Moultrie Montessori School

01/17/2022

"Be it in preschool or beyond, new research from the University of Virginia has found that people who had at least two years of Montessori education report a sense of well-being in adulthood."

https://news.virginia.edu/content/spending-just-few-years-montessori-education-predicts-well-being-adulthood?fbclid=IwAR3U2uO8kSlFDs6MNn6ecmxOeRrCAkuhXV_TsOMgvBCcQsjwyymVXCMU-To

A UVA study found that adults who attended a Montessori school for at least two childhood years reported positive feelings about such things as autonomy and self-acceptance.

10/05/2021

Moultrie Montessori’s curriculum includes all core subjects, art, science, music, sensorial, practical life, and geography

10/03/2021

Q&A - Why are there no tests or grades?

Because there is no need for them. All of the work is sequential. So either they can do it or they need to do more work on it. They then move on when they’re ready. There’s no need for tests, and grades are not helpful for children or, for that matter, anyone.

10/01/2021

https://www.journalofplay.org/sites/www.journalofplay.org/files/pdf-articles/5-2-article-play-learning-and-montessori-education_0.pdf

Although Montessori education is often considered a form of playful learning, Maria Montessori herself spoke negatively about a major component of playful learning—pretend play, or fantasy—for young children.

09/29/2021

Elementary Goals: 6 – 12 years
* Further develop concentration, coordination, independence, order
* Academic excellence
* Creative thinking
* Global understanding
* Universal values
* Community service

09/28/2021

Montessori offers the best chance a child has to achieve his or her potential. That is because Montessori works from the inside out.

Moultrie Montessori School has a limited number of spaces for the 2021-2022 school year. Please call 904-826-0216 to schedule a tour!

09/26/2021

Dr. Montessori observed that humans universally develop in different ways at different times in their life. The changes which guide development are so drastic that, she said, it is almost like “a series of rebirths.”

09/24/2021

A guiding principle at Moultrie Montessori School is that openness and honesty make strong relationships and open the ability to create emotional connections. Each moment of each day we have the opportunity to make the choice to act with integrity. If we continue to make that choice time and time again, those choices add up to build our reputation as honest human beings.

09/23/2021

Primary Goals: 3 – 6 years
* Develop building blocks for learning
* Concentration
* Coordination
* Independence
* Order

09/19/2021

Why Dividing Us by Age in School Doesn’t Make Sense

It absolutely blew my mind. During one of our first conversations over Skype, Skinner was telling me that dividing children by age in…

09/17/2021

Have you wondered how Montessori education fosters creativity? One such way is the prepared classroom environment. The Montessori classroom is beautiful, harmonious, and ordered. It cultivates creativity by providing students with a visually appealing learning space.