At Montclair Kimberley Academy, the primary school campus has a large outdoor tent where students can go to take “mask breaks” during the day, or have socially distanced outdoor lunch breaks.
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Private schools begin announcing reopening, remote learning plans
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news As Montclair’s public schools put together a reopening plan and await guidance from state and local health officials, the township’s private schools are beginning to announce […]
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Obituary: Lauretta Freeman, Montclair Cooperative Director
The Montclair educational community is mourning the passing of Lauretta Freeman, who founded the Montclair Cooperative School, and died on March 24.
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Photos: The Forest Street Festival is more than a block party
Graduates and students, faculty, neighbors and their families get together for the activities, vendors, food, music, demonstrations, as a community, marking the memories created at the Montclair Cooperative School’s Forest […]
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Montclair 150: How Montclair’s schools came to be
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Few institutions have been as important to the life of Montclair as its schools. The last 150 years have seen Montclair’s schools change from a collection […]
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Musical gumbo: Big Mamou keeps Mardi Gras going
Mardi Gras is THE big week for Big Mamou, who open for Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez at the Outpost in the Burbs on Saturday, Feb. 17.
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Montclair Jazz Festival: one day of music isn’t enough
Montclair Jazz Festival Saturday, Aug. 12 Noon-9 p.m. Nishuane Park (High Street) Free montclairjazzfestival.org By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news “Jazz is America’s home-grown music,” Melissa Walker told sponsors and guests at […]
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It’s garbage and it’s art: Montclair Film Festival’s Spotlight Project, the Climate Campaign Partnership
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news This year, for the second time, the Montclair Film Festival sponsored a Spotlight Project for local teens. Last year’s project focused on immigration and was geared […]
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Montclair Cooperative School Celebrates “Wind Day” With Festival
Culminating event after a year of exploration, study, and creation.
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Nationally Exhibited Artist Guides Montclair Coop Students Using Science and Technology To Create “Kinetic Sculpture”
Ben Pranger has been working with students in a unique cross-disciplinary arts project.
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Montclair Celebrates Two Jubilee Anniversaries with Art
Two well-known Montclair establishments are celebrating their anniversaries this year. The Montclair Cooperative School (“Montclair Co-Op”), noted for its mission to foster a lifelong enthusiasm for learning, is celebrating its […]
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Local Kids Return from the Land of Cheese and Maple Syrup
Seventh graders from the Montclair Cooperative School traveled to rural Reading, VT on what has become an annual trip to spend a week living and working on Spring Brook Farm.
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Montclair Cooperative School to Hold Annual Auction Gala
On Saturday, April 6, the Montclair Cooperative School will hold its annual auction gala, this year entitled SustainaBall, in recognition of the school’s focus on environmental studies and advocacy in […]
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On Monday We Had a Hurricane
Montclair Cooperative School’s way of helping the children process their experience.