When my daughter was about 2.5 she stopped me during our regular walk because she found an interestingly shaped rock. She picked it up and looked at me and said, "This rock looks like Africa." My eyebrow went up in amazement that she was even capable of making this connection let alone that she was [...]
The Montclair School District can take pride in its schools such as Charles H. Bullock and Edgemont Montessori having successfully implemented environmentally friendly practices in its daily operations. The Montclair Board of Education is now pursuing an effort to get all Montclair schools to be more green by introducing a resolution at its board meeting [...]
Since President Obama proposed making high-quality preschool education available to every American four-year-old in his 2013 State of the Unionaddress, the debate over the benefits of preschool has been thrown into the national spotlight. As every parent knows, preschool must all too often be purchased for a hefty price. In fact, for many parents, preschool [...]
The question of what parents want from a preschool varies greatly. Below are some comments from various parents from all over America. My child should be excited to go, it should be clean, I should be notified of their progress, and behavior. The teacher should not only greet me with a smile and hello but [...]
If you find yourself not sure if you should download one more app for your 2-year -old's ipad because he or she already spends a large amount of time on a computer like device then you should a 99-page report called ‘Fool's Gold: A Critical Look at Computers and Childhood.’ It was written by a [...]
Why Do Most Montessori Schools Ask Young Children to Attend Five Days a Week? Many traditional preschools offer Two- and three-day programs because they are attractive to parents who do not need full-time care but feel their children need socialization; however, five-day programs create the consistency that is so important to young children and which [...]
Children who attend Montessori schools seem to have an edge over other children with relation to academic and social development. In Milwaukee similar aged children attending a public inner-city Montessori school in were compared to inner-city non-Montessori educated children. The Montessori students were found to have better reading and math skills than their peers who attended [...]
In a Montessori environment children are able to have freedom. Freedom allows the child to make choices and to be able to be successful managing their choices. However, it is important to note that freedom comes with responsibility. The responsibility is to choose work, complete work and also follow the rules of the classroom and [...]
FRIDAY EVENING WITH PARENTS Friday, February 6th from 7:00-8:30pm Global Citizenship in the 21st Century Grace, Courtesy and Civility / Home and School in Partnership Raising children and adolescents during this modern age presents itself as both a privilege and a challenge. A Montessori learning environment affords multiple opportunities for holistic development as the school [...]
Squishing, rolling, sculpting, molding . . . young children love to play with play-do. Add some props from around the home and playdough play becomes a powerful way to support your child’s learning. This simple preschool staple lets children use their imaginations and strengthen the small muscles in their fingers—the same muscles they will one [...]