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Alumni
Save the date for our inaugural Escuela Alumni Award event!
Join the Escuela del Sol Montessori community for the inaugural celebration of our Alumni Award recipients on Friday, October 6!
Our Alumni Award recipients will also be on campus Thursday, October 5, to get to know and work with current Escuela students.
Escuela’s alumni are wonderfully diverse and dedicated to their various callings. Scientists, artists, musicians, pilots, teachers, mathematicians, actors and writers, this is a group of life-long learners, creators and innovators, all with a robust sense of social responsibility. Their strong connection to the school and to each other is a testament to the unique Escuela legacy.
What’s Happening
Freedom within Limits
One of the guiding principles of Montessori education is helping children to become independent. Freedom for students to choose classwork according to their interests and ability level is a core principle for any Montessori classroom. While this might cause people to picture chaos as they imagine a whole classroom of children moving in different directions all at once, Dr. Maria Montessori tells us this is not the case. In The Absorbent Mind, she states, “To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to...
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Do you have a new job? Have you gotten married or added to your family? Are you moving? We want to hear from you! Send us your latest updates and we will share them with our community and your fellow Escuela alumni!
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Ways to Give
Escuela alumni often talk about the moment they realized their experience was different from other schools. Annual tax-deductible gifts (as per IRS regulations) illustrate the passion and generosity of our community, bringing us to where we are today. Your continued support herald great things for the next 50 years!
From Escuela Students to Escuela Staff 
Ms. Kate Chavez
Executive Director
Mr. Michael Chavez Liberman
Harwood Cafe - Lunch Program
Ms. Shaina Brinkman
Toddler - South
Ms. Sarah Louderbough
Level Director - Elementary
Ms. Jolie Guiney Fletcher
Toddler - North
Ms. Paloma Springer
Jr. El - West
Alumni Stories
We want to share YOUR Escuela story! Use the contact form to tell us about your Escuela experience and what you’re doing now!
Ms. Dana, teacher in the Blue Room for many years, with two of her former students, Sam Freed and Forrest Goodluck.