On September 1st, 2011 we held a small ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Echo Montessori’s Grand Opening. It marked the official start to a plan that was conceived 4 years ago. A year ago we opened the doors of the school house to 5 children. We spent the winter renovating the building while we rented space at St. Matthias Church. On April 16th, 2011 we excitedly returned to our newly renovated classrooms. By the last day of school we had 14 students who joined us throughout the week. On the first day of school this year 30 children walked through our doors.
We are so excited with the rapid growth of Echo Montessori and are pleased to have such a wonderful group of children, families and staff.
Luckily the weather cooperated as we all collected on the front lawn. Jan introduced new staff and thanked parents and family for their support and upon declaring the school officially open Ben and Nic cut the ribbon. All the group joined together in a celebration with food and drinks.
In addition, the beginning of year open house began with the children and their families touring the school and visiting with each other. (It was also a great opportunity to show your older siblings your class.)
We already have a couple of days of classes since our celebration and everyone is settling into the new routines easily. We are all looking forward to the year ahead as we build our community and our successes.
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