Last month, we focused in on the Infant/Toddler Classrooms. When we look at the Children’s House classroom, we see many similarities: Everything in the environment is CHILD SIZED, the adults RESPECT the child and their development, the environment is designed to FOSTER DEVELOPMENT and INDEPENDENCE, and all materials are HANDS-ON for the child to “absorb”…
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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…
Reopening Plan for the 2020–2021 School Year
First, let me thank our families for their support and understanding as we, as a nation and community, responded to the unexpected invasion of COVID-19 in March. I am immensely proud of how our students, parents, and staff handled the demands we faced to protect everyone as we continued to educate our students during the…
