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We were excited to welcome the RACQ Education Team to our school to deliver their Streets Ahead Program to our Lower and Upper Primary students!Our students had a fantastic time learning important road safety skills, including how to cross the road safely, wear a helmet correctly, and be safe and...

We were honoured to welcome Alinta from Indigenous Insights to our Children’s House for a beautiful and meaningful cultural experience, offering our children a special opportunity to connect with and learn about First Nations cultures.Through singing, dancing, an ochre demonstration and the exploration of traditional artefacts, the children were introduced...

From the halls of Parliament to the wonders of Questacon, our Middle School students spent five days exploring, questioning, and connecting with the world beyond school.Their October journey brought Australian history, democracy, science, art and culture into focus, offering opportunities to see familiar subjects from an entirely new perspective.And some...

As part of our Health curriculum, BMS students explore different aspects of safety and how these influence their health and wellbeing, including the important topic of cyber safety.Recently, we welcomed Brett Lee from Internet Safe Education to work with our school community, sharing valuable insights into navigating the online world...

Walking on the Line is a Practical Life activity in Montessori that supports children in developing control of movement. The purpose of this activity is to help children become aware of what they can do with their bodies, develop conscious control of movement and explore movement as a form of...

In a world where information is available at the click of a button and artificial intelligence can produce an essay in seconds, an important question is emerging in education: are we helping students become better thinkers, or simply better users of technology?Across the world, educators are beginning to reconsider the...

The Montessori Market Stall is a beautiful example of how learning unfolds across the planes of development, with experiences introduced in the early years gradually developing into meaningful, real-world applications.The foundations are laid in the First Plane (0–6), when children develop independence through movement, exploration and participation in everyday life....

Pouring, sweeping, preparing food, caring for the environment, dressing, washing, and so many of the everyday tasks we often take for granted.In a Montessori Children’s House, these simple activities are anything but ordinary.Practical Life materials create a beautiful bridge between home and the classroom, giving children the opportunity to practise...

Bradley Mavin, Director of Design & Digital Technologies here at Brisbane Montessori School, takes us on a journey through the evolution of coding, the problem-solving behind it, and what happens when curious students are given the freedom to create, experiment and discover for themselves.Over to you Bradley…In 1986, I was...