Steinbach Montessori

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FAQ

2009-03-12T22:50:00.002-05:00

FAQ
What do you have to offer that my child can't get at other local schools or daycares?
What about socialization and group work?
Why should you choose Montessori?
Is it really necessary?
What happens after Montessori?

What do you have to offer that my child can't get at other local schools or daycares?

The Montessori approach to education is unique. You will see that the minute you walk into our classroom. The materials used to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, science, music, social studies are all unique to the Montessori classroom. Maria Montessori, a physician who developed the materials and educational philosophy upon which our school is built, recognized the important impact that physiological and neurological development have on a child's learning. The classroom materials she developed for our youngest students, for example, take abstract ideas and put them in a concrete form that makes sense to these developing minds. Students learn to learn from their peers, and respect their own and each other's ability to be a teacher as well as a student. Finally, our teachers use few didactic approaches; they are primarily observers of their students, stepping in when they see a child is "stuck" or ready to learn a new skill. This allows the children to learn independently, with the guidance and support of a teacher whose primary focus is observing how your child learns, and tapping into those styles and approaches that work best for your child.

What about socialization and group work?

Socialization is a fundamental part of Montessori education. Both in and out of the classroom students interact continuously, working together and helping each other. The multi-age setting facilitates socialization and encourages students to seek help from one another.

Why should you choose Montessori?

Between the ages of 3 and 6 is when most of your child's intelligence and social characteristics are formed. This is also when your child is most receptive, curious, and excited about exploring the world around him or her. A Montessori classroom nurtures that excitement and curiosity by offering a variety of materials to stimulate and intrigue your child. The Montessori teacher is trained to recognize when a child is ready to learn a new skill, and to foster his or her natural instincts and abilities. Your child is valued as an independent thinker, and encouraged to make choices on his own. A Montessori education provides students of all ages with information in a way they can understand it and enjoy it -- learning is fun, empowering, and custom-fit to suit your child's individual learning style.

Is it really necessary?

Intelligence is not rare among human beings. It is found in children at birth. With the right stimulation, it is possible to nurture the development of reasoning and problem solving skills in young children.
The most important years of a child’s education are not high school and college, but the first six years of life. As a result, Montessori schools regard infant and early childhood education as the very foundation of everything that follows.

What happens after Montessori?

Montessori children are unusually adaptable. They have learned to work independently and in groups. Since they've been encouraged to make decisions at an early age, these children are problem solvers who can make choices and manage their time well. They have also been encouraged to exchange ideas and to discuss their work freely with others and good communication skills ease the way in new settings.

Any good teacher will meet a child at that child's own level of development and make the necessary allowances for what has already been achieved. It is important for parents to monitor their child's work in the new academic situation and to keep in close contact with their child's teachers. Parent and teachers working together can ensure that the child will continue the love of learning acquired in Montessori.

The habits and skills which a child develops in a Montessori classroom are good for a lifetime. They will help him to work more efficiently, to observe more carefully and to concentrate more effectively, no matter where he goes. If he is in a stimulating environment, whether at home or at school, his self education - which is the only real education- will continue.
Research has shown that the best predictor of future success is a sense of self esteem. Montessori programs, based on self directed, non competitive activities, help children develop good self images and the confidences to face challenges and change with optimism.

Fees and Payment options

2009-03-09T21:09:00.001-05:00

1.REGISTRATION FEE: $20.00 Non-refundable registration fee payable at the time of application
2.EQUIPMENT FEE: $50.00
3.TUITION: $995 for the 2009-2010 session

Option A:
2 days per week
2 cheques of $497.50
payable on Sept. 1/09 and Oct. 1/09

Option B
2 days per week
4 cheques of $248.75
payable on Sept. 1/09, Oct. 1/09, Nov. 1/09 & Dec. 1/09

Option C
2 days per week
6 cheques of $165.83
payable on Sept. 1/09, Oct. 1/09, Nov. 1/09, Dec. 1/09,
Jan. 1/10, Feb. 1/10

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHEQUES PAYABLE TO Jody Arsenault

All cheques must be post-dated and submitted at the time of application. In the case of a returned cheque, Jody will contact the family immediately. The family must make the required tuition payment promptly and include any bank charges as well as a $20 returned cheque administration fee.

Tuition can be claimed as a childcare expense.

