TAMPA, Fla. — Students at Community Montessori School in Tampa went back to class Wednesday. 

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  • Students at the Community Montessori School in Tampa returned to classes

  • They have been out of school for three weeks

  • Hurricane Helene flooded their campus

The children could not wait to go.

“Yeah, I was like really excited to see my friends in the morning,” said student Gabriel Diaz.

The children have been out of school for three weeks because Hurricane Helene flooded their campus on the 8400 block of Civic Road. Much of the place was ruined. 

It’s going to take some time to repair. Meanwhile, the school is using space in the Carrollwood Cultural Center for classes.

“It was good to see everybody,” said Community Montessori founder Nancy Bowman. “They’re happy. They seem ready to take on this challenge.”

Bowman said she’s thankful the Carrollwood Cultural Center agreed to let them use the space for a small fee.

Work will soon be underway to rebuild Community Montessori.

While there have been delays in construction material because of the storms, Bowman said the school is expected to be ready sometime in November. 

“It’ll all work out,” Bowman said. “I’m still confident it will all work out.”

The school has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the rebuild. So far, they have raised more than $30,000.

Students at Community Montessori School in Tampa went back to class Wednesday.

The children could not wait to go.