[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 129 (Monday, September 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


     RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN MONTESSORI SCHOOL

  (Mr. FORTENBERRY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, this month Lincoln Montessori School of 
Nebraska is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Started in 1969 by Mary 
and Larry Verschuur, Lincoln Montessori School is one of the first 
schools in the United States to be custom built to facilitate the 
Montessori curriculum. The school has served hundreds of families over 
two generations and is fully a part of Nebraska's diverse educational 
community.
  Forty years later, Mary and Larry are still the school's motivating 
force. They guide young children daily with beautiful and purposeful 
materials, offer after-school enrichment classes for older children, 
conduct classes to help parents understand and implement the Montessori 
philosophy, and lecture on education in Nebraska and around the world. 
The result: children who are self-directed and self-disciplined, 
joyful, and eager to learn. The children are free to discover the 
world.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the First District of Nebraska and the 
United States Congress, I thank the Verschuurs, two extraordinary 
people, for their dedication to the formation of young children and 
congratulate them on the 40th anniversary of Lincoln Montessori School 
in Nebraska.

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