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		<title>More Than a School&#8230;A Special Letter to the Columbus Montessori Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 13:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends and Families, When I arrived at Columbus Montessori several years ago, I had suddenly lost my husband.  As I worked through the loss, the Columbus Montessori community embraced me like no community I have ever known.  Even though I was new to the community, everyone &#8211; staff, students, alumni, parents, the Board &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMEC Gear Coming!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[**UPDATE** Online ordering is now available! Click here to make your CMEC Spirit Wear purchase. Columbus Montessori Families! Now is the time to order your 2012-2013 CMEC gear. This year we&#8217;ve made it easy to order! Just fill out the order form located in your child&#8217;s cubby and give to Alana at the front desk. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Arizona Study Finds Big Benefits to Early Childhood Education Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Daily Wildcat recently reported the finding of the Arizona Child Care Demand Study. The report confirmed what many advocates of early childhood education around the country already know: the investment pays off big time for society as a whole. According the study, commissioned by First Things First, the study demonstrated “how urgent the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Montessori Education Celebrates NAEYC “Week of the Young Child”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbus Montessori Education Center joined the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) this week in celebrating the association’s “Week of the Young Child.” Throughout the week, CMEC focused on the NAEYC sub-theme “Play: Where Learning Begins” with a variety of fun days designed to rally school spirit. Mismatch Monday, Totally 80’s Tuesday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CMEC Parent Association is Looking for a Few Good Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CMEC Parent Association needs YOU!  Yes, YOU! As the 2012-2013 school year is winding down, the Parent Association (PA) is busy preparing for next year. We are looking for parents to take on leadership roles for the 2013-2014 school year. What is the CMEC Parent Association?  The Parent Association is a group of parents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Montessori Gains New Technology Center: The Moffett-Skolds Family Technology Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December of 2012, Columbus Montessori received an early Christmas gift. The Skolds-Moffett Family Trust donated $10,000 to the creation of a new technology center for CMEC. The planning process began in January and as work continues, CMEC is delighted to share the news with the entire CMEC community. &#8220;My father (Jack Skolds) and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After School Clubs, Spring Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time again Columbus Montessori students! After-School clubs are back and you&#8217;re invited. Tuesdays 4-5pm: COMIC BOOK CREATION AND EXPLORATION (7 weeks:  first session meets 4/9)  With help from The Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library &#38; Museum staffers as well as our own volunteers, this will truly be a top notch club! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Cross Blood Drive Rolls into Columbus Montessori this April</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each day the CMEC community gives gifts. Our faculty and staff give the gift of their talents and passion to enrich the lives of students and families. Volunteers give of their times to help with all the things that make this school great. Donors bring in everything from tangible goods to funds critical to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to follow your curiosity&#8230;.we&#8217;re educating tomorrow&#8217;s high performing entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A number of the innovative entrepreneurs also went to Montessori schools, where they learned to follow their curiosity.&#8221; This is an excerpt from a Harvard Business Review Article we ran across again&#8230;eye opening, thought provoking&#8230;. Dryer: But since most executives are very smart, why do you think they can&#8217;t, or don&#8217;t, think inquisitively? Dyer: We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Wish! Sneak Peek of Live Auction Items for the Spring Gala</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terreece M. Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jeni&#8217;s Splendid Ice Creams Experience This isn&#8217;t just ANY ice cream truck … this is the JENI&#8217;S ice cream truck. You heard that right. The fully stocked Jeni&#8217;s Street Treats Truck is at the beck and call of the highest bidder. Freezers full of enough Splendid Ice Cream for 100 happy guests, this truck [...]]]></description>
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