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Children's House of Weld County: Montessori
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(303) 651-3215 3801 Godding Hollow Parkway Frederick, CO 80516 |
This teaching method is characterized by an emphasis on self-directed activity on the part of the child and clinical observation on the part of the teacher (often called a director, directress, or guide). It stresses the importance of adapting the child's learning environment to his or her developmental level, and of the role of physical activity in absorbing abstract concepts and practical skills. It is also characterized by the use of autodidactic (self-correcting) equipment for introduction and learning of various concepts. While the Montessori name has achieved some attention, it is not a trademark and is associated with more than one organization. There are schools which have been influenced by the Montessori method which bear little resemblance to, and have received substantial criticism from, other institutions with closer lineage to Montessori's work. The Montessori method teaches reading via phonics and whole language, the comparative benefits of which are presently being recognized. The teaching philosophy is built upon the idea that children develop and think differently from adults; that they are not merely "adults in small bodies". Dr. Montessori advocated children's rights, children working to develop themselves into adults, and that these developments would lead to world peace. The Montessori method discourages traditional measurements of achievement (grades, tests) under the premise that it is damaging to the inner growth of children (and adults). Feedback and qualitative analysis of a child's performance does exist but is usually provided in the form of a list of skills, activities and critical points, and sometimes a narrative of the child's achievements, strengths and weaknesses, with emphasis on the improvement of those weaknesses. In the Montessori curriculum, there are 6 overall areas:
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Susan Halkin
Director & Teacher
Susan founded the school in 1979. She received her Montessori Teacher Training in Chicago in 1973. She has taught in Chicago, New York, and Denver, before settling at the Children's House. Susan and her husband Paul have a daughter and a son.
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We feel so fortunate to have found the Children's House. We have four children ages 9, 7, 5, and 3 and have had a child at Children's House continuously since 2002. We have always been impressed with the quality of care and education. Each teacher at the...[more]
Sam and Darby Moore
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Discipline must come through liberty.... We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a paralytic. He is an individual annihilated, not disciplined.
~ Maria Montessori ~ |
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