By Peter Sims It may seem like a laughable “only in New York” story that Manhattan mother, Nicole Imprescia, is suing her 4-year-old daughter’s untraditional private preschool for failing to prepare her for a private school admissions exam. But her daughter’s future and ours might be much brighter with a little less conditioning to perform [...]
There are strident disagreements these days over every aspect of American educational policy, except for one. Everyone thinks it would be great if we could better teach students how to innovate. So shouldn't we be paying a great deal of attention to the educational method that produced, among others, Larry Page, Sergei Brin, Jeff Bezos, [...]
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 [...]
Wake Forest Montessori SUMMER CAMP 2013 June 3 - August 28 Register TODAY! Help your child’s mind, body, and spirit continue to flourish! There will be Academics, Exploration, Art, Friendship, and fun, Fun, FUN! This is a great opportunity for your child to experience a Montessori classroom environment that he or she will never forget! [...]
Dr. Hughes, of Good at Doing Things gives a profound lecture on how Montessori education effects the brain. The video starts at about 10:50 Good at Doing Things: Montessori Education and Higher Order Cognitive Functions from Steve Hughes on Vimeo.
From our friends, Seemi and Rashidah at Trillium Montessori in Cary, we are treated to a young Montessori learner in the beginning stages of learning to read. The Montessori reading curriculum has three essential components: A strong foundation in phonics, comprehension based on visualization, and whole language, or learning to read for meaning and using context clues. Montessori reading [...]
To understand the difference between all children learning at the same time and Montessori trained students look no further than this comic of traditionally based education. A recent study at the University of Virginia researchers found large discrepancies when Montessori students tested against traditional students. The children who attended the Montessori school, and the children who did [...]
“It is a commonplace that the child must be free. But what kind of freedom has he been given? The only true freedom for an individual is to have the opportunity to act independently. That is the condition sine qua non of individuality. There is no such thing as an individual until a person can [...]
Parents are often extremely concerned with the success of their child's academic endeavors, with the majority placing a genuine value at the start of Kindergarten. However, with so many options for Wake Forest Kindergartens, how can a family know the best choice to make for their child? Should a parent choose secular or religious? A [...]
Montessori Teacher Certification The Montessori mode of instruction was first pioneered by Dr. Maria Montessori, who was an Italian instructor deeply interested in the activities of children. Teaching in a Montessori school is a great deal of responsibility and as a result of that it is important for the Montessori schools as well as their [...]
