A while ago I applied for Fridays Child Montessori Gold Coast to become a recognised kindergarten under the State Government’s QKFS scheme. Along with that I also applied to become an “official” Kindergarten teacher in Queensland, despite being “provisionally registered” since 1987. Despite offering a full Kindergarten program since 1987 and being a four year [...]
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All children learn differently: some are visual learners, some are audio learners and some are kinesthetic learners. Visual learners learn by watching and observing. A Montessori teacher (which includes you, the parent) will demonstrate a new activity for your child step by step, explaining it carefully, and will then let the child do it. For [...]
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When you teach your children a new skill at home, you’ll have a lot more success if you teach them the way a Montessori teacher would do it. It will take a little longer, but it certainly pays off in the long run. First of all, observe your child to make sure that he or [...]
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Who was Maria Montessori and Montessori Gold Coast? Montessori isn’t a trade name, and Montessori Gold Coast childcare centres/education centres are those that follow the methods of Maria Montessori, who pioneered a school of thought, in both senses of the phrase. Maria Montessori was an Italian woman who was born in 1870 and was one [...]
