Children’s House is an educational program for children aged 3-6. There are five learning areas which all meet the Early Years Learning Framework in abundance. The five areas are: Practical life exercises (including Health and Physical Education), Sensorial materials, Language, Mathematics, and Cultural activities (Science, History and Geography, The Arts, Technology & Enterprise). It is […]
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A Montessori Children’s House is a special place where learning and community come alive. Following Maria Montessori’s traditional 3-year cycle of development, classes have a mixed age range from 3-6years old. A child is free to choose their work and it is always at their own level and pace. Learning is very clearly built on
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Montessori education has many benefits which have been highlighted over the years. Montessori education on its own, is the only educational method with over 100 years of evidence that it works. Here we will highlight some of the benefits of Montessori education. Montessori education is child centred. This means that the child guides the learning
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Following on from our goal setting article last month and considering our upcoming competition, this month we will discuss the benefits of competition. We focus on the fun of a competition not the winning. We want everyone to be encouraged to compete and better themselves if they wish. One major benefit of a dance competition
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Dance is something everyone can do in some shape or form. This year we will be focusing on creating goals for ourselves and working towards those goals. The focus will not be on trying to beat others in competition but instead to have some measurable outcomes we can see. Whether that is for us to