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Open Day 8th June 2024
An Open Day at a Montessori School is a wonderful opportunity for parents and caregivers who are interested in enrolling a child to observe and experience the environment firsthand, interact with teachers and staff, and gain a deeper understanding of the Montessori philosophy and approach. 1. By visiting the Montessori learning environment parents can see how the classroom is arranged and how the space is designed to promote independence, exploration, and engagement. Seeing the environment and the specially designed Montessori materials leads to an understanding of how Montessori principles are implemented. 2. Open days offer a chance to meet the staff and ask questions about the curriculum, teaching method and…
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Transitions: Support your Child through Change
In this blog, HMP's Lead Guide Anki, defines different transitions, how they are experienced by children and how we can support them.
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The Importance of Reading with Children
Through her findings, Maria Montessori connected the construction of intelligence with the imagination. The imagination is stimulated by stories.
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The Three-Year Montessori Cycle
In Montessori education, the three-year cycle is a key feature of the preschool program. It refers to the multi-age grouping of children in a classroom for three years, typically spanning ages 3-6.
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Montessori Material: The Pink Tower
“The environment itself will teach the child, every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent or teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that happens.” – Montessori (2017) “For the child to have a true experience, she must be allowed to make mistakes.” Welcoming mistakes and accepting them might be a challenging task to follow, but the outcomes are inspiring. Whenever this idea is brought up, I think of unique material in our classroom. It is a material where mistakes result in a clamour – the kind that makes any adult’s head turn, ready for a rescue. However, if we take Montessori’s…
