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“The life of a child is not an abstraction; it is something that is lived by each one in particular. There is only one real biological manifestation, that of the living individual; and education, that is, the active assistance required for the normal expansion of life, should be directed towards t...

“The second period, six to twelve, is a peaceful period of a singular regularity. This age is a time of rest. The child of six is different from the child of twelve. The twelve-year-old has grown during the preceding six years, but there have been no great transformations; it has been a time of...

“Through concentration important qualities of character develop. When the concentration passes, the child is inwardly satisfied, he becomes aware of his companions in whom he shows a lively and sympathetic interest. ”Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents, p. 22 ...

“All animals and vegetables, superior animals, inferior animals, insects, etc., have a cosmic task. All are agents, maintainers and conservers of this order in the environment. ”Maria Montessori The 1946 London Lectures, p. 98 Happening this week: ...

“When work has become a habit, the intellectual level rises rapidly, and organized order causes good conduct to become a habit. Children then work with order, perseverance, and discipline, persistently and naturally; the permanent, calm and vivifying work of the physical organism resembles the res...

“Now what we need to know is the character of the child's work. When a little child works he does not do so to attain an outward end. The aim of his work is the working, and when in his repetition of an exercise he brings it to an end, this end is independent of external factors... his work is the...

Friday, Feb. 28th:  Friday Coffee Hour:Join us after drop-off every Friday morning!Our faculty guest for this morning is Gloria Vegliante, Children's House Assistant & Spanish Specialist.Join us for a fun gathering during todays Cof...

Our sole fundraiser and main social gathering of the year - 10th Annual Silent Auction Join current and alumni families along with local community members for a wine and beer tasting, including non-alcoholic options, silent auction, live music by Brother Other, great company, and a...

“Education between the ages of six to twelve is not a direct continuation of that which has gone before, though it is built upon that basis. Psychologically there is a decided change in personality, and we recognize that nature has made this a period for the acquisition of culture, just as the for...

“On every teacher and every parent, I urge not great instruction, but humility and simplicity in dealing with small children. Their lives are fresh, without rivalry or external ambitions, it takes so little to make them happy, to let them work in their own way towards the normal development of ...