Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Bennett Park Montessori community is currently celebrating it's 30th year! As part of our celebration, we're reaching out to the thousands of people whose lives have been influenced by the teachings of Dr. Maria Montessori through our Bennett Park Community. If you are an alumni or former staff member of Bennett Park Montessori and would like to share memories of your years at Bennett Park, we'd love to hear from you.
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Hello Everyone!
I look forward to talking with all of you.
Thirty years ago a new program began in Buffalo. It was the only public Montessori school in the Buffalo Public Schools and the first in Western New York. That means that some of you out there could be over forty years old!
We are trying to contact students, teachers and parents who have been associated with the school over the years. Right now, Bennett Park is under construction and the school has been temporarily displaced. The plans are to be returning in '09 on Clinton Street with double the number of students.
We are setting up this blog to see how many of you we can find. Please send this on to any one that you know of who had something to do with BPMC. Jan
Wow....Jan & Eileen...boy am I getting old (checks for grey hair)...
My son will attend Montessori in the fall, hopw to see you both at some point.
I would like to write a thought of respect for Dr. Rae Rosen, the first principal of Bennett Park Montessori Center. Rae is recently deceased but her work and memory will live on. Rae dedicated herself to building a Montessori School where children, their families, teachers and teacher assistants thrive. I was among the first group of teachers that started the school. Rae Rosen had an impact on my career. She opened up my heart and mind, as well as my professional colleagues, to see and direct learning following the child and the child's needs. Rae became a believer in the Montessori philosophy and the school environment that she fought for. She was our leader that walked the talk. May her soul rest in peace. Stephanie Gregorie
I am pleased to have found this blog! I'm often reminded of the wonderful teachers and students from Bennett Park. Thiry years doesn't seem so long ago -- especially this weekend with the very sad and really shocking news of the passing of Alison Des Forges. Of all the tributes to her remarkably achievements, I would add "teacher." It's simply hard for me to believe that I was the beneficiary of the talents of such a committed and qualified educator. I hope that there's a fitting way for the Bennett Park community to remember her.
Jennifer Collesano Adams (Bennett Park '77-'82)
Great idea! Let's keep everyone connected!
...by the way, this is Leah Prentiss. Steve is just my drag name...
Hey there everybody!
I am so excited to be able to reconnect with everybody from BPMC!
My girlfriend's nieces are attending BPMC now and I am so excited to come back to Buffalo to take a look at the new and improved school.
Danielle Quider (class of 1996)
This is Nicole I have to say Montessori is the best school. I attended from pre K to 8th grade. I truly wish they would have had a high school and college here as in other states. I agree with Stephanie, Rae Rosen was a wonderful person who stuck with Maria Montessoris method. I am now 24 and have to say a remember Montessori with manyfond memories.:)
Hello Everyone This is Lisa Lemon (Holmes). I am the oldest of 5 and me and my brothers and sisters all attended Montessori. If there were more schools like Montessori and more teachers like Diane & Jean the world would be a much better place!
I was a student @ BPMC From Pre K in 83 till my Family Moved to Tennessee in 90. I always look back on my Education and thought that my 7 years in Motessori really did make things easier for me for the next 15 years.
I really enjoyed being Mrs. Santos' student.
I remember Rae and Jan and Eileen! I went from 1982-1992. What a miraculous place! I loved it! I was in Diane Sauers class, Karen Seals (?), Mary Dread, Bob Schultz (?) and so many others! It was a GREAT experience!! Robert~ my brother Mike Ramsey had Ms. Santos for his last year at bpmc before we moved to texas!!
I graduated 20 years ago but i still remember attending Bennett Park Montessorri like it was yesterday. I remember my family had moved out of buffalo into cheektowaga while I was in the 3rd grade. I cried so much to go back to Bennett Park that my family had to move back again. Also they realized that no other school could compare to it. We are lucky in the area to have a Montessorri school in our public school system. When I lived in the Tampa area a few years ago I found that the only Montessorri school they had was an expensive private school. That meant that only the wealthy had access to Montessorri method. I am proud that we have a a Montessorri school in Buffalo that is available to children from all economic situations. I am also proud to say that I graduated from such a great school
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