Many families happily embrace Montessori education when they hear that tests aren’t such a big deal in our classrooms. At our school, students ease into testing little by little as they get older—starting with simple spelling tests in lower elementary and progressing to occasional tests in subjects like latin and science during their upper elementary…
Montessori Approach
Acknowledge, Contemplate, Transform and take Montessori ACTion for Equity
At Chesapeake Montessori School, we’re inviting all of our families and friends to participate in the Virginia Montessori Association (VMA) Annual Conference—held online for the first time this year! VMA Members get access to various talks and articles by experts around anti-bias and anti-racist work at all levels during November 1-14, 2020, and live virtual…
What is Infant/Toddler Montessori all About?
There are Six Key Elements of Montessori Philosophy for the Infant and Toddler Years: Respect for the child: This means making children feel like an important and contributing member of the community, listening to them when they speak and respecting their individual development. Observation: Taking the time to observe each child allows us to assess…
Let’s Plant the Seeds at Chesapeake Montessori School
We recently explored the freedoms that Montessori School students enjoy, and the intentional boundaries that are designed to make those freedoms instructive. (If you missed that email, click here to get caught up!) Today, we’ll finish up this series by talking about the love of learning we do our best to pass on to the children at…
