St Francis Montessori Farm

Evan was celebrating the end of his exams with his mates when a rip current swept him out to sea. If he hadn't heard the RNLI's #FloatToLive message, he wouldn't have survived. This is Evan's story. Read more survivor stories at http://rnli.info/t9ZN9H

Everything is ready for our first class in the Good Shepard Catequesis. The atrium is done and waiting for our students to learn, pray and grow their faith. Can't wait until tomorrow. Our guide has been teaching for over 20 years, we are so lucky to have her at SFMF. If you are interested in catequesis for your child during the afternoon please send us an inquiry.

Sneak peak into our authentic Montessori children's house. Hope you enjoy ;)

Everyone at our children's house was so excited to learn about butterflies and their life cycle, even the guides! We were able to find caterpillars in our organic garden and nurture them up until they flew away to Mexico! The children even went through the lifecycle themselves. Look at the beautiful butterflies wings they created. They discovered, learned, loved and respected.

To say that the results of this election have left me sad, is an understatement. I haven't been able to think straight or concentrate very much. What I've seen and read, the hatred it's left me in shock and made me doubt the goodness in humanity. I sat just reading, watching incredulous... and then I remembered why I am here, why I wake up every morning to a schoolhouse: peace begins in me, at home. I needed to make sure we were conveying that to our students, that the messag...e, our mission was not getting lost in the day to day activities. I immediately went downstairs and made sure everyone (not only the students) who come through this school, through this house, know that we are one, we are family, we love, we strive for peace, we work for equality and freedom and joy. We are here to guide and teach for a better, loving, tolerante future for our children. We are SFMF we are Montessori. These are just a few of the messages I found around our children's house that made me feel calmer, better, happier and more motivated then ever to keep on following my dream: to teach peace. "Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war." Maria Montessori

"Establishing #lastingpeace is the work of #education; all #politics can do is keep us out of #war" one of my #favoritequotes from #mariamontessori I don't think it needs much explanation. #wearedoingourpart #peaceandlove #tolerance #diversity #educationforpeace #teachpeace #montessori #primary #doyoumontessori

Nuestro altar para la gran Maria Montessori. Un día lleno de emociones..

Late posting one of our 5 #altarsforthedead It was a #beautiful and #emotional #nightofthedead at #stfrancismontessori We are very #proud of our #families #montesdoriguide and #students for such an #amazingdisplay !! #diademuertos #montessori #mariamontessori #altardemuertos #remembering #honoring

I trully believe children are #healthier #happier #truer when they're #innature #discoveringtheworld #learning in their own terms at #theirownpace #childrenandnature #prayingmantis #thegarden #montessori #doyoumontessori

Just #onemoreday till #halloween And all our #primaryclassroom is ready for a #notsospookyhalloween #doyoumontessori #childrenshouse #montessori #stfrancismontessori #practicallife #jackolantern

We had such a great day at the fire station today. Best question of the day came from our little but powerful Valentina "are there any girl firefighters?" In case you were wondering yes!!! We have a more than a couple in Chula Vista #girlpower #firestation #littlegirldreamer #montessori #primaryclassroom #doyoumontessori #firestation58

I truly believe we would have healthier happier children if every school would teach them to #growtheirownfood #lovetheearth #organicgardening

This beautiful little girl is excited to get everything ready for our first annual Dia de Muertos Celebration. Little does she know that she is also learning how to write (without a pencil and paper), boosting her self esteem, practicing mindfulness, learning about her heritage and yes of course learning how to sew in the process :)

Our #montessori #childrenshouse is getting ready for a #notsospooky #halloween #celebration !!! #jackolantern #icandoitbymyself #stfrancismontessori #carving #pumpkin