As part of celebrating National Children’s Dental Health Month, several classrooms at Cowles made and sampled spinach berry smoothies for “Love Your Smile” around Valentine’s Day. Spinach is a low-calorie nutritional powerhouse, loaded with Vitamin A, Vitamin C, …

Cowles Montessori just finished up Jump Rope For Heart. All of the funds raised are donated to the American Heart Association to fight heart disease, fund life-saving research, and share educational materials. Last year, Cowles raised a total …

The Cowles Royal Readers participated in the Iowa Children’s Choice Challenge at Des Moines Public Downtown Library on Tuesday, February 25th.  The students who participated were Mary McFetridge, Cait Kruse, Natalie Moorhead, Lydia Johnston, Audrey Myers, and Daniel …

Iowa’s only public Montessori school is celebrating two decades of education in Des Moines. Cowles marked our 20th anniversary with a series of events this week, from art projects to professional development to special guests and student assemblies. Click the headline to read and see more about Cowles.

The preprimary classes (children 3 to 6 years old) at Cowles Elementary are busy working on projects centered around Maria Montessori.  The last week in February we will be celebrating “Maria Montessori Week”. Montessori schools in the US …

 The last week in February is traditionally the time to celebrate the success and history of the Montessori Method during International Montessori week. This year is a very special year for Cowles Montessori as we are celebrating our …

Cowles students honored at District Science Fair: 8th grade Physical Science Grade School Student Name Project Title Place 8 Cowles Bridget Easler, Maddie   Johnston Stop the Sound 1 8 Callanan Nadine Veasley The Acidity of Different Household Vinegars …