DISCOVERING
Montessori Children • Discover learning is a joy that can last
a lifetime. • Learn spontaneously and creatively. • Learn
at their own pace. • Develop to their greatest potential.

• Are encouraged to choose work and make decisions.

June 2017
District of columbia
aidan Montessori
School aidanschool.org
admissions@aidanschool.org 2700 27th St., NW
Washington, D.C.

Ages: 18 months-12 years
202-387-2700 Maryland
The Bethesda
Montessori School
bethesdamontessori.com admissions@bethesdamontessori.

com 7611 Clarendon Rd.

Bethesda, MD
Ages: 3-6
301-986-1260 Butler School
butlerschool.org amy@butlerschool.org
15951 Germantown Rd.

Darnestown, MD
Ages: 18 months-14
301-977-6600 THE JULIA BROWN
SCHOOLS juliabrownschools.com
9760 Owen Brown Rd.

Columbia, MD
9450 Madison Ave.

Laurel, MD
3400 Queen Mary Dr.

Olney, MD
301-447-5700 1300 Milestone Dr.

Silver Spring, MD
301-622-7808 Ages: 18 months-Grade 3
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The Manor Montessori
School manormontessori.com
themanormontessori@gmail.com 10500 Oaklyn Dr.

Potomac, MD
11200 Old Georgetown Rd.

Rockville, MD
5450 Massachusetts Ave.

Bethesda, MD
301-299-7400 Montgomery
Montessori Institute
montessori-mmi.com montessori@hers.com
10500 Darnestown Rd.

Rockville, MD
Montessori Teacher Education
301-279-2799 Top Hat Montessori
tophatmontessori.com info@tophatmontessori.com
18243A Flower Hill Way
Gaithersburg, MD
Ages: 2 months-K
the woods academy
woodsacademy.org admissions@woodsacademy.org
6801 Greentree Rd.

Bethesda, MD
Ages: 2 ½-6
301-365-3080 Virginia
Brooksfield School
brooksfieldschool.org brksfield@aol.com
1830 Kirby Rd.

McLean, VA
Ages: 2-6
703-356-KIDS Cardinal Montessori
cardinalmontessori.com cardinalmontessori@gmail.com
1424 G St.

Woodbridge, VA
Ages: 3-12
703-491-3810 children's House
montessori school
montessoriofarlington.com office@chms-arlington.com
2425-A North Glebe Rd.

Arlington, VA
Ages: 2-4
703-276-1361 EARLY YEARS MONTESSORI
earlyyearsms.com info@earlyyearsms.com
3241 Brush Dr.

Falls Church, VA
Ages: 2-6
703-237-0264 Ha'penny Montessori
School hapennyschool.com
director@hapennyschool.com 20854 Stubble Rd.

Ashburn, VA
Ages: 10 weeks-6
703-729-5755 Holly Brook
Montessori School
preschoolmontessori.com info@hollybrookmontessori.com
2455 Gallows Rd.

Dunn Loring, VA
Ages: 3-5
703-573-7800 Hunter Mill
Montessori School
preschoolmontessori.com info@huntermillmontessori.com
2709 Hunter Mill Rd.

Oakton, VA
Ages: 2 years 9 months-5
703-938-7755 Little Oaks Montessori
Academy themontessoriconnection.com
lshaw@lomamontessori.com 13525 Dulles Technology Dr., 103,
Herndon, VA
Ages: 8 Months to 6
571-336-2559 Monarch Christian
montessori kidslovemonarch.com
kidslovemonarch@gmail.com 15120 Enterprise Ct., Suite 100
Chantilly, VA
Ages: 18 months-6
703-961-8281 Montessori Children's
Center montessoriccgroup.com
herndon@montessoriccgroup.com 2745 Centreville Rd.

Herndon, VA
6319 Old Centreville Rd.

Centreville, VA
Ages: 6 weeks-6
703-793-1890 Montessori School of
Cedar Lane
preschoolmontessori.com info@cedarlanemontessori.com
3035 Cedar Ln.

Fairfax, VA
Ages: 3-6
703-560-4379 Montessori School of
Fairfax montessori-fairfax.com
msofx@aol.com 3411 Lees Corner Rd.

Chantilly, VA
Ages: 18 months-12
571-323-0222 reston montessori
school restonmontessori.com
office@restonmontessori.com 1928 Isaac Newton Sq.

Reston, VA
Ages: 3 months-Grade 3
703-481-2922



Review of Cricket Media’s cobblestone,
Discover American History:
Preparing to Fight by Russ Chamberlayne
trigonometry and geometry as part
My teenage son, Sebastian,
and I were in our
pediatrician’s lobby and
I noticed COBBLESTONE
Magazine in the bookrack.

COBBLESTONE Magazine
is all about history.

Knowing Sebastian is a
huge lover of history, I
thought the colorful cover
of a poster of a World
War I soldier would be of
interest to him. He also just
finished reading, “All Quite
on the Western Front,”
a book that describes a
German soldier’s experience
during World War I.

So I asked him to put
down his phone (grumble,
grumble) and gave him
the magazine to read. He
thumbed through and
noticed “Mapping It”, “Cartoon
Connection” and some of the other
Departments and the articles on
World War I. He looked at the table
of contents and he had a lot of
articles from which to choose: from
“The Great War: An Overview” to
“The Final Push” to “A Deadly Flu”
to “Maker of Masks” plus more.

He chose the article “Preparing to
Fight.” Afterwards, I asked him
what he thought.

The story, he said, really put “All
Quiet on the Western Front” in
context. He was surprised to learn
that the U.S. troops weren’t really
ready to fight. They weren’t trained
for combat so it took a year for
U.S. troops to get to France and
help the Allies. He compared the
U.S. involvement in World War I to
his favorite sport: basketball. The
of his training. Sebastian doesn’t
like any mention of math in his
“free” time, and didn’t like this
aspect of military training.

When we finished our discussion,
Sebastian said, “That wasn’t so
bad.” In teenage speak, that means
we’ll be doing it again!
ABOUT COBBLESTONE
AND CRICKET MEDIA:
individual players don’t have to be
great but you have to have a deep
bench. Meaning if you play the same
five players throughout the game,
they’ll be exhausted at the end and
will probably lose. The U.S. troops
were the bench. They relieved the
exhausted French and British troops,
increased morale, and eventually the
Allies prevailed and won the war.

Sebastian said that moral of the
story was not to give up and
play your bench. Sebastian really
enjoyed the article, and other
aspects of the magazine. There
were cartoons throughout the
pages and a picture of a U.S. World
War I solider in his gear. He also
learned an interesting tidbit about
president Harry S. Truman, before
he became president. Truman,
who was a Missouri National
Guard artilleryman, had to learn
COBBLESTONE Magazine
published by Cricket Media
(Parents’ Choice Gold Award
Winner in 2017) transforms
history from a dry classroom
exercise into a living, breathing
guide to how Americans live,
work, play, and eat, from the
1600s to today. Filled with
fascinating stories, dramatic
photographs, and beautiful
illustrations, COBBLESTONE
excites imaginations and brings
the past to life for children
ages nine to 14.

Cricket Media, based in
McLean, VA and founded in
1973, publishes magazines
for children of all ages from
six months (babybug) to
15+ (CICADA). “At Cricket
Media, we believe that
challenging children’s minds
and connecting kids to learn
together does wonders for
their confidence, creativity and
curiosity. That’s why we are
dedicated to providing award-
winning media on a safe and
secure learning network to
engage, enlighten and educate
children everywhere.”
To subscribe to any of Cricket
Media’s 15 magazines go to
shop.cricketmedia.com. washingtonFAMILY.com
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