The Post Oak Blog
Welcome to The Post Oak School’s blog, your family’s resource for parenting tips, Montessori inspiration, and behind-the-scenes life at our school! Let us know if you want to suggest topics or ideas by emailing our senior marketing specialist, Jessica Donahue.
![a shelf for a toddler]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585339836/postoakschoolorg/igs8scuzrxudwcai5sfv/ycc-environment-07.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585339836/postoakschoolorg/igs8scuzrxudwcai5sfv/ycc-environment-07.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585339836/postoakschoolorg/igs8scuzrxudwcai5sfv/ycc-environment-07.jpg","width":800}])
Elizabeth Villalobos, YCC Lead Teacher
Setting up a Montessori-inspired play space can be simple, without the need to buy anything! A Montessori environment is designed to encourage independence and concentration.
- montessori
![colored markers on a notebook]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585583709/postoakschoolorg/jedy6xj00wupcssp6o4k/jessica-lewis-s55xuIpXMlA-web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585583709/postoakschoolorg/jedy6xj00wupcssp6o4k/jessica-lewis-s55xuIpXMlA-web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1585583709/postoakschoolorg/jedy6xj00wupcssp6o4k/jessica-lewis-s55xuIpXMlA-web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1585583709/postoakschoolorg/jedy6xj00wupcssp6o4k/jessica-lewis-s55xuIpXMlA-web.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585583709/postoakschoolorg/jedy6xj00wupcssp6o4k/jessica-lewis-s55xuIpXMlA-web.jpg","width":1290}])
Rebecca Smith, PhD, BC Counselor
![students at Montessori Model United Nations in New York]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584971528/postoakschoolorg/xrwxerzxhcc25puljxxd/mmun-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584971528/postoakschoolorg/xrwxerzxhcc25puljxxd/mmun-01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1584971528/postoakschoolorg/xrwxerzxhcc25puljxxd/mmun-01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584971528/postoakschoolorg/xrwxerzxhcc25puljxxd/mmun-01.jpg","width":889}])
Teresa Lin
![alumni Emily R holding an ice block in Greenland]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581024544/postoakschoolorg/e44agarocdr0rrr5zowy/emily-ice.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581024544/postoakschoolorg/e44agarocdr0rrr5zowy/emily-ice.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581024544/postoakschoolorg/e44agarocdr0rrr5zowy/emily-ice.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581024544/postoakschoolorg/e44agarocdr0rrr5zowy/emily-ice.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1581024544/postoakschoolorg/e44agarocdr0rrr5zowy/emily-ice.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581024544/postoakschoolorg/e44agarocdr0rrr5zowy/emily-ice.jpg","width":1920}])
Lucia Cerritos, Alumni Relations Coordinator
- alumni
![Why Teaching Personal Finance to High Schoolers Makes 'Cents']([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580919407/postoakschoolorg/qzv0amn2iyjccg9mdraw/PersonalFinance.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580919407/postoakschoolorg/qzv0amn2iyjccg9mdraw/PersonalFinance.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580919407/postoakschoolorg/qzv0amn2iyjccg9mdraw/PersonalFinance.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1580919407/postoakschoolorg/qzv0amn2iyjccg9mdraw/PersonalFinance.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580919407/postoakschoolorg/qzv0amn2iyjccg9mdraw/PersonalFinance.jpg","width":1290}])
Sutton Walsh, Student '22
- student experiences
![a high school student painting a house in Falmouth, Jamaica]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582315043/postoakschoolorg/cozjdkwcbapx52uaezhl/falmouth01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582315043/postoakschoolorg/cozjdkwcbapx52uaezhl/falmouth01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582315043/postoakschoolorg/cozjdkwcbapx52uaezhl/falmouth01.jpg","width":620}])
Charlie McGill, Student '2021
- High School
- J-Term
![students at the Lunar New Year celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580420547/postoakschoolorg/vanroze0ltdyweqtm8jx/jedi-article.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580420547/postoakschoolorg/vanroze0ltdyweqtm8jx/jedi-article.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580420547/postoakschoolorg/vanroze0ltdyweqtm8jx/jedi-article.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1580420547/postoakschoolorg/vanroze0ltdyweqtm8jx/jedi-article.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580420547/postoakschoolorg/vanroze0ltdyweqtm8jx/jedi-article.jpg","width":1290}])
Maura Joyce, Head of School
- head of school
![the Bissonnet Campus building]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562774384/postoakschoolorg/p4astz1fszymn25fmyja/BC-building-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562774384/postoakschoolorg/p4astz1fszymn25fmyja/BC-building-01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1562774384/postoakschoolorg/p4astz1fszymn25fmyja/BC-building-01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1562774384/postoakschoolorg/p4astz1fszymn25fmyja/BC-building-01.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562774384/postoakschoolorg/p4astz1fszymn25fmyja/BC-building-01.jpg","width":1440}])
Gabriel Loperena, Post Oak Board of Trustees
- board brief
![High School students spend J-Term in Spain]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580506737/postoakschoolorg/uqdpzeqllod2ifhmw5es/spain-jterm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580506737/postoakschoolorg/uqdpzeqllod2ifhmw5es/spain-jterm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580506737/postoakschoolorg/uqdpzeqllod2ifhmw5es/spain-jterm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580506737/postoakschoolorg/uqdpzeqllod2ifhmw5es/spain-jterm.jpg","width":1000}])
Communications Office
- J-Term
![High School book club students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580312186/postoakschoolorg/iytquojmv5e894lq2b1l/book-club.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580312186/postoakschoolorg/iytquojmv5e894lq2b1l/book-club.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580312186/postoakschoolorg/iytquojmv5e894lq2b1l/book-club.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580312186/postoakschoolorg/iytquojmv5e894lq2b1l/book-club.jpg","width":1200}])
Charlie McGill, Class of '21
Sign up for our monthly newsletter
The Post E-Newsletter Archives
Date Range
-
Read past years' printed Post newsletters on Issuu.