Please call for registration information

About

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Philosophy
Our teaching philosophy emphasizes independence and curiosity and a love of learning—children learn at their own pace under the guidance of a qualified Montessori teacher and in an environment specially designed to stimulate their progress and build their confidence.
Areas of Learning
The classroom materials are grouped in similar areas of learning and lead the children from initial concrete concepts to later abstract learning. Children learn through the "hands-on" approach pioneered by Dr. Maria Montessori.
Through Practical Life exercises children learn to care for themselves, one another and their environment.
Sensorial activities provide specific opportunities to explore, order, broaden, and refine sense perceptions.
Language exercises nourish the children's vocabulary, enhance self-expression, and develop reading, writing, and listening skills.
Math and manipulative materials allow exciting concrete experience with number concepts and operations.
Cultural subjects including Science, Geography, History, Art, and Music deepen the children's awareness of the world around them.
Gross Motor activities reinforce spatial and body awareness and strengthen control of large muscles, and eye-to-hand coordination. Indoor and outdoor activities are part of the program.
Daily Schedule
9:00 – 9:25 Children’s arrival greetings (Children are encouraged to remove their outerwear and put their indoor shoes on by themselves.)
• Morning Song
• Daily Attendance
• Helping Hand for the Day
• Poem time
• Discussion on weekly theme.
9:25 – 10:20 Montessori Work Period • Use of Montessori Equipment, Painting, and/or Crafts.
• Dramatic Play area • Use of Science Table
10:20 – 10:35 Snack Time
• A small, healthy, snack to be sent by parents.
• Milk or water is provided
10:35 – 11:10 Creative Time • Fostering creativity through use of music, stories, drama, language, etc.
11:10 – 11:30 Prepare to go home / outside playtime • Children are encouraged to dress and prepare themselves to go home.

Location
My Montessori Home is located in the heart of Steinbach, Manitoba. Programs take place in our cozy Victorian style heritage home using authentic Montessori equipment (see Equipment tab for more info). Beautiful, large park like yard welcomes the children to enjoy the great outdoors.
Qualifications
• Will complete my Montessori Teacher Preschool Training (ages 3-6) in October of 2009
• Independent Certified Baby Signs® Instructor since 2005
• Certified Early Childhood Educator Trainer for Implementing the Baby Signs® Program
• Educational Assistant for 5 years
• “Non-Violent Crisis Intervention” training
• “Handwriting without tears” workshop
• Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check

ABOUT

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Montessori

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What is Montessori
Montessori is an educational philosophy developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. It was her belief that all children have a natural desire to learn. Their abilities to absorb information at certain sensitive periods of learning are enhanced when a child is exposed to a variety of Montessori learning materials. The opportunity for each child to grow and develop as individuals is the main focus of a Montessori program.

Identifying a "Real" Montessori Classroom
Since Montessori is a word in the public domain, it is possible for any individual or institution to claim to be Montessori. An authentic Montessori classroom must have the following basic characteristics at all levels:
1. Teachers educated in the Montessori philosophy and the methodology for the age level they are teaching, who have the ability and dedication to put the key concepts into practice.
2. A partnership established with the family. The family is considered an integral part of the individual's total development.
3. A multi-aged, heterogeneous grouping of students.
4. A diverse set of Montessori materials, activities, and experiences which are designed to foster physical, intellectual, creative, social, and personal independence.
5. A schedule which allows large blocks of time to problem-solve, to see connections in knowledge and to create new ideas.
6. A classroom atmosphere which encourages social interaction for cooperative learning, peer teaching, and emotional development.

-The Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators

(At My Montessori Home we follow all these basic characteristics. Ideally we would love to have a bigger space with more children, but due to government regulations and limited space we now run with 4 per session. We hope hire another teacher and move into a larger building by the September 2010 school year which will allow for us to register more children)

2009-03-08T23:33:00.000-05:00

FAQ
What do you have to offer that my child can't get at other local schools or daycares?
What about socialization and group work?
Why should you choose a Montessori?
Is it really necessary?
What happens after Montessori?

What do you have to offer that my child can't get at other local schools or daycares?

