The elementary class toured the Phoenixville Police and Fire Stations today. What an inspiring experience! Police Chief Mossman personally invited the Elementary class after touring our school while checking the security of local schools. The Chief was impressed with our school's security and with ...
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Catapults & Hovercrafts!
Dr. Ford taught the elementary children how to make medieval catapults today. What fun! They learned how to design and create them, and also how to figure out the velocity of each launch. This involved calculating distance and time. What a wonderful experience for the children!!
Dr. Ford also ...
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Silent Journey
It’s very hard to be silent about the “Silent Journey.” It proved to again be an amazing experience that we were all able to share. Thank you to all of those parents who were able to come. I appreciated all of your comments and hope you had fun “working” in our classroom. I also wanted to thank ...
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Polygons!
These smiling first years are working on making polygons with the box of sticks! The elementary children work with many geometry materials in the classroom, studying lines, angles, polygons, area, volume, and more. It is a wonderful way to discover their world! ...
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Welcome to the Newest Addition to the Elementary Class!
We would like to say a warm welcome to Bela-Monet, our newest student in the elementary class! She is such a welcome addition to our elementary family. Bela is seven years old and a first year, and she is a wonderfully warm and compassionate girl who loves to work! We would also like to say hello to ...
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Open House Tomorrow
Here at VFKH, we love to meet new people, especially when we get to chat about our favorite things: children and Montessori. Tomorrow evening is the perfect opportunity for parents who are interested in learning about our school for their children. Both campuses, Limerick & Phoenixville, will ...
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Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a wonderful break and are ready and refreshed for a new year! We would like to welcome Aadit and Adhvik back to our class. They recently returned from a long trip to India. We also would like to welcome Adeline (Wyatt’s little sister) who is settling in just fine. We are looking ...
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Back to Work!
After returning from winter break, the elementary students are hard at work! They are eager to work with the materials they have missed and are enthusiastic to participate in new lessons. These two pictures show these girls working on a factor's board, discovering all of the factors of numbers ...
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