Montessori Casa

"It has been a true pleasure to be part of Montessori Casa since 2020. Every staff member has played an essential role in teaching and nurturing our two boys."


🔗 To book a tour or enquire, please contact Lorraine: (08) 8164 9937
www.montessoricasa.com.au

Wrapping children in cotton wool gives parents comfort but does not help the child in developing their own skills. This is a great resource backed with evidence that children need risky play!

What are your thoughts on risky play?

Intentional risky play opportunities support children to better perceive, assess and manage risks in their everyday lives.

Play Australia’s national risky play position statement highlights how thoughtful risk‑taking promotes children’s learning, resilience and wellbeing, while emphasising shared responsibility for managing risk within children’s education and care settings in safe and considered ways.

https://www.playaustralia.org.au/national-risk-position-statement

Play Australia

"He was shy and did not interact or talk a lot. The way the team took care of him was worth the time he spent there. He is now a confident, independent and well mannered kid confidently growing everyday at his primary school."


🔗 To book a tour or enquire, please contact Lorraine: (08) 8164 9937
www.montessoricasa.com.au

Especially mistakes! How often have you been given advice only to ignore it until you experience the failure - and then acknowledged that advice :)
For children, failing is as important as succeeding. Montessori materials have in-built error controls that assist the child in identifying their mistakes.

Independence begins with preparation.
Time, space, and even mistakes are all part of the work.

By nurturing the individual child, we help make happy families 😍


🔗 To book a tour or enquire, please contact Lorraine: (08) 8164 9937
www.montessoricasa.com.au

As adults we have experienced "being in the zone" when concentration and focus makes the time spent doing something you're enjoying just fly by. In a classroom, Montessori educators guide the children to find something that will get them "into the zone".

The Magic of Getting “In the Zone”

Whether we are learning to brush our teeth, write our name, bake a cake or solve algebraic equations, there is an intense focus specific to the task at hand. It is the moment when a child becomes so engrossed in an activity that the rest of the world seems to fade away.

You’ve probably seen it before. It’s that look of total determination where their tongue pokes out just a little bit, or they don’t even hear you call their name for lunch. In that moment, nothing else matters; not the unpacked equipment, not group time occuring on the mat and certainly not the “rules” of time.

As adults, we’re constantly told to multi-task. We’re checking emails while we cook or planning our next meeting while we brush our teeth. We’ve actually forgotten how to do what children do naturally: just be where we are. There’s a real peace in that kind of focus. It’s where we actually learn things, but more importantly, it’s where we find a little bit of quiet in a loud world. Whether you’re five years old or fifty, there is something special about letting everything else disappear for a while just to get one small thing right.

Read more: https://my.montessori.org.au/developing-concentration/