Project Germination in Montessori

Fueled

Fueled
by a million
man-made
wings of fire-
the rocket tore a tunnel
through the sky-
and everybody cheered.

Fueled
only by a thought from God-
the seedling
urged its way
through thicknesses of black-
and as it pierced
the heavy ceiling of the soil-
and lauched itself
up into outer space –
no
one
even
clapped.

–Marcie Hans

But the Montessori children celebrated this miraculous event every step of the way from the tiniest root to the longest shoot. The wonder in their eyes made us all take a step back and delight in the beauty of Allah’s Creation.