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36 • nwa life • 3.29.2020 Northwest Health System Various locations www.northwesthealth.com With a combined medical staff of more than 900 physicians, 2,400 associates and 487 beds, Northwest Health is the largest health system in Northwest Arkansas with five acute care hospitals along with urgent care centers, primary care and specialty clinics and even a clinically integrated network. Northwest Health provides inpatient, outpatient, medical, surgical, emergency and diagnostic imaging services to patients throughout northwest Arkansas as well as northeast Oklahoma and southwest Missouri. Among the hospitals are: Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville 3000 Medical Center Parkway, Bentonville Phone: (479) 553-1000 www.northwesthealth.com Beds: 128 Opened: 2003 Northwest Medical Center-Springdale 609 W. Maple Ave., Springdale Phone: (479) 751-5711 www.northwesthealth.com Beds: 222 Opened: 1952 Physicians Specialty Hospital 3873 N. Parkview Drive, Fayetteville Phone: (479) 571-7070 www.pshfay.com Beds: 20 Opened: 2009 Siloam Springs Regional Hospital 603 N. Progress Ave., Siloam Springs Phone: (479) 215-3000 www.ssrh.net Beds: 42 Opened: 2012 Willow Creek Women's Hospital 4301 Greathouse Springs Road, Johnson Phone: (479) 684-3000 www.northwesthealth.com Beds: 64 Opened: 2000 End The Montessori School of Fayetteville continues with its healthy vision for the children of Northwest Arkansas. As the founder of the oldest Montessori in Northwest Arkansas and the second oldest in the state, Victoria Butler guides through education of adults and children. The Montessori School continues to send teachers to NAMTA Montessori conferences paid for by the school travel, board, and conference fees. Teachers this year were sent to conferences in Washington, Portland, and Cleveland. The Montessori School of Fayetteville continues its strong belief in the foreign language program, which starts children at 18 months through 6th grade two to three times per week in Mandarin and Spanish. The concept of education at Montessori stems from the belief that human beings learn critical thinking skills through discovery. Children grasp abstract concepts literally by putting their hands on them. Teachers, parents, and volunteers help children understand the guidelines of social interaction and focus on positive reinforcement of individual characteristics and talents. As the future unfolds, the school looks toward Junior High and more partnership in the community. Currently, the school supports several area organizations including the library and children's theater group. The Montessori School of Fayetteville was named the best pre-school and second-best elementary school in Northwest Arkansas by CitiScapes Magazine. In addition, the school recently won a design award for its new primary building for 2 ½ to 5 year olds. The school opened an extensive science and natural history collection in 2017. This includes more than 40 corals, 100 sea shells, 40 rock and minerals, preserved animals, including Alaskan brown bear, bob cat, porcupine, and more. The collection also includes preserved bats, insects, sharks, insects, echinoderms, octopus, snakes, skeletons of animals, as well as early human tools, a real baby swimming dinosaur and dinosaur footprints and teeth. An Infant/Toddler building with new classrooms for 6 weeks to 18 months is a recent addition to The Montessori School, as well as outdoor musical instruments, a new music room, and a new music teacher — Bernice Hembree. There is an expectation that all students will play wind and rhythm instruments and composition. A new lower elementary Montessori classroom was also added, along with mud and water tables on the yards and primary steel raised garden beds in the shape of triangle and rectangular prism. Community is important in the classroom and for The Montessori School of Fayetteville to continue to set the example. Fayetteville Montessori celebrates 46th year FAYETTEVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL EST 1974 SPONSOR CONTENT CONTINUED FROM 32 Northwest health system hospitals

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