Our Summer Exploration of the Cosmos

During the summer of 2024, children attending our community of Montessori schools across the country developed self-confidence, learned new skills, and gained independence as they explored with their eyes trained toward the skies!

Each summer, our classrooms aim to go deeper with social science and cultural works, taking advantage of the slower pace of summer and opportunities to explore with an exciting theme.

This year, in addition to enjoying outdoor spaces with gardening and water play, students focused on developing creativity and strengthening academic skills by exploring the Earth’s atmosphere and journeying beyond to learn about space from the comfort of their classrooms.

Our seasonal Explore the Cosmos program covered a wide variety of academic and sensorial studies offering the children opportunities to explore topics including:

•  Atmosphere and Air Travel
• The Sun and Moon
• Stars and Constellations
• Planets and Outer Space
• Rocket Ships, Rovers, and Astronaut

Future Astronaut at West Montessori School of Copperfield in Houston, TX

Opportunities throughout the summer included Practical Life experiences with making astronaut pudding, cutting shooting stars out of watermelon slices, and creating the phases of the moon with cheese and crackers. These smiles by students at Colleyville Montessori School in Texas say it all!

Creative works included studies of light and dark, the sun and planets, as well as building rocket ships. Children love the chance to explore through hands-on activities led by their imagination.

New works and exciting experiments were added to the classroom to support the children’s explorations. Preparing to be astronauts with daily exercise, improving dexterity to complete tasks within bulky protective clothing, learning new vocabulary, and increasing our observation and note-taking skills all added to the fun and enrichment of this summer’s activities.

We hope to see you next year. Registration begins in early 2025. Make sure you save your spot to join us for our next exciting exploration. We’re confident your child will have a BLAST!