IMA Green School
In the Spring of 2013, IMA adopted 10 goals to help us build a ‘green’ school. Our Green Initiative was researched, written and impassioned by Emmanuelle Schwarz, a former Classroom Assistant, a passionate ambassador of the Earth and a good friend to IMA!
Below, find a list of 10 goals for a greener IMA. Our guiding principle is for the interactions between the children and their environment to be consistent with the Montessori philosophy which embodies holistic qualities.
IMA Green Goals
- Maintain a Green and Sustainable Supply List
- Implement a No Waste Lunch
- Coordinate a No Waste Organic Snack
- Collect and Create Heirloom Seed Bank Annually in October
- Uphold Green Cleaning
- Continue to Use Green Classroom Material
- Conserve Green School Events
- IMA Green Building: A Look at Materials, Energy and Water
- Preserve Greening our Outside Time
- Official Change to Our Mission Statement
Parent Reviews
"Our family has been abundantly blessed by being a part of the IMA community. When we relocated to Indiana from out of state, we decided to take the move as an opportunity to try a different approach to our children’s early childhood education. IMA was profoundly more than we could have ever hoped for in an early learning experience for our children. Not only is the community of Directresses and students welcoming, kind, and inclusive, but the facility itself is remarkably beautiful both inside and out. The thought and care that goes into incorporating the incredible learning gardens into the children’s work cycle, during the warmer weather months, is fantastic! The work and materials our children found within each of the classrooms was not only beautiful and of the highest quality, we believe it far exceeds even the highest Montessori standards. Our children thoroughly enjoyed their time, friends, and, most importantly, their directresses at IMA. As they’ve transitioned to their elementary school years, they are exceeding current classroom expectations and demonstrate the kindness, gentleness, compassion, independence, leadership, self-advocacy, and practical life skills which will remain their solid foundation and not likely to have been so fully nurtured as they were at IMA. IMA is an incredible, true to Montessori form early childhood learning experience which is invaluable! Our family is forever changed and forever grateful for our time spent at IMA!"
Davis Family
