A very old proverb says that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy (and Jill a dull girl). So how come Montessori early childhood learning centres state the children are working all the time? The spaces in the classrooms are considered work areas rather than play areas. What happened [...]
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Reading to and with your child is a very important way to support their learning, no matter how young or old your child is. However, if you‘re not a great reader and most of your reading is confined to the newspaper and a few magazines or recipe books, where do you start? What [...]
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First impressions count, and when a parent walks through the door of a Montessori early learning centre, what can he or she expect to see? What does a typical Montessori classroom look like? The first thing you’ll notice will probably be the children, and these children will be a range of ages, all in together. [...]
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One of the things that attract many parents to Montessori education is the ethos of graciousness or, in more everyday language, good manners. Maria Montessori knew the importance of good citizenship and getting along with others in education. Politeness is an old-fashioned value, and a value that never goes out of fashion, because [...]
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One of the best things you can do to support your child’s learning at a Montessori centre is to read to them. This is especially the case when your child is at the stage of learning the letters of the alphabet and when he/she is learning to read. However, you don’t have to wait [...]
