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Children's House teacher Amy Wagner explains why we encourage parents to schedule classroom observations.

During the 2022-2023 academic year, the Toledo campus of West Side Montessori (WSM), in collaboration with Risa Cohen, M.S.Ed, Creative Director of Sing into Reading, will benefit from a TeachArtsOhio Grant from the Ohio Arts Council. 

We are very excited to announce the relaunch of Acorn to Oak, our Montessori parent-child class!

As new recommendations are made by the CDC, ODE, and local boards of health, this guidance is subject to change. Last updated 7/27/2022.

Barb Bauchman Bedsole is retiring from West Side after 36 years of teaching music.

WSM Middle School students competed and placed in the 2022 Toledo Bar Association Caty Armstrong Memorial Law Day Essay Contest.

We want to wish WSM alum John Heckert (‘18) the best of luck as he heads to Dallas, Texas, next week to compete in a national event sponsored by the Business Professionals of America.

The current war in Ukraine inspired WSM alum Allison Sachs (‘20), now a sophomore at Notre Dame Academy, to take action. Allison describes herself as “an avid news reader and a blooming activist” and stated that she “wanted to make a difference and guide others in my community through these dark times.”

Congratulations to Middle School teacher Mary Brandon and her Power of the Pen (POP) team!

West Side's Cub Scout Pack 91 had the opportunity to meet General, a service dog from The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, and made fleece blankets and tugs for assistance animals for their Spring Service Project.

Sam Thomas (’19), now a sophomore at Maumee Valley Country Day School, has expanded on his talent for creating clay sculptures with stop motion animation.

Power of the Pen is dedicated to helping young people find and develop a creative voice that is uniquely their own.

An essay written by WSM Middle School student Skylar Sachs was selected as the winner of the 7th-grade essay competition for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art, Essay & Multimedia Contest, hosted by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.