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Dec 05 2024

A Sprinkling of Holiday Ideas

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We have seen how children feel more grounded and cooperative when they have a role to play. Thus, whenever possible, it’s helpful to find little (and sometimes big!) ways for children to help with holiday preparations. Children’s active participation helps them develop important life skills and also helps them better adapt to changes in holiday rhythms and routines. We wanted to share a few ideas on incorporating Montessori principles into…
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Nov 28 2024
Outdoor learning at FMS

Equine Assisted Learning: Personal Development for Primary Students

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This week, our 9-12 students had their second Equine Assisted Learning experience (EAL) for the year.  The EAL program at FMS is part of our 9-12 leadership and personal development program. The program is coordinated by 9-12 class assistant Meghan, whose business, Growth Edges, specialises in equine therapy and personal development for schools, groups and individuals.  The program provides invaluable skills in leadership and personal growth for our 9-12 students,…
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Nov 21 2024
Cosmic Education at Forestville Montessori School

Montessori Education: What is Cosmic Work?

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Recently we’ve been sharing elements of the Montessori learning journey, and how we assess learning as our students’ progress. This week, we take a closer look at what your children learn in their Montessori classroom, specifically in the primary school years. “They have already absorbed the immediate environment and the restricted society they and their families have dealings with. You must try to give the child what he now longs…
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Nov 14 2024
Authentic assessment of students

Student assessment in a Montessori school

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Like most schools across Australia, FMS will issue school reports at the end of this term. This surprises many people, who hold the common misconception that Montessori students aren’t assessed. This couldn’t be further from the truth!   While Montessori students are not assessed in the traditional test and exam format, they are assessed continually, daily and personally throughout their Montessori journey. Traditional assessment: What do tests, quizzes, and grades really measure?  …
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Nov 07 2024
Forestville Montessori senior primary students

Leadership and collaboration in the Montessori education journey

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Leadership, collaboration and teamwork are staple features in the Montessori education journey.  Children as young as 2 years of age are given leadership opportunities within their community – like these children from our toddler program, who are leading an afternoon singing activity with Emma, their guide. In our Montessori toddler program, young children develop early notions of community, collaboration and teamwork in everyday activities. For example, children tasked with setting tables…
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Oct 31 2024

An Expansive Experience: Music in Montessori

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In Montessori, music is both interwoven into the curriculum and its own area of study. Music is part of regular weekly lessons for Forestville Montessori toddler, pre-school and primary school students.  We also run music-based activities such as yesterday’s African Drumming event, and tomorrow’s close-up with accomplished musician Genevieve Lang, who will play the harp and teach students about this beautiful instrument (keep your eye on our socials to see…
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Oct 24 2024

Celebrating the Montessori Teacher

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October 25th is World Teacher’s Day – a day of great importance at FMS!   More than teachers, our educators are partners in learning, guides, mentors, role models, and friends. They make it possible for us to share the high-fidelity Montessori education FMS students enjoy. FMS teachers bring Montessori learning to life every day, so today, it’s hats off and gratitude to our team.  FMS teachers have a personal connection to the…
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Oct 17 2024

Learning at FMS: A parent’s view

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As we start a new school term, we focus on settling children into their classes, their work and their school routine. At Forestville Montessori School (FMS), routines and schoolwork can look a little different than other schools. With this in mind, we’d like to share what learning at FMS looks like from a parent’s point of view. Here, an FMS mother of 3 shares her process for choosing a Montessori…
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Sep 25 2024
Northern Beaches Montessori School

It’s Spring! Time to take learning outside

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It’s that time of year again. The temperature is rising ever so slowly, the daylight is gracing us with its presence a bit more each day, and it feels like the world outside is waking up.   Spring does something amazing for us all.   While we believe in the importance of finding fun ways to be outside all year round, spring seems to pull us there without the need for…
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Sep 19 2024
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Montessori and Peace Education

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"Preventing conflicts is the work of politics, establishing peace is the work of education." Dr Maria Montessori As we celebrate the International Day of Peace this Saturday, we remind families of our mission at FMS: We are a school educating for Peace. Having lived through WWII, Maria Montessori was passionate about how to help the world towards peace. Peace is woven throughout every aspect of the Montessori curriculum. Sometimes the…
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