| This is the time of year when the parents
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| | programs.
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| of many preschoolers must decide where
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| | I also like the fact that his classroom
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| their child will attend school in the
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| | includes a wider range of ages so he has
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| Fall. I wanted to take this opportunity
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| | friends who are both younger and older.
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| to share my experience with Montessori
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| | In addition, he really enjoys having
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| preschool education.
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| | regular contact with the elementary-age
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| My son is completing his second year in a
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| | students who serve as both role models
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| Montessori preschool program and attended
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| | and friends.
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| from the age of 3 1/2.
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| | Finally, as a parent, I cannot stress
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| I chose Montessori for several reasons.
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| | enough the benefits that a program like
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| First, my son is a bright, inquisitive
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| | Montessori offers in terms of life
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| child who already had a sound grounding
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| | skills. All students are expected to be
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| in recognition of his alphabet, numbers,
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| | responsible for their own personal
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| shapes, and colors before he started
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| | hygiene as well as maintenance and
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| preschool. I was worried that he might be
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| | cleaning of the classroom and food areas.
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| bored in a more traditional preschool.
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| | While support is offered by adults and
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| Montessori's highly individual program
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| | older children, even young children can
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| means he is always challenged and
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| | learn to clean up after themselves. It
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| interested. In addition, my son is a very
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| | has certainly had an impact on my son's
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| active child and the Montessori program
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| | willingness and ability to help out at
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| gives him lots of opportunity for free
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| | home.
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| play outdoors and indoors as well as more
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| | Recently I compared preschool experiences
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| freedom to move about, stand, or even lie
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| | with a friend whose child is completing
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| on the ground while working on his
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| | her second year in what most people
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| lessons in the classroom.
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| | consider to be the top preschool program
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| In my opinion one of Montessori's great
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| | in our community. We compared our
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| advantages is the fact that the child
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| | children's skills to the checklist
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| drives the educational experience. My
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| | provided by our school district of 60
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| son's interests and abilities are what
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| | skills (including cognitive skills,
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| determines his unique educational program
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| | listening and sequencing skills, language
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| and so his lessons may overlap but are
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| | skills, fine motor skills, gross motor
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| not identical to those of his classmates.
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| | skills, and social/emotional skills) that
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| This makes him an eager and motivated
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| | will help children transition into
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| student.
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| | kindergarten. My son has all 60 skills
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| The education program offered by
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| | while her daughter lacked skills in each
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| Montessori also includes many advantages.
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| | of the areas.
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| My son's experience includes the arts,
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| | I recommend every parent at least
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| math and science, language, and life
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| | consider Montessori for their child as it
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| skills. He regularly impresses our
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| | is a child-centered learning approach
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| friends and family with his knowledge of
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| | that can provide an excellent foundation
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| science, sign language, and other areas
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| | for a child's future growth and learning.
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| not traditionally included in preschool
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