The Montessori approach to education is unique. You will see that the minute you walk into our classroom. The materials used to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, science, music, social studies are all unique to the Montessori classroom. Maria Montessori, a physician who developed the materials and educational philosophy upon which our school is built, recognized the important impact that physiological and neurological development have on a child's learning. The classroom materials she developed for our youngest students, for example, take abstract ideas and put them in a concrete form that makes sense to these developing minds. Students learn to learn from their peers, and respect their own and each other's ability to be a teacher as well as a student. Finally, our teachers use few didactic approaches; they are primarily observers of their students, stepping in when they see a child is "stuck" or ready to learn a new skill. This allows the children to learn independently, with the guidance and support of a teacher whose primary focus is observing how your child learns, and tapping into those styles and approaches that work best for your child.

What about socialization and group work?

Socialization is a fundamental part of Montessori education. Both in and out of the classroom students interact continuously, working together and helping each other. The multi-age setting facilitates socialization and encourages students to seek help from one another.

Why should you choose a Montessori?

Between the ages of 3 and 6 is when most of your child's intelligence and social characteristics are formed. This is also when your child is most receptive, curious, and excited about exploring the world around him or her. A Montessori classroom nurtures that excitement and curiosity by offering a variety of materials to stimulate and intrigue your child. The Montessori teacher is trained to recognize when a child is ready to learn a new skill, and to foster his or her natural instincts and abilities. Your child is valued as an independent thinker, and encouraged to make choices on his own. A Montessori education provides students of all ages with information in a way they can understand it and enjoy it -- learning is fun, empowering, and custom-fit to suit your child's individual learning style.

Is it really necessary?

Intelligence is not rare among human beings. It is found in children at birth. With the right stimulation, it is possible to nurture the development of reasoning and problem solving skills in young children.
The most important years of a child’s education are not high school and college, but the first six years of life. As a result, Montessori schools regard infant and early childhood education as the very foundation of everything that follows.

What happens after Montessori?

Montessori children are unusually adaptable. They have learned to work independently and in groups. Since they've been encouraged to make decisions at an early age, these children are problem solvers who can make choices and manage their time well. They have also been encouraged to exchange ideas and to discuss their work freely with others and good communication skills ease the way in new settings.

Any good teacher will meet a child at that child's own level of development and make the necessary allowances for what has already been achieved. It is important for parents to monitor their child's work in the new academic situation and to keep in close contact with their child's teachers. Parent and teachers working together can ensure that the child will continue the love of learning acquired in Montessori.

The habits and skills which a child develops in a Montessori classroom are good for a lifetime. They will help him to work more efficiently, to observe more carefully and to concentrate more effectively, no matter where he goes. If he is in a stimulating environment, whether at home or at school, his self education - which is the only real education- will continue.
Research has shown that the best predictor of future success is a sense of self esteem. Montessori programs, based on self directed, non competitive activities, help children develop good self images and the confidences to face challenges and change with optimism.
Posted by My Montessori Home at 10:44 PM

Equipment

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My Montessori Home is proud to have a classroom full of Authentic Montessori Equipment (starting out with over $3000 worth and hoping to add more as time goes by. The equipment fee you pay goes directly to Montessori equipment).

Pink tower and stand

Broad/Brown Stair (with cards)

Red Rods

Knobless Cylinders

Knobbed Cylinders

Binomial Cube

Trinomial Cube

Metal Insets (10 Geometrical Shapes)

Sandpaper Letters

Moveable Alphabet

Number Rods

Sandpaper Numerals

Cards and Counters

Golden Bead material

Bead Cabinet

Small Number Rods

Geometric solids

Geometric cabinet

Continent Puzzle Map

Puzzle Map of North America

Puzzle Map of Canada

Sandpaper globe

early childhood botany puzzle set

early childhood zoology puzzle set

botany cabinet

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Qualifications

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• Will complete my Montessori Preschool Training (ages 3-6) in October of 2009
• Independent Certified Baby Signs® Instructor since 2005
• Certified Early Childhood Educator Trainer for Implementing the Baby Signs® Program
• Educational Assistant for 5 years
• “Non-Violent Crisis Intervention” training
• “Handwriting without tears” workshop
• Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check

What Montessori Equipment will you have?

2009-03-08T15:14:00.003-05:00

My Montessori Home is proud to have a classroom full of Authentic Montessori Equipment (starting out with over $3000 worth and hoping to add more as time goes by. The equipment fee you pay goes directly to Montessori equipment).

