The Mays School

10 years ago, my family and I started this school to explore a nature-based curriculum for preschool students—a rarity in the city at the...

Feeding little ones is such an exciting and fun experience, but it can also lead to stress and worry for parents and caregivers,...

Why is non-traditional schooling not standard in the United States, while many other countries embraced this movement long ago? This is a...

Homemade finger paints are a great way to encourage self-help skills and spend some creative time with the kids! Here’s a quick and easy...

The school’s new pet is a hedgehog named Quill! He took up residence in the Laurel classroom this winter. Quill joins a diverse family of...

Snow Cone Social Hope to see you at the Snow Cone Social! The event will take place on March 23rd from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Evergreen...

The MAYS School Parent Advisory Board is a group of parents who help by representing our different age groups, solve school-wide issues,...

Tuesday 2/5 – Lunar New Year Celebrations Thursday 2/7 – Pre-K field trip to Houston Children’s Museum Thursday 2/14 – Valentine’s Day...

Have you read the Curriculum Corner newsletter that goes out at the beginning of each month? Be sure to take a look—there’s lots of...

Not only are play-dough and bubbles an inexpensive and wonderful way to encourage many areas of development and learning for younger...

Loris Malaguzzi, the founder of Reggio Emilia's educational philosophy, considered the learning environment to be the “third” teacher,...

Paint! Pets! Protective gear! Oh my! It’s shaping up to be an exciting new year at MAYS. As you have likely seen, the school received a...

Happy Holidays! As the winter holidays approach, don’t forget to visit our recommendations page on our website for lots of gift ideas for...

12/8: 10th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off (Downtown Houston) 12/8: Christmas Boat Lane Parade (Kemah) 12/8: Santa, Selfies, and Jammies...

Just a reminder—The Mays School will be closed from Monday, December 24th through Tuesday, January 1st. School resumes on Wednesday,...

As the holidays approach, we would like to take this time to remember the staff at the Mays School who work so hard taking care of our...

This year’s Fall Carnival was a great success! The expanded playground provided more room for all the fun activities and it turned out to...

What is the Reggio Emilia Approach, anyway? We talk to many friends and colleagues about the Mays curriculum, but we often find ourselves...

What would you like to read more about? Please give us feedback and ideas! Questions about school events, library books, decorations, the...

After a quick trip to the veterinarian, our trusty uromastyx lizard is back and healthy. Reptar has enjoyed a cage update, in which his...