When Dr. Maria Montessori spoke of the prepared environment, she wasn’t just describing a beautiful classroom filled with child-sized furniture and neatly arranged materials. She was describing a space that nourishes the whole person, a place designed to meet children’s developmental needs, spark curiosity, and invite purposeful activity. A Montessori prepared environment is a place designed for children. And the design deeply respects children’s natural drives, including their sensitive periods...
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At Forestville Montessori School, children participate in many different sports and physical activities. These include swimming, gymnastics, tennis, surfing, rock climbing, table tennis, athletics, ball skills, skipping and Jump Rope for Heart. This variety gives every child opportunities to discover ways of moving that feel enjoyable, purposeful and achievable. It also introduces students to individual pursuits and team experiences, encouraging them to develop a positive, lifelong relationship with physical activity....
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Digital detox? No need, Montessori in the early years is screen free In a world where screens are part of everyday life, it can be surprising to enter an early-years Montessori classroom and see children learning without ipads , interactive whiteboards or personal devices. Instead, they are pouring water, sorting objects, tracing textured letters, building words, counting beads, preparing food and caring for their environment. This is not a gap...
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Spring opens a refreshing door. Suddenly, there is time (unhurried, generous time!) to kneel beside a flower and really look at it. To follow a beetle across a garden path. To press a leaf between the pages of a book and wonder later what kind of tree it came from. To ask questions that don't have quick answers and feel good about the not-knowing. This is exactly the spirit of...
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