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May 01 2025
Forestville Montessori Preschool Program beyond school readiness

Beyond School Readiness

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As a new term begins, we thought it would be helpful to review some key features of education at Forestville Montessori School, and how we support your child beyond school readiness.    The Montessori method focuses on children’s important process of constructing themselves into the amazing humans they are becoming. Respect for this process of self-construction, along with a prepared environment that supports the development of self-discipline and freedom within…
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Mar 06 2025

Montessori at Home

By Article, Montessori Basics, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Montessori Philosophy, The Prepared Environment No Comments
At FMS, our teachers facilitate your children’s growing independence, confidence, capability and real-world application of everything they learn at school. But there’s just so much to learn, and children never stop learning, even at home.  This is why we love sharing ‘Montessori at Home’ with families in our community, so you can engage with and extend your child’s education, develop strong relationships with your children, and establish your unique community…
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Feb 27 2025
Montessori Preschool student practical skills

Montessori Education: The foundation of freedom

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In order to be truly free, we need to be able to make our own choices, which means having the skills and abilities to then act upon our choices. Without independence, we can’t truly be free.   As children’s independence grows, so does their opportunity for freedom. They have more choices available and more to consider. The freedom children experience in our prepared learning environments is directly related to their independence.…
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Feb 20 2025
Forestville Montessori student satisfaction

Developing Intrinsic Motivation – Benefits for your child

By Article, Montessori Basics, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Our School, The Prepared Environment No Comments
Think of a time when you did an activity because you wanted to do it–maybe weeding your garden, reading a book, taking a walk, or rearranging your bedroom. Your motivations arose entirely from within you. You likely felt pure joy or satisfaction in the very act of what you were doing. In these activities, you may have also felt a sense of meaning or purpose. Or maybe you felt like…
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Feb 13 2025

Why do Montessori Classrooms Have Long, Uninterrupted Work Periods?

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The Montessori method of education was born from Dr. Montessori's scientific observations as she explored how to support children’s optimum development. In her studies, Dr. Montessori found that children need a block of uninterrupted time to go through cycles of focus and consolidation. Children aged two and a half and older need at least three hours to move through rhythms of focus. Often, the most growth and meaningful work happens…
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Aug 22 2024
How to encourage your child to read

How to Encourage Joyful Readers

By FMS Values, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Montessori Philosophy No Comments
Proficient reading skills set our children up for success in so many ways. Cultivating a love of joyful reading provides them with a lifetime of inspiration, entertainment, and knowledge. Do teachers teach kids to read? Of course. But what parents do at home plays an enormous role in a child’s reading too. Here are our tips help make reading a positive experience that your child will carry joyfully throughout their…
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Aug 15 2024

Grow Your Mind – Mental Health & Wellbeing at FMS

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We were thrilled this week to host Kristina Freeman, co-founder of the award-winning Mental Health & Wellbeing program, Grow Your Mind.  Children at Forestville Montessori School have been participating in Grow Your Mind as part of their learning around selfcare and wellbeing since late last year. This week, FMS parents had a personal introduction to the program, learning how it is implemented here at FMS and what they can do…
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Aug 08 2024
Purposeful work - Primary students at Forestville Montessori school

Purposeful Work – It brings us joy!

By FMS Values, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Montessori Philosophy No Comments
Last weekend, FMS families joined our quarterly Working Bee. Adults, children and teachers all pitched in to work in our gardens, helping to keep our school environment beautiful and healthy.    This type of community work is not unusual at FMS.  From toddlers through to primary school, Montessori students engage in purposeful work. This may involve contributing to the cleanliness of the classroom, the beauty of the environment, the comfort of…
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Jun 27 2024

More than Movement: Montessori Dance

By Emotional Wellbeing, FMS Values, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Montessori Philosophy No Comments
This week at Forestville Montessori School, we invited the wonderful Kei from Montessori Dance to share insights about teaching dance in a Montessori environment. Movement at Montessori A key element that differentiates Montessori schools from the mainstream is our child-centred approach, emphasising the development of the whole child. Maria Montessori, the founder of the Montessori approach, believed that education should cater to all aspects of a child’s development—intellectual, physical, social,…
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Jun 20 2024

Grace and courtesy for social development and relationships

By FMS Values, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Montessori Philosophy No Comments
As we develop a new vision and mission for our school, we continually refer to the guiding principles of Montessori philosophy. What are the values we impart to our students and how can we, as educators, leaders and parents, cultivate these in our own lives? Two words regularly used in the Montessori classroom are grace and courtesy. To inspire grace and courtesy in our children, we need to model these…
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