Permission to e-mail” in the subject box.
To help those parents who must go to work and MUST bring their children to school in spite of dangerous road conditions, we have an emergency “Snow Angel” service. The “Snow Angel” service provides a program similar to our “Extended Day” service for those children whose parents bring them to school. It is intended as an emergency solution only and will not be a regular class program. There are two “Snow Angel” sites, one in Carmel and one in Yorktown, at the Methodist Church.
Road conditions may make it impossible for our snow angels to get to school exactly on time. If you need to use the extended day service (before 9:00 a.m.) on snow days, please be sure to call the school first to make sure that the snow angel has arrived (914-962-9470) for Yorktown, 845-225-8969 for Carmel). Please note that on snow days it will be impossible to keep parking lots and walkways clear of snow and ice at all times. If you bring your child, please use extreme caution.
“PARENTS' NIGHT OUT”
First Saturday of Every Month
6p.m. - 11 p.m.
At our building at 4 Glenna Drive, Carmel
for ALL OMS families,
whether in our Yorktown or Carmel locations
Our monthly PARENTS' NIGHT OUT is on the first Saturday of each month. Recently, some of the parents who use this service requested that we consider changing the timing from the current 7 p.m.-12 midnight to 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. It seems this new timing is more convenient for attending local theaters. Therefore, as of December 6 the Parents’ Night Out hours will be 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Don't you deserve a special night out? Don't you long to spend a special evening with your spouse, without Junior spilling the milk or complaining because you won't let him build a fort out of the water glasses? This is a fantastic opportunity to leave your children in the safekeeping of OMS teachers and enjoy a pleasant evening out in the area.
Dress code for the children is pajamas and activities include games, snacks, arts & crafts, and, later, settling in on cots for a video.
The best part of PARENTS' NIGHT OUT is the cost: just $6.00 per child per hour. This service is available only to parents of OMS children, but siblings are welcome.
Reservations are suggested so that you can be reached in the event of cancellation. For reservations, call the school office at 962-9466
Linda Teach's class celebrated the Hindu holiday of Diwali, the Festival of Lights.
Anna Kumanan, Krishna's mom(left), Swati Garg, Siya's mom(right) and Suchona Pujari, Swaroop's mom(not in the photo)
brought in traditional Hindu outfits and native foods. The children make rangoli patterns with colored sand and all enjoyed sampling the native foods.
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