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At Blue River, our mission is to foster a love of learning in each child.  Our innovative, scientifically-based curriculum skillfully combines the Montessori method with the Reggio Emilia philosophy and weaves artistic and practical disciplines into everyday academics.  Students learn to follow their curiosity, to think creatively, and to work both independently and cooperatively with others.  To quote William Butler Yeats, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

TYPICAL SCHOOL-YEAR EVENTS
SEP

 Welcome to School!

  • School Photographs

OCT

  • Spanish Classes Begin

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences

  • Fire Department Visit

  • Pumpkin Party

NOV

  • Beekeeper Visit

  • Fall Harvest Party

DEC

  • Reenrollment Begins

  • Cranberry Grower Visit

  • Winter Holiday Party

  • PJ Drive for a Local Shelter

JAN

  • Reenrollment Continues

  • Duxbury Librarian Visit

FEB

  • Enrollment for New Families

  • Anxiety Specialist Visit

  • Valentine's Day Party

MAR

  • Dentist Visit

  • MDA Hop-A-Thon & Egg Hunt

APR

  • Artwork on Display at Library

  • Soule Homestead Farm Visit

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences

MAY

  • Mother's Day Tea

  • Spanish Presentation

  • Kindergarten Bus Field Trip

  • Entomologist Visit

  • End-of-Year Garden Party

JUN
CONTACT US

484 Temple Street

Duxbury, Massachusetts 02332 

​Tel: 781-834-4480

​skelly@bluerivermontessori.org   

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We are proud to announce that Blue River is participating in a Harvard University study involving successful education practices utilized in early childhood settings.
 
Harvard University approached us and requested our participation based on recommendations from professionals in the field of education. We are very honored to have been asked to participate and are very excited to be a part of this study.
ABOUT BLUE RIVER

Quality, small-group learning for children ages 2 through 5

One teacher for every four students

Highly educated teachers, including those with bachelor's or master's degrees

Educational "best practices" approach used to meet the needs of today's child

Monthly in-house field trips

Alumni students considered to be among the most prepared for kindergarten, both socially and academically, by area schools

Healthy snacks and homemade meals included in tuition prepared by Sonia Kelly, who is certified in Child Nutrition.  

Our lunches incorporate:

-organic, non-GMO produce,

-organic, free-range chicken,

-grass-fed, pasture-raised beef, and

-heritage breed pork.

Woodsy paths, gardens, and a meadow explored daily as part of our natural playscape concept

Spanish and cooking classes included in four-day per week curriculum

Daily yoga to strengthen mind and body taught by Sonia Kelly, a formally-trained child yoga instructor

Longer school year, fewer holidays, and shorter holiday breaks than most preschools

All fees included in tuition, and we do not solicit donations.

Offering one- through five-day, half- and full-day programs, and a lunch bunch option.

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