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The Graduation Issue of The Montessori Observer is sent home with the students during the last week of school and is mailed to alumni students, parents, and grandparents. Please click here to see the 2009 Graduation Issue!
The Observer includes articles about the Montessori philosophy, and news about Arbor events and alumni. Arbor staff and parent volunteers write the articles and contribute photographs. The Editor in Chief is the Director of Communications, Leslie Richardson.
Here you can view archives of the Montessori Observer hard copies as well as the email versions.
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Quarterly Newsletter: The Montessori Observer (print version prior to 2009)
- Graduation 2008 Issue (pdf)
In This Issue:
- Graduates
- On to Middle School
- Alumni News - Spring 2008 Issue (pdf)
In This Issue:
- Strategic Planning
- Microeconomy: Achieving Economic Independence
- Alumni News
- Outdoor Education
- The Arbor Peace Pole
- Fall 2007/Winter 2008 Issue (pdf)
In this Issue:
- A Special Letter
- Administrator Profile
- Volunteering
- Teacher Profile
- Annual Fund
- Walter Reeves Visits our Garden
- The AMI Refresher Course
- Montessori's Birthday
- Arbor Teacher Receives Award
- Graduation 2007 Issue (pdf)
In this Issue:
- The Benefits of Boredom
- Graduates
- Life After Arbor
- Alumni News
- Winter 2007 Issue (swf)
In this Issue:
- Letter from the Editor
- Aama's Journey
- How Montessori Children will Save the World
- Great Lessons
- The Montessori Centenary
- Alumni News
- Fall 2006 Issue (swf)
In this Issue:
- Letter from the Editor
- A Note from the Head of School
- Arbor's Strategic Plan
- Pedagogy of Place
- Fundrasing Update
- Alumni News
- In and Around Arbor
- Graduation 2006 Issue (swf)
in this Issue:
- Letter from the Editor
- 2006 Graduates
- Curtain Up
- Alumni News
- Winter 2006 Issue (swf)
In this Issue:
Letter from the Editor
- When in Rome
- The Prepared Environment for the Adolescent
- To Debate or not to Debate
- Alumni News
- Seamless Education
- Betty's Class Play
- Cumberland Island--A Parent's Perspective
- Fall 2005 Issue (swf)
In this Issue:
- From the Editor
- Heard Around Arbor
- Alumni News
- The Future of Montessori Education
- Compassion in Action
- Montessori Mathemathics: Supporting the Development of the Mathematical Mind
- Celebrating 35 Years
- Graduation 2005 Issue (swf)
In this Issue:
- From the Editor
- Where Do They Go From Here?
- Internships
- Alumni News
- Arbor's 2005 Graduating Class
- Parent Profiles
- In and Around Arbor
- On To Middle School
- Winter 2005 Issue (swf)
In this Issue:
- From the Editor
- Serving Through Scouts
- Alumni News
- Service Learning
- The Primary Perspective
- Grandparents Day
- Arbor Theater
- Tsunami Relief
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