The Montessori Middle School of Cape Cod is collaborating with Coonamessett Farm to create a comprehensive and meaningful learning environment. Do you recall the few days your science class ventured outside to start a unit by doing something related to the skill you were to be learning? For many, these days were the most meaningful and memorable of the year. For Montessori middle school students, this type of first-hand experience is the norm, not the exception.

By being able to go beyond the classroom and learn though experience, students gain a respect for the environment and a true sense of their place in the world. Practical science, math, language, and history are taught utilizing the resources of the farm and the community. For example, students may participate in a pond study unit at Coonamessett where they will learn about topics such as watershed area, the water cycle, polar molecules, emulsion, topography, pH levels, molecular bonds, and water quality. But a program of this depth and substance needs supporting materials.

Work on the land is an introduction both to nature and to civilization and gives a limitless field for scientific and historical studies.
- Dr. Maria Montessori

Please help us build this school and contribute to the positive growth of every person who becomes a part of the Montessori Middle School of Cape Cod. Third Plane Montessori, Inc., the nonprofit organization we have created for this project, has federal charity status 501(c)3 pending.

You can help by donating $20, $50, $100, or more today. Simply click on the DONATE button bellow.

You donations will help us with the next stage of our building process and assist our new class in September 2007. If your company matches donations, please take the opportunity to double your donation. The school also has a wish list for needed items posted on Amazon.com.

If you have any questions about the school or our fundraising efforts, please contact Jeff Allen, Head of School, at jallen@capecodmontessori.org.

Thank you for your support in this exciting endeavor. With your help, the Montessori Middle School of Cape Cod will be an immense opportunity for local adolescents and a source of inspiration to middle school programs everywhere.