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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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First Day Of School
Hatfield Montessori Preschool reopens on the 22 nd January 2024. For some of the children this will be their first experience of attending school and being away from a parent. Much of what was said in the previous blog about “Transitions” will apply. The first day of school can be a challenging and emotional time for both of you. You may feel a mix of pride, sadness, anxiety, and guilt as you say goodbye to your little one. But don’t worry, you are not alone in this. Many parents go through the same experience and there aresome helpful tips to ease the transition. Here are some of them: Prepare yourself…
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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.
