Maria Montessori’s idea of the prepared environment was that everything the child came in contact with would facilitate and maximize independent learning and exploration. This calm, well-ordered environment has a lot of movement and activity. Children are free to choose and work on activities at their own pace. Here, they experience a combination of freedom…
When one of our employees, Kathy, broke her hip at school last year, the Albuquerque Fire Department’s random acts of kindness division bought her a new washer and dryer. Randy, our handyman, and another employee’s husband, who is a Firefighter, helped deliver and hook up the machines for her. The photo shows the Firefighter and…
Our Carmel location recently played Santa Claus and delivered gifts to the Albuquerque Christian Children’s Home. We partnered with them to fill our angel tree this holiday season and bring joy to the children outside of our school. The Albuquerque Christian Children’s Home is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing the very best…
The three-period lesson is a key part of the Montessori Method of teaching. It is a fundamental tool and approach used daily in every Montessori classroom to introduce a new concept (not just vocabulary) to children. Who Came Up With This Amazing Concept? The three-period lesson was developed by Edouard Seguin, a French physician who…
It can be heart-wrenching and difficult to feel that your child does not need you as much as they used to, and when they start saying ‘I can do it myself’ or ‘I want to do it on my own’, it may be tough to hear, but you are doing exactly what your child needs…
New School Year, New Families, New Beginnings As we are approaching the last several weeks of summer, it is the time to have our returning and new families get ready for your children to start a new school year — and we are determined to make this experience a joyful reunion for our returning families…
