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What we are. What we are not.
What We Are…
Whole child focussed
A public school
A charter school
Montessori-inspired
Nature Based
Inclusive and welcoming to all
Reliant on our family volunteers
Required to take the SAS tests (spring state testing)
Required to meet or go beyond Common Core Standards
Inquiry driven
Passionate about Real World work
What We Are Not….
An UnSchooling program
A private school
A home school or part time home school
“Unstructured”
Part time enrollment
Technology Free
Excused from NH Safety Drills
Curious About Montessori? Check Out These Montessori Resources.
Video/Audio Links
“Imagine a School: Montessori for Elementary Aged Children” combines scenes from two public and four private Montessori schools to show the effectiveness of this philosophy of education. Covers: Hands-on materials, cooperative learning, multiage learning communities, self-paced/self-initiated learning, uninterrupted work time, respect for other cultures and more.
View this animation explaining Montessori http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcgN0lEh5IA which is featured on the website, www.montessorimadness.com, a site for and by Trevor Eissler – the father of three Montessori students, a business jet pilot, children’s book author, and international speaker. His book, Montessori Madness! explores how Montessori education best prepares children for the real world.
Montessori Research Links
Outcomes for Students in a Montessori Program: A Longitudinal Study of the Experience in the Milwaukee Public Schools. This study supports the hypothesis that Montessori education has a positive long-term impact. Additionally, it provides an affirmative answer to questions about whether Montessori students will be successful in traditional schools.
Montessori Science
Dr. Angeline Lillard, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, has been studying Montessori’s methods for more than two decades. In her best-selling book Montessori: The Science behind the Genius, articles, educational DVD, and speaking engagements Dr. Lillard presents Montessori’s theoretical principles, the science research that has followed them, and how they are implemented in a Montessori classroom.