My Montessori Home's Equipment
Pink tower and stand

Broad/Brown Stair (with cards)

Red Rods

Knobless Cylinders

Knobbed Cylinders

Binomial Cube

Trinomial Cube

Metal Insets (10 Geometrical Shapes)

Sandpaper Letters

Moveable Alphabet

Number Rods

Sandpaper Numerals

Cards and Counters

Golden Bead material

Bead Cabinet

Small Number Rods

Geometric solids

Geometric cabinet

Continent Puzzle Map

Puzzle Map of North America

Puzzle Map of Canada

Sandpaper globe

early childhood botany puzzle set

early childhood zoology puzzle set

botany cabinet

Fees and Payment options

2009-03-06T22:49:00.003-06:00

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHEQUES PAYABLE TO Jody Arsenault

1.REGISTRATION FEE: $20.00 Non-refundable registration fee payable at the time of application
2.EQUIPMENT FEE: $50.00 Equipment fee payable Sept. 1st
3.TUITION: $995 for the 2009-2010 session

Option A:
2 days per week
2 cheques of $497.50
payable on Sept. 1/09 and Oct. 1/09

Option B
2 days per week
4 cheques of $248.75
payable on Sept. 1/09, Oct. 1/09, Nov. 1/09 & Dec. 1/09

Option C
2 days per week
6 cheques of $165.83
payable on Sept. 1/09, Oct. 1/09, Nov. 1/09, Dec. 1/09,
Jan. 1/10, Feb. 1/10

All cheques must be post-dated and submitted at the time of application. In the case of a returned cheque, Jody will contact the family immediately. The family must make the required tuition payment promptly and include any bank charges as well as a $20 returned cheque administration fee.

Tuition can be claimed as a childcare expense.

FAQ

2009-03-06T22:44:00.000-06:00

What do you have to offer that my child can't get at other local schools or daycares?
What about socialization and group work?
Why should you choose a Montessori Education for your child?
Is it really necessary?
What happens after Montessori?

What do you have to offer that my child can't get at other local schools or daycares?

The Montessori approach to education is unique. You will see that the minute you walk into our classroom. The materials used to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, science, music, social studies are all unique to the Montessori classroom. Maria Montessori, a physician who developed the materials and educational philosophy upon which our school is built, recognized the important impact that physiological and neurological development have on a child's learning. The classroom materials she developed for our youngest students, for example, take abstract ideas and put them in a concrete form that makes sense to these developing minds. Students learn to learn from their peers, and respect their own and each other's ability to be a teacher as well as a student. Finally, our teachers use few didactic approaches; they are primarily observers of their students, stepping in when they see a child is "stuck" or ready to learn a new skill. This allows the children to learn independently, with the guidance and support of a teacher whose primary focus is observing how your child learns, and tapping into those styles and approaches that work best for your child.

What about socialization and group work?

Socialization is a fundamental part of Montessori education. Both in and out of the classroom students interact continuously, working together and helping each other. The multi-age setting facilitates socialization and encourages students to seek help from one another.

Why should you choose a Montessori Education for your child?

Between the ages of 3 and 6 is when most of your child's intelligence and social characteristics are formed. This is also when your child is most receptive, curious, and excited about exploring the world around him or her. A Montessori classroom nurtures that excitement and curiosity by offering a variety of materials to stimulate and intrigue your child. The Montessori teacher is trained to recognize when a child is ready to learn a new skill, and to foster his or her natural instincts and abilities. Your child is valued as an independent thinker, and encouraged to make choices on his own. A Montessori education provides students of all ages with information in a way they can understand it and enjoy it -- learning is fun, empowering, and custom-fit to suit your child's individual learning style.

Is it really necessary?

Intelligence is not rare among human beings. It is found in children at birth. With the right stimulation, it is possible to nurture the development of reasoning and problem solving skills in young children.
The most important years of a child’s education are not high school and college, but the first six years of life. As a result, Montessori schools regard infant and early childhood education as the very foundation of everything that follows.

What happens after Montessori?

Montessori children are unusually adaptable. They have learned to work independently and in groups. Since they've been encouraged to make decisions at an early age, these children are problem solvers who can make choices and manage their time well. They have also been encouraged to exchange ideas and to discuss their work freely with others and good communication skills ease the way in new settings.

Any good teacher will meet a child at that child's own level of development and make the necessary allowances for what has already been achieved. It is important for parents to monitor their child's work in the new academic situation and to keep in close contact with their child's teachers. Parent and teachers working together can ensure that the child will continue the love of learning acquired in Montessori.

