Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Superior Essex was honored at the event because of its generous donation

and Puckett’s donated 100 percent of its event profit to the school. On Thursday, October 4, the Montessori School of Franklin, located at 244 Noah Drive, hosted a Puckett’s Food Trolley and RetroSno lunch event from 11 – 1 p.m. at the school.

Neighboring residential areas and local businesses were invited to celebrate the developmental achievement by Superior Essex, which donated $20,000 to the Montessori school. Puckett’s surprised the school by donating their time and 100 percent of ticket prices went to the school.

“This project began two years ago thanks to Superior Essex,” said Caroline Gannon, past

president of the school’s board, “Only because of their generous donation, we were finally able

to build a playground for our Montessori community and our present and future students will be able to experience nature at its best.”

Natural Playgrounds are designed and constructed based on inspiration from natural

environments. Being a part of the greening movement to reduce costly environmental impacts,

these playgrounds offer higher play value at a lower cost and improve wildlife habitats and

beautify surroundings.

After the dedication, students christened phase I of the playground by being the first allowed to

play and enjoy the area. The first phase of Montessori’s Natural Playground included a fort,

slide, tire swing, chain climber, monkey bars, and swing set.

Construction of phases two and three are scheduled to begin soon and will include additional

activities for children with the Natural Playground theme. Fundraising efforts are still being

developed for the future natural playground phases and its Montessori community.