Self-Help skills: Why they are so important Self-help skills are essential to a child’s growth and development. Research has proven children learn best by doing and not just by being told how to do. The old saying rings true, “practice makes perfect.” They will make mistakes but we have to allow our children to do...
As the director of a Montessori school and a parent whose children went to Montessori for preschool, I am often asked WHY, did I send my kids to a Montessori School. I came across an article on the American Montessori Society’s website that perfectly describes the benefits my children received with a Montessori education. Montessori...
If ever I am asked about my childhood, I usually tell people that I was raised Montessori. Now this doesn’t necessarily mean that I spent my youth going through the different environments of a Montessori classroom. I did not. However, Montessori is so much more than just a curriculum taught inside a classroom. It truly...
