Before winter break, Brin bought me something very special that I know I will always use.  It is a book called "Sacred Seed". The book has essays from different spiritual leaders that give their perspective of what the seed represents.   Since it is January, I thought it would be fitting to talk about the seed, Montessori Seeds of Education, and your children.

When we think about a seed and its origins, as we know what its potential is, if placed under the right conditions. The Elementary curriculum has a particular lesson about the seeds. The picture depicts a mother talking to her child saying "Go my child and remember that you belong to the noble dissent the monocotyledons. Wherever you go, maintain our tradition."

The next part of the lesson shares all different ways in which seeds travel to hopefully reach their destination so that they may grow and become what they what are meant to be. Your children are in the process of traveling through life to become and do what they are meant to. Fortunately, you have chosen the Montessori philosophy to guide and nurture them along this process.

Montessori Seeds of Education was a thought, a seed, and it broke open with the right support and conditions on September 2, 2014. Now it is in the process of having its roots take hold so that it can flourish and become what it is meant to be. I understand that the right amount of patience, nurturing, and action is needed at this time. Furthermore, I appreciate that you understand that too and are willing to be part of creating the right conditions! Thanks to Brin, I have met with an architect several times and we have a plan that will be created within the next few weeks. There are several projects going on to make the plan a reality on a site that best serves the mission and vision of Montessori Seeds of Education!

In 2005, I already knew that I would be the head of school one day.  At the time, I thought that I would be the head of an already existing school. So, I learned more than a few things since that time. One is that a seed, a thought, might be what it essentially is, but it might not manifest in the way that it is expected. We can only do what we can do for that seed. When we put our expectations or judgments on it, we limit its potential.   Coincidentally, the same can be true for what we do with our children. Montessori Seeds of Education truly appreciates all of your support. We have also been welcoming professional support from our community, and I will be communicating that  support over the next couple of months. Additionally, I am grateful and excited to announce that we have been getting many new families in for tours and I will update you when things are definite for the 2015-16 school year.

It was a long and arduous process that included the help of two parents over the summer, but the 501(c)3 application was submitted to the IRS by the beginning of November, 2014.   Upon receiving a letter a few weeks later, I was informed that I would hear something between 90 and 180 days. It was a little disheartening and even more so to hear the horror stories of it 

taking on average up to 18 months to receive.  

Yet, just a few short days ago, I received a letter in the mail stating that MSOE now has its tax exempt number effective as of July 22, 2014! 

To me, this is practically unprecedented and exciting! Furthermore, for those of you who don't know, this means that we are free of paying federal and sales tax. Additionally, MSOE may now receive gifts and monetary donations, which are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.