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  • Dates to Remember

    Jan 13 - Feb 27 Read to Succeed

    Jan 31, Tue Apparel sale at 12 noon and 3pm at the Dix Hills Campus

    Jan 31 - Feb 10 Operation Ziploc - we are collecting gallon sized zip top bags filled with all types of items for our service men and women overseas

    Feb 3, Fri Deadline for Early Bird Special rate on applications for next year

    Feb 5, Sun Bowling Family Fun 4pm-6pm Larkfield Lanes - more information to follow.

    Feb 7, Tue Vision Screening at Dix Hills

    Feb 8, Wed Jump Rope for Heart at the Dix Hills Campus. Wear your School Sweatshirt or Cap!

    Feb 8, Wed Sweetbriar Nature Center visit to Harborside for Pre-K and Kindergarten

    Feb 16, Thu Sweetbriar Nature Center visit to Dix Hills for Pre-K and Kindergarten

    Feb 16, Thu PTA Meeting 7:30pm at the Harborside Campus

    Feb 17, Fri PTA Recap Meeting 9:15am at the Harborside Campus

    Feb 20-25 Winter Recess - School Closed

    Apr 1, Sun Deadline for Bus Transportation through your local school district. NOTE: Check with your district to find out whether applications are due Friday, March 30 or Mon April 2.

    May 12, Sat Art Auction & Gala Parent's Night Out

Why Montessori?

Why a Montessori School?

What distinguishes Montessori from traditional pre-school and Elementary programs?

Montessori
Traditional
Emphasis on cognitive development. Emphasis on social development.
Mainly individual instruction. Mainly group instruction.
Mixed age groups. Same-age groups.
Child works at his/her own pace. Group sets instructional pace.
Children are encouraged to teach, collaborate, & help each other. Most teaching is done by teacher, collaboration is discouraged.
Teacher has unobtrusive role in classroom activity; child is an active participant in learning. Teacher has dominant, active role in classroom activity; child is passive participant in learning.
Environment and method encourage self-discipline. Teacher acts as enforcer of discipline.

Montessori children are unusually adaptable. They have learned to work independently and in groups. Since they’ve been encouraged to make decisions from an early age, these children are problem-solvers who can make appropriate choices and manage their time well.

They have been encouraged to exchange ideas and discuss their work freely with others. Their good communication skills ease the way when they move on to new academic settings.

Research has shown that the best predictor of future success is high self-esteem. Our Montessori program, based on self-directed, non-competitive activities, help children develop strong self-images and the confidence to face challenges and change with optimism.

Suggested Reading

The Absorbent Mind
by Maria Montessori
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The Secret of Childhood
by Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori describes the child with warmth and the exactness of a scientist. She also discusses the array of materials and techniques needed to release his learning potential.
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Montessori, Her life and Work
by E.M. Standing
Maria Montessori is important background reading for parents considering Montessori education for their children, as well as for those training to become Montessori teachers. Part biography and part exposition of her ideas, this engaging book reveals through her letters and personal diaries Maria Montessori’s humility and delight in the success of her educational experiments and is an ideal introduction to the principals and practices of the greatest educational pioneer of the 20th century.
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Maria Montessori
by Rita Kramer
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