10 Years of Joyful Exploration
10 years ago, my family and I started this school to explore a nature-based curriculum for preschool students—a rarity in the city at the...
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Jessi Mays
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Exploring a New Spring Menu
Feeding little ones is such an exciting and fun experience, but it can also lead to stress and worry for parents and caregivers,...
Jessi Mays
- Aug 7, 2020
- 4 min
Confidence, Grace, and Joy in Early Childhood Education
Why is non-traditional schooling not standard in the United States, while many other countries embraced this movement long ago? This is a...
Parent Advisory Board
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
Finger Paint Fun
Homemade finger paints are a great way to encourage self-help skills and spend some creative time with the kids! Here’s a quick and easy...
Parent Advisory Board
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
Quill!
The school’s new pet is a hedgehog named Quill! He took up residence in the Laurel classroom this winter. Quill joins a diverse family of...
Parent Advisory Board
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
Upcoming Events
Snow Cone Social Hope to see you at the Snow Cone Social! The event will take place on March 23rd from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Evergreen...
Parent Advisory Board
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
So what is the PAB? What do they do?
The MAYS School Parent Advisory Board is a group of parents who help by representing our different age groups, solve school-wide issues,...
Parent Advisory Board
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
Upcoming Events & Holidays
Tuesday 2/5 – Lunar New Year Celebrations Thursday 2/7 – Pre-K field trip to Houston Children’s Museum Thursday 2/14 – Valentine’s Day...
Parent Advisory Board
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
Extra, Extra!!
Have you read the Curriculum Corner newsletter that goes out at the beginning of each month? Be sure to take a look—there’s lots of...
Parent Advisory Board
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
Good (somewhat) Clean Fun in the New Year
Not only are play-dough and bubbles an inexpensive and wonderful way to encourage many areas of development and learning for younger...
Parent Advisory Board
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
The Reggio Philosophy at Work
Loris Malaguzzi, the founder of Reggio Emilia's educational philosophy, considered the learning environment to be the “third” teacher,...
Parent Advisory Board
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
2019 is in full swing at MAYS!
Paint! Pets! Protective gear! Oh my! It’s shaping up to be an exciting new year at MAYS. As you have likely seen, the school received a...
Jessi Mays
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
The Winter Break Bucket List
Happy Holidays! As the winter holidays approach, don’t forget to visit our recommendations page on our website for lots of gift ideas for...
Parent Advisory Board
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
Holiday Events for Young Children
12/8: 10th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off (Downtown Houston) 12/8: Christmas Boat Lane Parade (Kemah) 12/8: Santa, Selfies, and Jammies...
Parent Advisory Board
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
MAYS Holiday Schedule
Just a reminder—The Mays School will be closed from Monday, December 24th through Tuesday, January 1st. School resumes on Wednesday,...
Parent Advisory Board
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
Teacher Holiday Gift Fund
As the holidays approach, we would like to take this time to remember the staff at the Mays School who work so hard taking care of our...
Parent Advisory Board
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
Fall Carnival 2018
This year’s Fall Carnival was a great success! The expanded playground provided more room for all the fun activities and it turned out to...
Parent Advisory Board
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
The Reggio Philosophy
What is the Reggio Emilia Approach, anyway? We talk to many friends and colleagues about the Mays curriculum, but we often find ourselves...
Parent Advisory Board
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
I Have a Question!
What would you like to read more about? Please give us feedback and ideas! Questions about school events, library books, decorations, the...
Parent Advisory Board
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Reptar
After a quick trip to the veterinarian, our trusty uromastyx lizard is back and healthy. Reptar has enjoyed a cage update, in which his...
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