Odyssey Montessori

Odyssey Montessori appeared in the Spotsylvania Christmas parade. Thank you to all the families who participated and especially to Stacy Armatic who coordinated our involvement.

Odyssey Montessori marched in the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade. Hats off to M.E. Bacon for coordinating the event. Everyone who participated had a great time.

Eva Thornton, Odyssey Montessori secondary guide, was recently accepted into Walden University’s Master of Science in Psychology program.

Students and staff at Odyssey Montessori prepared a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for the school’s annual Thanksgiving feast. Each class prepared food items, and then the entire school enjoyed the meal together. To culminate the event, everyone shared with the group things for which they are thankful. This is one of our many annual cultural celebrations. Our next big event will be our winter solstice celebration for which we have a great service project planned.

Last weekend Odyssey Montessori mom Cheryl Huff loaded her bicycle and her boy into her Volkswagen and headed to North Carolina for a 100-mile bike trek. Sponsorships she secured for her ride have netted more than $2,000 for Odyssey Montessori. Talk about reaping the benefits of exercise!

Odyssey Montessori friends Gerardo Despian and Brian Buckley had successful surgery yesterday. Apparently Gerardo had lots of liver to share, which means Brian will not have to work so hard to produce liver tissue. This is good news. Please continue to keep these brave men and their families in your thoughts as they begin the process of recovery.

Two former Odyssey Montessori fathers will share a bond beyond friendship tomorrow. Six months ago Gerardo Despian was initially rejected as a living organ donor for Brian Buckley. But  persistence has paid off and Despian will be donating a piece of his liver to Buckley. The Odyssey Montessori community sends best wishes for successful procedures and recovery and commends both of these men for their courage.

If you would like to help the Buckley family, please feel free to contact Odyssey Montessori to learn how you can purchase gift cards for groceries and other essentials to be donated to their family.

Odyssey Montessori elementary students visited the State Fair of Virginia. You can read about their adventure by clicking here.

The “Montessori method” is the foundation of the educational program at Odyssey Montessori. This method was developed by Italian physician and child psychologist Dr. Maria Montessori, nearly 100 years ago. Today there are Montessori schools throughout the world, including approximately 5,000 in the United States and more than 100 in Virginia—proof that this method of education is as relevant to teaching children in the 21st century as it was to teaching children in the early 1900’s.

We encourage all who are interested in Montessori in general, and Odyssey Montessori in particular, to make an appointment to visit our school and see our community in action.