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The Fraser Woods Montessori Advantage

A Montessori education at Fraser Woods includes a challenging curriculum encouraging competent, responsible, adaptive citizens who are lifelong learners and problem solvers.

The Greek word cosmic means “order and harmony in the universe”. 

Montessori cosmic education first gives a child an all encompassing sense of the universe with its billions of galaxies. Next it focuses on our galaxy, the Milky Way, our  solar system, planet Earth and its geological history, the specimens of life, all species of plants and animals and finally human beings. Montessori’s cosmic education , taught through a series of  “Great Lessons”, gives a student the understanding that he/she is also part of the whole and has a part to play and a contribution to make. Cosmic education encompasses the following concepts:    

Conservation: With the understanding that the universe is the "all" that there is, one can never really throw anything "away" because there is no "away". The earth in particular is home to us all and is itself a living, evolving entity.

Values: Human beings are the only known beings that have the heart and mind to contemplate our existence. Through our awareness and care we nurture and manage our lives and this planet, as well as awaken others to the splendor of all creation.

Hope: Hope is our ability to observe and assess a situation in a positive manner. Cosmic Education reinforces that despite much violence in the universe (fireballs, explosions, meteors colliding) and on planet Earth in particular (hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and wars) life still continues to progress toward a higher degree of complexity.

Gratitude: At the core of Cosmic Education is coming away with a sense of wonder and awe over years of evolutionary labor as the earth prepared itself for living things, including humans, and the thousands of years humans progressed to provide us with technology and comfort for which we now benefit.

Openness: In appreciation over all that the universe has progressed, one comes to the understanding that we are still amidst its progression and that the cosmos is still unfolding. The possibilities of further progression cause one to question the next step. If the universe is not stagnant, if the earth itself is a living, changing entity, where do we go from here? Openness to all possibilities is fostered in Cosmic Education.

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