As we’re settling into Oxford, I’ve taken a few part-time jobs to pay the bills while looking for something better. One of those is serving as an “outdoor guide” at a new Montessori school. I’m told this is currently the only officially recognized Montessori school in Mississippi and, in its seminal year, will be expanding beyond its current offerings next school year. Right now, there are just under ten children in a one-room artist studio converted into schoolhouse. Coincidentally, it is little and red. Located in Taylor, a country community just south of Oxford in the Plein Air development, its been embraced by many parents and has generated much interest in the proposed expansion. Has been quite a shift from teaching high school seniors at a low-income public school to guiding toddlers in a private school most Mississippians could never afford. I started out as a volunteer, which quickly became a paid “outdoor guide” position for a few days each week and now, starting in January, will be a five day per week assistant teacher position.
If you are unfamiliar with the teachings of Maria Montessori and the school’s that attempt to follow her proscribed practices, you can read about it here. Below are a couple of pictures of us digging a walkway last week in the front of the school.
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