Montessori Honors Hispanic Heritage Month in Style

In a beautiful presentation given by our Upper Elementary students, Montessori celebrated the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month.

With the guidance of Señora Cruz and Señor Araujo, each student studied and presented themselves as a Hispanic "Pionero del Cambio,” or "Pioneer of Change". Parents and peers had the opportunity to meet Lionel Messi, Celia Cruz, Soñia Sotomayor, Cantinflas, Tito Puentes, and many others! Check out the gallery below.

Along with Ms. Sloan (of Colombian heritage), two Lower Elementary students, Salome (of Uruguayan and Colombian heritage) and Sawyer (of Argentinian heritage) served as MCs. As a community we discussed what the word heritage means. We envisioned a tree—our family, sisters, brothers, mothers, aunts, and uncles comfortably seated in the leaves—then we moved down the trunk of the tree, and envisioned its roots, our heritage, traditions, foods, and celebrations.

We talked about how we honor this history, and the heritage that each of us have. As a community, we honored those of Hispanic heritage that have been influential to us all. Thanks to everyone who came out!