A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V-E L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G Expands in Helena

The concept of Montessori classrooms is growing in Helena as the city’s seventh classroom of its kind began at Broadwater Elementary at the start of the school year.

This alternative for Helena school students combines sensory-rich environments and hands-on experiential techniques in a mixed-age classroom.

Beth Smaka teaches the Broadwater Elementary Montessori primary classroom (first through third grades).

By Alana Listoe – IR Staff Writer

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