Originally published on KQED News. By Linda Flanagan Nina Kraus, a biologist at Northwestern University, has spent the better part of her professional career researching how sound affects the brain. What she’s found has important implications for how adults and children manage the sounds that envelop them. “Sound … [Read more...]
Cynthia Thomas builds The Montessori Group into a thriving enterprise
By Ken Datzman, Brevard Business News Long ago while living in Hawaii, Albert and Cynthia Thomas decided to enroll their two young children in a Montessori school. That decision not only brought them closer to the philosophy and learning concepts of Montessori education, but it also put them on the path to building a … [Read more...]
Upcoming Open House Week
Especially For Children ~ Indian Harbour Montessori, Suntree Montessori & Rockledge Montessori invite you to attend our Open House Week: September 12-16, 2016 from 9:00-11:00 am, as well as, Wednesday September 14, from 5:00-7:00 pm. Please join us to tour the campus, see the classrooms, meet teachers and receive … [Read more...]
Why Montessori Has Multi-Age Classrooms
Why Montessori has multi-age classrooms (and why siblings often learn best from each other). "Our schools have shown how children of different ages help one another. The younger ones watch what the older ones are doing and ask all kinds of questions, and the older ones explain. This is really useful teaching, for the way … [Read more...]
Protecting Children During a Horrific Event
By P. Donohue Shortridge A violent or terrible event has happened in the world and you may wonder how to talk to your children about it. Here are some suggestions, first for those under six years old, and then for children 6-12: For Children Under 6 years old: Young children are especially sensitive to … [Read more...]
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