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What to Expect When You Send Your Child to a Montessori School
As a parent sending your child to a Montessori school in South Africa, you can expect a unique educational experience that emphasizes child-centered learning, independence, and practical skills development. The Child-Centered Approach Child-centered learning according to Maria Montessori is an approach to education that prioritizes the child’s individual needs and interests. Montessori believed that children are naturally curious and motivated to learn, and that they should be given the freedom to explore and discover the world around them in their own unique way. In a child-centered classroom, the teacher acts as a guide and facilitator, rather than a strict authority figure. The focus is on creating an environment that allows…
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M is for May’s Montessori Materials: “I Spy” box
The "I Spy" box is a little box containing 8-10 various objects which helps with drawing attention to the sounds in a word and leads to spelling and writing.
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Montessori Theory: The Absorbent Mind
Have you ever thought that your child’s mind works very different to yours? Or that you wished you could jump into their mind just to understand them a little better? Maria Montessori had these exact same questions. To answer them she observed her children and discovered that the child’s mind is indeed a different mind to ours. Not only are they still constructing their brains but it has a different purpose to our own. When Maria Montessori worked at The Orthophrenic School (an institution for children with neurological disorders) she observed that children under six years old had a greater capacity to learn and work with their hands compared to…
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The Right Preschool for Your Child
Research has shown that the best predictor of success in life is not the level of academic knowledge but how well we interact in our environment and relationships.
