Written by Directress Cindy Genin Do any of you remember the game, Guess Who? It was one of my favorite games when I was younger. How about the game Headbands? This is a game that is fun for the whole family. In all of […]
Courtesy of The Montessori Children’s Foundation, adapted from Cindy Thomas Kindergarten is not the start of schooling. By five, most Montessori children will begin to read, and many will be introduced to multiplication and division. The third (or Kindergarten) year […]
The human hand, so delicate and so complicated, not only allows the mind to reveal itself but it enables the whole being to enter into special relationships with its environment. –Maria Montessori I am often asked, “Why Montessori for the […]
by Toddler Directress Shun Shun Cui When I entered the Montessori classroom my first time, I was attracted by the natural materials. All the materials in the classroom are closely related to nature or our adult functional life, such as […]
by Directress Nancy Wu “Play is the work of the child.”“He does with his hands, by experience, first in play then through work. The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.” – Maria Montessori I remember once seeing a commercial on television […]
by Directress Cindy Genin A typical misconception of a Montessori School is that, “it is one of those schools where the children are able to do whatever they want at any time.” People imagine chaos in a room where children are […]
by Directress Jessica Hrytzik Humans often think of our bodies and minds as two separate mechanisms doing work all their own. The body does physical tasks that build strength and cardiovascular health. The brain does mental tasks that build intelligence. These […]
“Miss Nancy, Miss Nancy…” As I give a lesson to a child, another child calls for help from the other side of the classroom. Or, a student keeps tapping my shoulder to get my attention when I am working with […]
by Sarah Riggle, Program Coordinator The following are tips for parents on how to integrate the Montessori philosophy into your home life. This can become a part of a growth and independence mindset, a way to holistically raise your child […]
by Shunshun Cui, Toddler Directress I remember when my oldest son David was a hungry toddler. I asked him if he wanted a banana or an apple for his snack one day. He chose the apple. I gave him one, […]