The habits and skills which a child develops in a Montessori classroom are good for a lifetime. They will help him to work more efficiently, to observe more carefully and to concentrate more effectively, no matter where he goes. If he is in a stimulating environment, whether at home or at school, his self education - which is the only real education- will continue.
Research has shown that the best predictor of future success is a sense of self esteem. Montessori programs, based on self directed, non competitive activities, help children develop good self images and the confidences to face challenges and change with optimism.

Areas of Learning

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The classroom materials are grouped in similar areas of learning and lead the children from initial concrete concepts to later abstract learning. Children learn through the "hands-on" approach pioneered by Dr. Maria Montessori.

Through Practical Life exercises children learn to care for themselves, one another and their environment.

Sensorial activities provide specific opportunities to explore, order, broaden, and refine sense perceptions.

Language exercises nourish the children's vocabulary, enhance self-expression, and develop reading, writing, and listening skills.

Math and manipulative materials allow exciting concrete experience with number concepts and operations.

Cultural subjects including Science, Geography, History, Art, and Music deepen the children's awareness of the world around them.

Gross Motor activities reinforce spatial and body awareness and strengthen control of large muscles, and eye-to-hand coordination. Indoor and outdoor activities are part of the program.

Identifying a "Real" Montessori Classroom

2009-03-06T22:32:00.001-06:00

Since Montessori is a word in the public domain, it is possible for any individual or institution to claim to be Montessori. An authentic Montessori classroom must have the following basic characteristics at all levels:
1. Teachers educated in the Montessori philosophy and the methodology for the age level they are teaching, who have the ability and dedication to put the key concepts into practice.
2. A partnership established with the family. The family is considered an integral part of the individual's total development.
3. A multi-aged, heterogeneous grouping of students.
4. A diverse set of Montessori materials, activities, and experiences which are designed to foster physical, intellectual, creative, social, and personal independence.
5. A schedule which allows large blocks of time to problem-solve, to see connections in knowledge and to create new ideas.
6. A classroom atmosphere which encourages social interaction for cooperative learning, peer teaching, and emotional development.

-The Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators

(At My Montessori Home we follow all these basic characteristics. Ideally we would love to have at least 10 children, but due to government regulations and limited space we now run with 4 per session).

Daily Schedule

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DAILY ACTIVITIES
CLASSROOM DAYS
Children are encouraged to remove their outerwear and put their indoor shoes on by themselves.

30 Minutes – CIRCLE TIME
• Morning Song
• Daily Attendance
• Helping Hand for the Day
• Poem time
• Discussion on weekly theme.
55 Minutes – FREE PLAY
• Use of Montessori Equipment, Painting, and/or Crafts.
• Dramatic Play area – limited to 4 children at a time (2 in kitchen), (2 at the play dough table).
• Use of Science Table – limited to one child at a time.
10 Minutes – BATHROOM TIME

15 Minutes – SNACK TIME
• A small, healthy, peanut free snack to be sent by parents.
• Milk or water is provided by the school.
25 Minutes – CREATIVE TIME
• Fostering creativity through use of music, stories, drama, language, etc.
15 Minutes – HOME TIME
• Children are encouraged to dress and prepare themselves to go home.
Morning students are dropped off at 8:55 a.m. and are picked up at 11:30 a.m.

Afternoon students are dropped off to the classroom door at 1:00 p.m. and are picked up at 3:25 p.m.

GYM DAYS

35 Minutes – CIRCLE TIME
• Morning Song
• Daily Attendance
• Helping Hand for the Day
• Poem time
• Discussion on weekly theme.
40 Minutes – GYM TIME
• Use of equipment for development of large muscle co-ordination include:
• Slide
• Rocker
• Skipping ropes
• Bouncing balls
• Balance beam
• Rings
• Balls
• Hoops
• Bean bags
15 Minutes – BATHROOM TIME

15 Minutes – SNACK TIME
• A small, healthy, peanut free snack to be sent by parents.
• Milk or water is provided by the school.
30 Minutes – CREATIVE TIME
• Fostering creativity through use of music, stories, drama, language, etc.
• Clean up time
15 Minutes – HOME TIME
• Children are encouraged to dress and prepare themselves to go home.