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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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Jun 13 2024

Staff Development: Cultivating Hope, Joy and Authenticity (with Dr Andrew Fuller)

By Emotional Wellbeing, Montessori Educators, Montessori in Action, Montessori Learning, Parenting No Comments
Last Friday, as part of the Combined Sydney Montessori Staff Development Day for 2024, FMS staff were treated to a live presentation from clinical psychologist, Dr. Andrew Fuller.  Dr Fuller is a psychologist, author and (very entertaining) speaker. He specialises mental health and wellbeing for young people and their families, working with schools, communities and individuals in Australia and around the world.   According to his website, Dr Fuller ‘puts the…
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Jun 05 2024

Montessori Miniature Environment and Grammar Boxes

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After our recent parent education session on literacy at Forestville Montessori School, we wanted to introduce you to more of our in-class language materials. Montessori grammar materials are not only beautiful, they do a great job of engaging children to learn about something many of us dreaded when we were kids ourselves. Parents who attended our In Conversation Literacy session had a first-hand experience of some of the beautiful literacy…
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May 30 2024

In Support of Spoken Language

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Our children’s early years are essential for developing strong language skills. So, in Montessori, we pay particular attention to how we support young children’s receptive and expressive language development.  The exercises we use to enhance children’s spoken language development don’t have a large physical presence on the classroom shelves because many are games or conversations. The integration of these spoken language games and activities are prominent in children’s daily experience…
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May 23 2024

Creating and caring for community

By Montessori in Action, Montessori Philosophy, Our School No Comments
We talk a lot about community at FMS; parent community, school community and the wider community. Beyond being a part of a community, education at FMS is intended to prepare children as responsible, capable contributory community members. We have programs in place to do this for every child, at every stage of the FMS journey! In Montessori, we provide numerous ways for children to participate as community members. These include…
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May 16 2024

Montessori At Home- Caring for self and Environment (Part 2)

By FMS Values, Montessori Educators, Our School No Comments
Last week we introduced a variety of ways to set up your home to make it easy for toddlers and young children to successfully engage in practical life tasks at home (read it again here).   We shared tips for the kitchen, bathroom and living areas. We were reminded that engaging in simple household tasks not only helps young children develop skills, it nurtures their growing sense of agency, the…
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May 07 2024

Montessori at Home: Preparation and task guide for young children (Part 1)

By FMS Values, Montessori Educators, Our School No Comments
As Montessori families, you know how many practical life activities your children engage with each day at school.  Most families are interested in learning how they can continue to develop these practical skills at home. To help, we have prepared this simple-to-follow list, broken down according to room/location within the home.  It is ideal for families with toddlers (2-3 years) and young children, up to 6 years old. Some of the most important aspects of…
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May 02 2024

FMS Parent Survey: Collaboration for our community

By FMS Values, Montessori Educators, Our School No Comments
Earlier this year we shared an article titled ‘Strengthening the Family-School Connection.’ In this article, we identified 3 elements we believe are central to building strong school-family connections. They were communication, education and participation. Today, as we prepare to share your feedback from the most recent FMS parent survey, we’d like to add an additional element for the ongoing strength of our school-family connection, and that is collaboration.Collaboration is the…
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