At A Child’s Garden Montessori we hold Free Parent Workshops to educate parents about the importance of different aspects of the Montessori environment. In our workshops parents will have the opportunity to observe how various Montessori lessons are applied in your child’s classroom. We will explain the long-term skills your child will develop from working with these materials. We invite you to come and get a better understanding of ...
The Montessori Beginner classroom (ages 18 months to 3 years) is an active, vital environment where early learning leads to increased independence, self-control and social development. Once the child shows age-appropriate mastery of these elements, he will be invited to visit the Pre-Primary classroom (ages 3 to 6 years.) In January of each year, some children visit Pre-Primary classrooms with the possibility of “moving up,” based upon teacher-observed readiness. Children being considered are assessed based ...
A typical Montessori classroom is also referred to as the “prepared environment” – a carefully designed environment for the children prepared by the teacher with the intention of reinforcing independence, cognitive and social development, and hands-on learning. Each area of the classroom is arranged into separate curriculum areas (Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Geography and Science), each filled with inviting didactic materials that draw the child toward exploration. The classroom is designed to allow the child ...
We want to thank all the families, vendors, teachers and staff who made this event possible; but most of all, we want to give a special thanks to the Parent Association headed by Lakshmi, who organized, coordinated and raised all the wonderful donations given to ACG from local businesses. The following businesses played a key role in making the school's fundraising event possible: Emler Swim School - http://www.iswimemler.com/ Carlos Castro Photography - www.yolk.ws Waves & Ripples ...
Parents recognize that it is the intention of schools to cultivate cognitive development in children, measured by grades, standardized tests, and I.Q. assessments. Equally important in child development, however, is their emotional development, commonly called emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to read social cues - to intuit what another person is feeling, and to communicate and share their feelings with others. Research indicates that emotionally intelligent children are generally in better health, are liked ...