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Children Learning from Peers – Another Hallmark of a Montessori Education
Posted on April 16th, 2021Maria Montessori knew children learn by “imitation models.” She created multi-aged classrooms that facilitate peer tutoring and collaboration. In mixed age classrooms, younger children learn from older children by asking them questions while watching them work. Older children who are teaching
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Centered and Engaged
Posted on April 16th, 2021We’ve come to the end of another fun and busy week of learning and playfulness. We’ve started alternating our daily morning meditation with morning yoga. This activity is challenging for some of us but we are finding that stretching and
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Mrs. Hood’s Class: I Know a Chicken!
Posted on April 16th, 2021The highlights for this week are based on the continuation of our chicken studies. We focused on completing the life cycle of a chicken. We learned that after the chick has hatched from the egg, the mother hen takes care
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Mrs. Lopes’s Class: Our Hurried World
Posted on April 16th, 2021“Help me to do it myself.” In our hurried world, it is easier to do it ourselves then to stop and show our children how to do a task, and patiently wait until they complete it. Montessori tells us that
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Mrs. Wilson: The Adventure with Mrs. T and Rain Puddles!
Posted on April 16th, 2021This week the children continued to explore lessons related to weather and spring. They were introduced to the life cycle of a chicken and a plant. Outside the children have an option to explore the sensory bin filled with life-like
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Middle School: Week in Review
Posted on April 16th, 2021We are back in the swing of our regular, academic schedule in Middle School. It felt great to return to the classrooms and hit the ground running with third trimester curriculum. The spring weather at the start of the week
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Lovin’ the Language Lessons
Posted on April 16th, 2021To Maria Montessori, the teaching of grammar was at the center of her language curriculum for elementary age children. Today, it still remains a critical element in the teaching of a complete language program in a Montessori environment. At this
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Let’s Play Ball!
Posted on April 16th, 2021 Students in Primary participated in a tee-ball unit this month. Students learned how to run bases, hold a wiffle bat, and throw and catch a ball. Throwing and catching is a lifelong skill. When children practice ball skills, they
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After Fraser Woods Montessori School
"FWM Class of 2017, Hopkins Class of 2021 He was recently awarded the Mary Brewster Thompson Award. This award recognizes students in grades nine through twelve for fine scholarship, intellectual maturity, enthusiasm for academic pursuits, and the ability to share that enthusiasm with others. From Hopkins School: "At the end of the school year, Hopkins awards various character and academic prizes..."
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" 2018 FWM Recipient of: The Janesky Family Community Service Award My fondest memories of FWM are at the annual book fairs. I always loved when the entire school came together for an event, and the book fairs were a great place for both students and their families to get together and celebrate reading. Of course, these are also some of..."
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" Attending FWM shaped me into an incredibly responsible and competent human being. When I entered both high school and college, I not only had a great educational foundation but I also had realistic expectations of life skills and responsibilities. As a 6-year-old, I just assumed that finishing an assignment in a timely manner, clearing your plates, washing and drying..."
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" Hana is the daughter of Yun-Kyung Kim, FWM Music Teacher The Montessori style of learning that FWM provided me was, without exaggeration, one of the most defining factors in the cultivation of my work ethic. Because I was given so much agency and responsibility in the work that I did in FWM and was treated like an independent scholar/learner, I..."
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" My fondest memory of FWM was doing community service with the younger kids, because I got to know each of them and teach them the things I learned throughout my time at FWM. Attending FWM helped me focus more on personal development rather than exams, and the environment gave me a more mature, innovative and socially adept perspective in..."
Tanner Tardie ’11 Read More
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