Using a grant from the Patagonia Regional Community Foundation (PRCF), The Montessori School recently offered an “Arts Across the Curriculum Program” to enrich the lives of their students. Jessi Beebe, Montessori Executive Director and upper elementary/middle school guide, says “parents loved that we provided violin and mandolin lessons at no charge, and the students loved the music lessons and art, chorus, and drama components. Our teachers were very excited to get needed art supplies.”
Beebe, who wrote the grant to PRCF, called the program a huge success. She explains, “extracurricular activities are a necessary part of a well-rounded education model, and students perform better in all aspects of education when given various ways to express their creativity.”
To learn more about the Montessori school, call 394–9530 or visit their website patagoniamontessori.org. To learn more about the Patagonia Regional Community Foundation go to azfoundation.org. Click on Give Where You Live, and scroll down to Patagonia Regional Community Foundation. Please consider giving a donation to PRCF to help support fine programs such as this.