•Faculty members Meghan Kearns and David Swanson were invited speakers at the 2013 Montessori Foundation International Conference.
•Faculty member Jaime Cieszynski was honored with the First Lego League Outstanding Coach Award in Robotics.
Head of School & Board President
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A Holistic Learning Environment MMS provides outstanding opportunities for students to learn, lead, and develop their talents far beyond the academic sphere. With 80% percent of eligible students participating, our athletic program is among the school’s most prominent extracurricular offerings. Success is also evident on the field as demonstrated by:
•The 5th and 6th grade girls’ volleyball team’s outstanding 9-1 season. •The 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball team’s first place achievement at the Saint Matthias 8th grade basketball tournament.
•The seven MMS students that qualified for the Hershey State Track and Field Meet. •Fourth grade student Catherine N. competed in the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championship, placing 22nd nationally in the 800-meter run.
Student-Driven Learning: Achieving World Peace MMS excels at providing opportunities for students to use their ideas, imagination, and initiative to create valuable projects and products. This year students began using the World Peace Game, to work collaboratively to solve fifty intensely complex and interrelated global problems while maneuvering around the obstacles presented in the rules. The benefit is that students can apply these lessons to real-world problems when they leave us. In technology, MMS students used their design and programming knowledge with our new 3D printer to create their own prototypes. The result? Some impressive accolades from the press: •“Making Milwaukee Great: 3D Printers in Elementary School” July 20, 2013, CBS 58 News. •“Positively Milwaukee, World Peace Game” June 24, 2013, NBC TMJ4 News. Our annual report gives a full account of our progress this year; I hope you will take some time to read it and learn more about the health and future of the school. We count on your interest, and thank you for your continued, unrivalled support of Milwaukee Montessori School.
Monica Van Aken, Ed.D. Head of School
Joseph Thomae President, Board of Trustees
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