Hudson Montessori School hosts many STEAM events throughout the year. Our curriculum combines science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM) as part of our mission to support our students as the next innovators and critical thinkers. Every year, our students look forward to our Hour of Code Event and our ongoing visits to Governor’s Island to partner with the Billion Oyster Project.
One of the most unique qualities of Hudson Montessori School is the National Institute for STEM Education certifies the school as the first STEM-certified elementary and middle school in New Jersey.
Hour of Code
Our annual Hour of Code event for Kindergarten through Middle School students was hugely successful. Hour of Code is a hands-on, in-person exhibition where students showcase their coding progress through dazzling art, animated stories, quizzes, and games. Computational thinking is an integral part of Hudson Montessori School's curriculum for each grade level, and students are encouraged to connect their coding knowledge with all areas of learning.
This event is held annually each Computer Science Week in honor of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper's birthday with a unique theme. This year, we celebrated with the theme "Make the Invisible Visible." Our students showcased projects of various coding feats, including algorithms, robotics, data visualization, and AI-powered teachable machines.
Hour of Code goes beyond coding by empowering students to be creators of technology—not just consumers. We offer students hands-on activities rooted in the Montessori philosophy, beginning in our toddler classrooms to develop computational thinking in their earliest years. Students apply years of learning from the "Pink Tower" in the Toddler class to Middle School robotics projects. We're excited to see their creativity shine at our upcoming Maker Faire in January!
The Billion Oyster Project
The Billion Oyster Project was developed to solve a problem with the New York Harbor, suffering from a depletion of oysters due to pollution and overfishing. Since 2014, the Billion Oyster Project has installed over 50 million oysters in New York's harbors with the help of volunteers and organizations like Hudson Montessori School. The goal is to achieve one billion by 2035 with the community's help.
This month, our 7th and 8th graders braved the chilly weather for a service-learning day at the Billion Oyster Project's oyster shell pile at Governor’s Island. Our students were welcomed by a mountain of donated oyster shells donated by local New York and New Jersey restaurants. Guided by the BOP team, students sorted shells for reef restoration, gaining hands-on experience in marine conservation and seeing sustainability in action.
To learn more about Hudson Montessori School's interdisciplinary, theme-based learning approach to education, the Montessori philosophy and methodology, or how the school fosters the love of learning for its students, the school welcomes parents to learn more for children aged 2 to eighth grade at our upcoming open houses.
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