Completing the Montessori’s full three-year preschool cycle offers several important benefits that can significantly impact a child’s future academic and personal success.
Help your child to feel empowered to engage with their prepared environment by creating a sense of order.
In the light of a new year ahead of us, we feel inspired to share some ideas that help us appreciate the joy and wonder we are fortunate to experience every day.
Let’s explore 5 ways that the Montessori method (and Roots & Wings) specifically prepares children for real life and equips them with the necessary tools to succeed.
How Your Child Benefits from Personalized Learning in Montessori: Montessori education has long been recognized for its unique approach to learning, emphasizing personalized instruction and individualized development. In this blog post, we will explore the numerous benefits of personalized learning in Montessori education and how it fosters a holistic and effective learning environment for children. 1. Learn at Your Own Pace:One of the key advantages of personalized learning in Montessori education is the ability to tailor the learning
Around the age of 3, your child has an option to choose preschool or daycare. Will your child thrive better in preschool or daycare? We at Roots & Wings understand the importance of this foundational choice. With our knowledge and guidance, choosing a path forwards is easier than you think. Read on for a general program comparison followed by an explanation of how we approach preschool and daycare at Roots & Wings. Preschool or Daycare While daycare and preschool share
5 Useful Tools for Navigating Separation Anxiety Welcome to preschool, woohoo! It’s time for you and your little one to be ready to spend time apart each day. Keep in mind that you are not separating, so much as gaining new experiences which will eventually give you more to share as you grow together. If this is a new experience for you, don’t stress! We offer support that can allow you to feel confident in facing this transition. We know
Heritage House Farm Location Grand Opening Address – May 24, 2003 In September 2003 we began a new era of Roots & Wings, opening the doors at our Heritage House location, including Montessori preschool, elementary and an adolescent farm program. This was Kristin’s grand opening address, which rings as true today as ever! “Well, look what we did together! We are so excited to finally open the Heritage House doors to our Roots community, to begin the next phase our
We’re here to celebrate the progress and accomplishments of a special group of children, our Montessori graduates – in fact, we’re celebrating their shift, from one level of development to the next. Congratulations graduates, you are the future! A parent asked yesterday why we choose these particular levels for graduation. Montessori was brilliant in realizing the needs of the different levels of development, in understanding when the changes occurred. Some are shifting from the stage in which they
In his 1995 book Emotional Intelligence, well-known psychologist and author Daniel Goleman first brought to light the concept of social and emotional intelligence. He argues that human competencies such as self-awareness, self-discipline, persistence and empathy are of much greater consequence than IQ in life. Goleman consistently found that IQ (tested intelligence) contributes only about 20% to financial and personal success, and the other 80% is highly correlated with social-emotional abilities. What is emotional intelligence? Self-awareness – Observing yourself
