Maria Montessori, who lived from 1870 to 1952, was a pioneering doctor in Italy. She gained international notice when the severely learning-disabled students she worked with passed educational tests designed for non-disabled children. In her 2005 book "Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius," University of Virginia psychologist Angeline Stoll Lillard described how Montessori viewed the [...]
Throughout history, tech innovators have had lots of common traits. They’re bright, outside-the-box thinkers, creative, and open-minded about the future. But here’s something you may not know about the tech founders listed below: they all went to Montessori school. Montessori education is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. It is characterised [...]
Montessori education is based on the belief that children are individuals with their own strengths, needs, likes and learning styles. To used the latest educational catch phrases, Montessori education is 'multi-modality, differentiated instruction. In more everyday terms, Montessorians disagree with the idea that all children learn in the exact same way at the exact same [...]
Montessori is an approach to working with children that is carefully based on what has been learned about children’s cognitive, neurological and emotional development. The Montessori approach has been acclaimed by some of America’s top experts on early childhood and elementary education as the most developmentally appropriate model currently available. The Montessori method focuses on [...]
Finding foods that are both healthy and satisfying to your little is often a task that is rife with challenges. But whether you are adding veggie juice to your child's smoothies or buying veggie chips instead of potato chips, its the little things that count. In a recent HuffPo article by Laura Fuentes of Momables [...]
North Carolina families will soon have additional opportunities for educating their children. Thanks to the passage of the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Act, qualified families will be eligible for tuition assistance up to $4200 per year. The North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Act was passed by the General Assembly in July 2013 and will help students who often [...]
The following Infographic is courtesy of EducationNews.org, entitled The Perks of Preschool. We've long promoted the importance of preschool for parents in the Wake Forest area. In studies of the US educational system, however, data points overwhelmingly toward the notion that when it comes to preschool, the benefits are enormous. If you attended preschool, you possibly [...]
No doubt about it, raising children today is a minefield compared to what it was when most parents grew up: technology and stiff competition have changed the landscape, probably forever. Brianna Meiers, long time Tech and Toddlers reader, takes the conversation in a new direction by analyzing the benefits and harms of “helicopter parents,” particularly [...]
As our Summer Extravaganza comes to a close, we are busy gearing up for our upcoming school year at Wake Forest Montessori Preschool. This fall marks the first full year in our new facility at 231 Capcom in Wake Forest and celebrates our 7th school year. In addition to opening up two toddler classrooms which [...]
At the Wake Forest Montessori parents are frequently concerned with the well being of their child. Oftentimes, we receive questions from families related to the best age in which their child should start Kindergarten. This is a fascinating and increasingly popular subject. While there is no right or wrong answer, as each child is unique, [...]
