Our graduates possess the intellectual capacity, self-knowledge, and good character to be difference-makers in our ever-changing world. The student journey begins with a toddler’s first experience with independence and ends with an Upper School student who has fully engaged in the education process, is inquisitive, responsible, and compassionate. Harborlight alumni know themselves and are ready to engage their world.
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By The Numbers
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265
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35
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At A Glance
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Authentic Montessori
Harborlight is accredited by the American Montessori Society. Our curriculum and programs are grounded in Montessori philosophy, and our teachers are Montessori-trained practitioners. -
Multiage Classrooms
The multiage classroom is a core feature of Montessori. It creates a community where younger children learn from observing the older ones, whose learning is reinforced by sharing. -
Three-Year Cycle
The three-year cycle allows children to develop at their own pace and affords teachers the opportunity to nurture and guide their students over a significant period of time. -
Personalized Instruction
One size does not fit all. A Montessori teacher is able to focus on each child as an individual, because we know that all children differ in their learning styles. -
Community Learning Partners
Using the community as a classroom is an integral part of the Montessori experience. Harborlight works with a diverse group of community partners to create exciting leaning experiences. -
Values, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Harborlight is a diverse community where each person is respected for who they are and what they bring to the community.
Recent News
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Indigenous Peoples: Lower Elementary Experience Week
Lower Elementary students who participated in last week's Indigenous Peoples Experience Week explored the history, heritage, and culture of North American Indigenous peoples. They engaged in research, inquiry, study, and understanding with a focus on some of the more than 70 tribes within the United States and Canada. The week included a study of some of the collections of the Indian Rights Association archives and materials that sourced communication, organizational records, and documents. A cross-disciplinary approach to the week's study also provided an understanding of social justice and natural resources on Native American lands. The week's studies culminated in a fair with projects and presentations.Read More
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Vernal Pools Lower Elementary Experience Week
Read MoreOne of last week's Lower Elementary Experience weeks took the children out into nature to explore vernal pools. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island has been known to call vernal pools in this area "wicked big puddles". Students will study what makes these 'puddles' special, from characteristic formation to disappearance to the creature that emerge, thrive, and breed uniquely in this habitat. An investigation into the creatures who depend on vernal pools with a focus on amphibians, invertebrates, and insects - and most especially the fairy shrimp. Trips out to the local wetlands and woodland hollows will focus on exploration, observation, and engendering an appreciation for the protection and conservation of the vernal pools and the forested uplands that create them. At the end of the week a presentation was available to parents and guests.Learn more about all of our Experience Weeks here: https://www.engageyourworld.org/extracur.../experience-weeks -
Cultural Fair Bake Sale
We will be having a bake sale at our Cultural Fair on Saturday, April 29th. If you would like to bring in an item, please CLICK HERE to sign up. Items can be brought with you and placed on the bake sale table when you arrive on Saturday, 4/29. No nuts please and individually wrapped would be wonderful! THANK YOU!Read More -
Cultural Festival
Please join on us Saturday, April 29th for our Cultural Festival! 9:00 a.m - NoonRead More
Suggested donation of $10 per family.
Bake Sale items available for purchaseWe welcome you to join us at our Cultural Festival! This year you can travel our halls on a journey through China, Hungary, Mexico, the Azores, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Ireland, Japan, and Greece. Also make a stop along the way to engage in both art and stories from around the world.Grab your passport and begin your adventure! Have your passport stamped while enjoying art, crafts, recipes, and activities from a variety of cultures.The event will end with a live performance by the Chinese Folk Art Workshop Dragon Dance Company -
Middle School Delivers Donations for the Turkey Earthquake Relief Project
Harborlight families were very generous in their donations to the middle school’s Turkey earthquake relief project-thank you! After speaking to someone at the Turkish Consulate in Boston, it was determined that it was not the best place to take our donations. Instead, we took them to a delightful grocery store in Medford, Freerange Market - Your choices matter, owned by a man from Turkey who desperately wants to help his homeland. He is arranging transportation for all donations to Turkey and the people who need them. The store was wonderful—the middle school students had a great time looking around & buying treats. I encourage you all to check them out. Our students especially loved the live birds that flew throughout the store freely!Read More -
March Theatre Experience Weeks: Kitchen Catastrophes
Save the Dates! Friday, March 24th @ 7:00 and Saturday, March 25th @ 1:00 in partnership with Gloucester Stage. You can purchase tickets HERE: https://ci.ovationtix.com/34549/production/1152022Read More
Mayhem is on the menu when celebrity Chef Guy Stagsly and his outrageous reality show Kitchen Catastrophes! visit French restaurant Chez Jacques. While Guy and his crew bring in cockroaches and rats, conduct building renovations, and stage a rigged cooking competition, the employees strive to carry on.There’s Julie, the level-headed restaurant manager; Jacques, the temperamental chef; and Mickey, the loyal and ambitious dishwasher. Not to be forgotten, there’s also Olive, a shy trainee who needs a lot of supervision.They’re not only struggling to impress roving food critics, but the stoic health inspector who has dropped in unexpectedly as well! Enjoy a palatable plateful of laughter and surprises with this delightfully delicious production! -
Montessori Erdkinder with Appleton Farms: February Experience Week
Several Harborlight students participated in a February Experience week in colaboration with Appleton Farms. Erdkinder translates to "children of the earth". Dr. Montessori used this term to describe the value of 'schooling' on a working farm. Working together with the educators at Appleton Farms, Harborlight students learned the history of the oldest, continuously operating farm in the United States. Here at the Harborlight campus, the students focused on the ultimate STEAM experiences that are naturally "Farm-to-Fork": baking bread, churning butter, making 'quick' picks, foraging for pine needles to make tea, and tapping the sugar maples on the greenhouse lawn. At Appleton, students learned about life and work on the farm, the importance of natural spaces, and the quiet beauty of the world in winter. This curriculum aims to empower students to protect the environment, eat well, and advocate for sustainable farming practices. The immersion experience allows upper school students to feel capable of succeeding in life through their own efforts and merits. Dr. Montessori's Erdkinder intention was to provide a balance of manual and intellectual work, leaving students prepared to take an active role in society. Much thanks to Appleton Farms for helping us bring this beautiful hands-on experience to our students.Read More -
Experience Weeks are Open for Registration: Grades 1-8
Read MoreExperience Weeks 2023 Registration Now Open for students in Grades 1-8
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Thank You for Helping us Give This Season
Thanks to your generosity and participation, Harborlight was able to:Read More- Donate 600 pounds of groceries to fill the shelves at the Beverly Bootstraps Food Pantry
- Donate 15 full Thanksgiving Dinners to families who participate in the Headstart/Pathways for Children Program.
- Raise an additional $600 that the Middle School students will use to shop for toys for the Headstart/Pathways Holiday Store...where participating families get to select gifts for their children.
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Join us for our First Parent Association Meeting
All parents are invited to join us on Monday, October 3rd at 6:30 for our first Parent Association meeting. Most significantly, we will begin planning this year's Fall Family Festival (taking place on Saturday, October 29th). Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Nichole at nschrafft@harborlight.net or Tachou at tachoud@yahoo.comRead More -
Children's House Curriculum Night
Please join us on Thursday, September 29th beginning at 6:00 pm for a Potluck Dinner and Curriculum Night with all Children's House families.Read More
Upcoming Events
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Harborlight's 50th Birthday Celebration
Please save the date! We look forward to celebrating with you at our 50th Birthday Party here on campus! More information to come.
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