Fernwood Montessori School

This mural created by Fernwood students representing the cosmic opera graces the entrance to our addition.
First day of school in front the main entrance to Fernwood Montessori.
K5 student engrossed in his work overlooking the courtyard.
Our entrance on Falling Heath Place. Use this entrance for all afterschool events.
The beautiful sundial in our courtyard was designed by Dr. Woodruff Sullivan a retired astronomy professor from the University of Washington and Greg Schwartz of Foundation Architects.
A lower elementary class is working together to learn about shelter building at the Urban Ecology Center. Thank you Fernwood Fund for sponsoring these field trips!
Swiss chard growing in our green house
Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day
Fernwood adolescent students toured Grunau plumbing and created this beautiful sign for our school as part of the "Be the Spark" program.
Thank you Fernwood families. Today, with the help of the Wisconsin Bike Federation, we donated 27 bikes to Lincoln Ave School. Thank you to Upper Elementary rooms 32, 33, and 37 for all of your work on this bike drive!
Here is one of the beautiful nature sculptures that our Fernwood students created in celebration of Earth Day. These were inspired by the recent Andy Goldsworthy art project.
Adolescent students are working hard to clean out the garden beds along our brick walk way. Keep your eyes open in the next couple of weeks for new plantings in these garden boxes.
Thank you Fernwood families for the beautiful messages to our staff on the last day of school! You are so appreciated!

Fernwood Montessori is a high performing K3-8 Montessori school within Milwaukee Public Schools. Our safe and nurturing environment and community supports the needs and interests of all our children. The Montessori method is an internationally recognized, child centered philosophy of education which fosters the child’s independent thinking, social responsibility, and natural love of learning.

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