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My Time: Montessori International Children's House earns 'green' title

Published 08/05/10

What purpose would education serve in our days unless it helped man to a knowledge of the environment to which he has to adapt himself? - Maria Montessori

TOP: At front, Martha Campbell, left, and Abigail Goodman (graduating sixth-year students) raise the Green School flag for the first time as their classmates join in the celebration.
MIDDLE TOP: From left, Skylar Deichmann, Madeline Myers and Amaya Wengernuk “graduate” some of the classroom red worms to a new home.
MIDDLE BOTTOM: Caroline Steele (fourth-year student) and Jonah Svendsen (fifth-year student) explore nature at Echo Hill as part of MICH’s environmental education.
BOTTOM: Adam Koutroumpis carefully tends the toddler seedlings.



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Since its inception in 1985, Montessori International Children's House has taken its stewardship of the earth very seriously, instilling appropriate environmental lessons throughout its curriculum. MICH, located at 1641 Winchester Road in Annapolis, was officially recognized as a MAEOE Certified Maryland Green School on June 4 in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park as part of the first annual Maryland Green School Youth Summit.

The award was the culmination of two years...

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