Family night highlights student-parent-educator partnership of education process

Incarnate Word Academy hosted its annual Montessori Family Night on Thursday, Feb. 19, for families currently enrolled in the elementary level’s Montessori program.

To support the IWA perspective for teaching the whole child, IWA strives to partner closely with parents in the education process. Events such as the Montessori Family Night are designed to help strengthen the student-parent-educator relationship by providing parents hands-on knowledge of their child’s school day.

“Our Montessori Family Night is an opportunity to come together to learn about the Montessori philosophy of education,” IWA Elementary Level-Montessori Director Blanca Cummins said. “The more that we as parents know and understand what Montessori is, the more we come to appreciate it and support it at home.”

The school’s Montessori Family Night began with families breaking bread over a potluck dinner. Once dinner was concluded, parents listened to a presentation while children worked in a nearby classroom.

IWA Elementary Level-Montessori first opened its doors in 1965 as the first Catholic Montessori School in Corpus Christi. The IWA Elementary Level-Montessori program encourages a child’s natural curiosity and instills a life-long love of learning. It provides an environment that teaches respect, compassion, and responsibility for each other and for the environment.