Mi Escuela Montessori Receives $1,000 McDonald’s Grant to Launch Bilingual STEAM Buddies Mentorship Program
Mi Escuela Montessori has been awarded a $1,000 grant from McDonald’s to support the Bilingual STEAM Buddies Mentorship Program , a hands-on bilingual science and engineering initiative connecting upper-elementary and primary students. The program pairs 4th–6th grade students with 1st–3rd grade “buddies” to explore science through real-world investigations, engineering design challenges, and bilingual communication. Each team will use classroom “shoebox science kits” to cond
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The Unseen Work of the Toddler (0–3 Years)
Photo by Chris wade NTEZICIMPA : https://www.pexels.com/photo/adorable-baby-walking-in-black-and-white-portrait-34488839/ What if the greatest work of childhood is the one we never see? The earliest years of life might look quiet from the outside — lots of diaper changes, naps, and tiny hands learning to grab and pour. But inside your toddler’s mind, something extraordinary is happening. Dr. Maria Montessori called this the unconscious absorbent mind — a time when children ta
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Mi Escuela Montessori’s Brain-building Beginnings: Birth to Four Scholarship Program Receives $2,500 GiveWell Community Foundation Grant
[Lakeland, FL] – [11/03/2025] – Mi Escuela Montessori recently received a $2,500 Impact Polk grant on behalf of the George W. Jenkins Fund within GiveWell Community Foundation (GWCF). This grant will support Mi Escuela Montessori’s Brain-building Beginnings: Birth to Four Scholarship Program. The funding is part of GWCF’s recent Impact Polk 2025 grant cycle, which awarded a total of $665,933.73 to 92 nonprofit organizations. Impact Polk is GWCF’s annual competitive, donor-dir
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