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How do we assess children in Montessori?

by on April 24, 2012 in From Shawn, Uncategorized

http://radicalmontessori.blogspot.com/ Read this article titled Finding Our Center – Reaching Out. It’s about the Assessment Wheel in Montessori. Some of the text of the article includes: How do teachers actually assess their students and plan for the next step? Always! In a Montessori Environment, the teacher works in Concernt with the children to drive the [...]

We need to reach more children through Montessori…let’s do it!

by on April 14, 2012 in From Shawn, Uncategorized

Please read this message from pediatric neuropsychologist Steven Hughes. Wouldn’t it be great if all schools could adopt the Montessori philosophy and methodology? http://www.insideinly.org/2012/montessori-education-and-brain-development-new-research-validates-100-year-old-method/

CMS Toddler Video

by on April 13, 2012 in From Shawn, Uncategorized

I love this video – watching children who are on their way to becoming part of the Montessori Mafia – the creative elite! What a great example of the independence that can happen in children when just enough guidance is provided. Love it, love it!

Latin In Upper Elementary

by on February 28, 2012 in From Shawn

I love the fact that I walk into the Upper Elementary classroom on campus and see a large model built of the town of Pompeii and a volcano, which the children are prepared to “erupt” when I am available to watch! There is such joy in Montessori. Yes, I have been teaching Latin to the [...]

Upper Elementary Lesson on Pi at CMS

by on February 16, 2012 in From Shawn

Hi All, I love this video of upper elementary students learning about Pi.  Do you remember how you learned it?  Stay tuned to my blog and CMS Facebook as we publish more videos of our classrooms, campus, and Guides giving Montessori lessons.  Feel free to share!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfazrShUZVQ&context=C3a61021ADOEgsToPDskIN0VFpLuuNWr2cDds-UPs_

Montessori Develops Executive Functioning Skills In Students

by on February 7, 2012 in From Shawn

February 7, 2012 Dear Parents, Tomorrow we will be talking about the Montessori, elemetary curriculum, and why/how it is beneficial to every child.  Montessori fosters the academic development of children with great success.  One of the things that sets us apart from other schools with  reputations  of providing academic excellence is the fostering of strong [...]

Unplugging the Holiday Machine

by on November 17, 2011 in From Shawn, Uncategorized

I had a really great coffee with five parents on Wednesday.  We talked about keeping the holidays sweet, simple, and meaningful…Montessori style!  Unplugging_the_Holiday_Machine[1][1]

Heroes from History

by on November 3, 2011 in From Shawn

While a child enrolled in a Children’s House program is in the stage of self construction and focused on learning the “whats” in the world, a child in elementary is focused on who, when, where and why. Children of the second plane (ages 6 – 12) have developed concentration, control, and coordinated movements.  Now that [...]

Latin

by on October 17, 2011 in From Shawn

I have the privilege of teaching Latin to seven interested upper elementary students who signed up for lessons! We began last Thursday and are learning about Caecilius, his family and his business adventures in the ancient town of Pompeii! The students are already planning Roman skits and feasts! I love to experience that love for [...]

Trevor Eissler – Take Ownership!

by on October 12, 2011 in From Shawn

Yesterday, Trevor Eissler joined interested parents in the activity center to talk about his love for Montessori, and share his Montessori parent experience. He referenced an adult family member who is a public school teacher. She knows exactly what she is going to teach including follow up homework, quizzes, etc. down to EACH DAY OF [...]