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Named after the Blue Fish River that winds through the historic, seaside
town of Duxbury, Blue River Montessori School (BRMS) was founded by
Sonia Kelly, M.Ed., to provide a quality small-group learning environment for
preschool-age children. With an academic and fun-filled focus on language,
mathematics, science, the arts, cooking and nutrition, and play, we, at BRMS,
are dedicated to developing your child intellectually, physically, socially, and
emotionally through an appropriately updated, scientifically-based Montessori
curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. We offer a three-to-
one student-teacher ratio in our bright classroom, and our teachers hold
bachelor’s or master’s degrees. We subscribe to the natural playscape idea of
outdoor play, minimizing the distractions of man-made materials and play
structures on play. Rather, we promote imagination and joy in nature through
adventurous walks in our woodsy path, meadow, and gardens. We work with
the Duxbury Public Schools' early childhood curriculum to ensure that your
child will be prepared as he or she enters into Kindergarten. One, two, three,
and four day a week programs, as well as optional Spanish classes, are
available. BRMS has been featured in the Duxbury Clipper's article, Blue
River Montessori Inspiring Young Minds.
Credentials
Sonia Kelly has over fifteen years of lead teaching experience. She holds a
Master of Education degree from Loyola College in Maryland and an
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Diploma from the Washington
Montessori Institute. She regularly attends courses to maintain her Maryland
Department of Education Teacher Certification for Preschool through Third
Grade in order to remain current with public school policy and curriculum.
Ms. Kelly has taught all grades from preschool through third grade and brings
her knowledge and elements of these grades’ curriculums into the preschool
classroom. She has also taught art classes for children at the Duxbury Art
Association. Having taught in both Montessori and non-Montessori
environments, Ms. Kelly takes an educational "best practices" approach,
incorporating both Montessori and Reggio Emilia, as well as other educational
theories, materials, and lessons to best meet the needs and interests of today's
child. As a book reviewer for Corwin Press, a Sage Publications company,
she is able to keep abreast of the latest educational research developments in
early childhood education. Ms. Kelly is a guest lecturer in the School of
Education at Bridgewater State University, an active council member of
Duxbury's Community Care for Children, and sits on the advisory board of the
Duxbury toy store, Rock Paper Scissors. Ms. Kelly has also served as an
expert panelist for the Duxbury Free Library's presentation, Where Do the
Children Play. She is licensed by the State of Massachusetts Department of
Early Education and Care.
Association Montessori Internationale
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was founded in 1929 by Dr.
Maria Montessori in order to maintain the integrity of her life's work. As the
only training institute approved by Dr. Montessori and as the only institute
emphasizing the importance for teachers to hold a bachelor's degree, the AMI
program guarantees quality and authenticity in its rigorous training of teachers.
Teachers holding the AMI diploma are qualified to teach in Montessori schools
worldwide and have received comprehensive and extensive training in practical
life, sensorial, math, language, science, geography, art, and music methods.
town of Duxbury, Blue River Montessori School (BRMS) was founded by
Sonia Kelly, M.Ed., to provide a quality small-group learning environment for
preschool-age children. With an academic and fun-filled focus on language,
mathematics, science, the arts, cooking and nutrition, and play, we, at BRMS,
are dedicated to developing your child intellectually, physically, socially, and
emotionally through an appropriately updated, scientifically-based Montessori
curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. We offer a three-to-
one student-teacher ratio in our bright classroom, and our teachers hold
bachelor’s or master’s degrees. We subscribe to the natural playscape idea of
outdoor play, minimizing the distractions of man-made materials and play
structures on play. Rather, we promote imagination and joy in nature through
adventurous walks in our woodsy path, meadow, and gardens. We work with
the Duxbury Public Schools' early childhood curriculum to ensure that your
child will be prepared as he or she enters into Kindergarten. One, two, three,
and four day a week programs, as well as optional Spanish classes, are
available. BRMS has been featured in the Duxbury Clipper's article, Blue
River Montessori Inspiring Young Minds.
Credentials
Sonia Kelly has over fifteen years of lead teaching experience. She holds a
Master of Education degree from Loyola College in Maryland and an
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Diploma from the Washington
Montessori Institute. She regularly attends courses to maintain her Maryland
Department of Education Teacher Certification for Preschool through Third
Grade in order to remain current with public school policy and curriculum.
Ms. Kelly has taught all grades from preschool through third grade and brings
her knowledge and elements of these grades’ curriculums into the preschool
classroom. She has also taught art classes for children at the Duxbury Art
Association. Having taught in both Montessori and non-Montessori
environments, Ms. Kelly takes an educational "best practices" approach,
incorporating both Montessori and Reggio Emilia, as well as other educational
theories, materials, and lessons to best meet the needs and interests of today's
child. As a book reviewer for Corwin Press, a Sage Publications company,
she is able to keep abreast of the latest educational research developments in
early childhood education. Ms. Kelly is a guest lecturer in the School of
Education at Bridgewater State University, an active council member of
Duxbury's Community Care for Children, and sits on the advisory board of the
Duxbury toy store, Rock Paper Scissors. Ms. Kelly has also served as an
expert panelist for the Duxbury Free Library's presentation, Where Do the
Children Play. She is licensed by the State of Massachusetts Department of
Early Education and Care.
Association Montessori Internationale
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was founded in 1929 by Dr.
Maria Montessori in order to maintain the integrity of her life's work. As the
only training institute approved by Dr. Montessori and as the only institute
emphasizing the importance for teachers to hold a bachelor's degree, the AMI
program guarantees quality and authenticity in its rigorous training of teachers.
Teachers holding the AMI diploma are qualified to teach in Montessori schools
worldwide and have received comprehensive and extensive training in practical
life, sensorial, math, language, science, geography, art, and music methods.
| "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world." -Maria Montessori |
| Blue River Montessori School Duxbury, Massachusetts |
| Please email Sonia Kelly at SKelly@BlueRiverMontessori.org or call (781) 834-4480 for more information. Our address is 484 Temple Street, Duxbury, Massachusetts 02332. |
