The grass is getting greener, the birds are chirping louder, and after a long winter, everything outside is waking from its deep slumber. What an exciting time Spring is at Chesapeake Montessori School! Like Dr. Maria Montessori, we believe that nature is a patient teacher and that Earth is our classroom. Corresponding to how…
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Math in the Montessori Classroom
A mesmerizing collection of twenty-seven uniquely formed bones, three sensory and motor nerves, and an opposable thumb, the hand represents one of the most fragile and powerful tools of the human body. Dr. Maria Montessori, aware of the very important link between perceiving, touching, and understanding once called the hand “the tool of the mind”,…
Elementary Programs Series: Art & Music
“It is thanks to the hand, the companion of the mind, that civilization has arisen.” – Dr. Maria Montessori Art has been a defining characteristic of the human condition since the dawn of civilization. For millions of years, artistic expression has allowed us to reconstruct history and to picture the lives of those who once…
Language in the Montessori Elementary Classroom
As Maria Montessori knew to be true, an early mastery of language is the basis of all academic success. Understanding how to form, speak, write with, and use the correct words in context so often determines the way students move about not only their school days but their entire academic careers. While the preschool and elementary…
