Hear from other moms who have the same concern: April says: My oldest dayghter didn't go to pre-school she went straight to kindergarten, and in the area I lived in at the time was all day. It was a huge adjustment comparied to my other daughter. I put her in preschool when she was 3 [...]
Some say Montessori is too strict and others say it’s too free. The truth is really somewhere in between. I love the idea of following the child, it’s hard to adjust to from our society that demands the child adapt to the adult’s pace, but once you begin you really do see how much more [...]
By the time she was 43 years old, Maria Montessori was an educational rock star. In the fall of 1913, two of her admirers — Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, invited her to come to the United States to give an address at Carnegie Hall, and 1000 people had to be turned away at [...]
Montessori takes the child’s education outside the classroom. It affects how they interact with others, the freedoms they have in the home, teaches them to care for their self, their environment, and others, and teaches them how to be an active participant in their learning and environment. Montessori equips the child for everyday life, giving [...]
There are no gold stars in a Montessori environment. No grades. No “Look how smart you are!” No reward for learning other than the intrinsic joy the child receives when they discover something new or realize they’ve acquired a new skill. (When Montessori does praise, it’s very specific. For example, “I like how diligently you’re working [...]
The biggest problem I see with traditional schooling is having a set curriculum based on the child’s age and expecting all children to study and progress through that material at the same pace and each attain optimal results. It just doesn’t happen. It won’t happen. Why? Because no two children are at the same spot [...]
As a new Montessori parent you will come to appreciate how all the materials and subject matter move from the concrete to the abstract. The child is able to interact with concepts and ideas rather than simply memorize facts. Your child quantifies a number in math, understands place value by having a visual representation of ones, tens, [...]
St. Patrick's Day is a great way to get children to eat healthy green foods! In our Montessori environment we look for ways to integrate healthy eating into our classroom! In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day we will be making green smoothies!!! Feel free to use our recipe and make one at home with [...]
From birth, children instinctively reach out to explore and learn about the world around them. They love to touch, to taste; they turn inquisitively toward new sounds, smile at familiar voices; they reach for bright colors, explore interesting shapes. Learning is a process that involves all of the senses, especially touch, and the senses feed [...]
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator who opened her first school in 1907. Today, her teaching philosophy lives on in the approximately 22,000 Montessori schools around the world. The count may grow by one if a group of parents succeed in opening a new Montessori school in Longview. The Montessori philosophy recognizes that [...]