It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one thing to work at the school and tell parents what to expect. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another thing to see it for yourself day in and out in your own home. <\/p>\n
Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start with Aidan. Aidan was in his last year of the three year multi-age curriculum, also known as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153kindergarten year.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d One of the greatest benefits of a Montessori classroom is the ability of the teachers to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153follow the child.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This allows the child to progress at their own pace and gain confidence in their abilities. For Aidan this meant reading chapter books, performing higher levels of math functions (multi-digit multiplication, long division, fractions, etc), science experiments and mapping continents. It was an amazing year. The most important aspect was seeing Aidan so proud of himself and watching him figure out things on his own.<\/p>\n
Brendan was in his first year and went to school in the morning, he was a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153morning child.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Brendan did so well in school- better than we ever expected. He loved making new friends. He loved exploring the classroom and trying new things. He thrived on the order of the classroom and it carried over to home. He loved the rules- \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hands off policy (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153polity\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), declaring peace after and argument and our favorite- \u00e2\u20ac\u0153you get what you get and you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get upset.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It has been a challenge from Bren to not be in school since he loved the order of it all. He can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait until next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one thing to work at the school and tell parents what to expect. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another thing to see it for yourself day in and out in your own home. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s start with Aidan. Aidan was in his last year … Continue reading