creating community
A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as …
fostering independence
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher…is to be able to say, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? …
nurturing nature
?Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by …
“Free the child’s potential and you will transform him into the world.”
M. MONTESSORI These early years are crucial to the child -it is when he makes sense of his world, establishes his independence, …
“Children are born with a sense of wonder and an affinity for Nature. Properly cultivated, these values can mature into ecological literacy, and eventually into sustainable patterns of living.”
Zenobia Barlow, ?Confluence of Streams? Spending time with children, as a Montessori guide does, one has an opportunity to witness wonder, excitement …
“The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.”
‘Environment’ can be defined as the totality of surrounding conditions, the area in which something lives, or exists. ?The human child experiences …
“The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.”
M. MONTESSORI Augsburg Park is a small, private, authentic Montessori school serving families from Richfield, Edina, South Minneapolis and Bloomington. ?We are …
Visiting the Nature Center
With the delightful weather we’ve experienced this Fall, has come more opportunities?for outdoor exploration. ?We recently took advantage of an unseasonably warm …
Building a language
Children in the Montessori environment learn writing and reading through a series of exercises. ?Beginning with oral language games- individually and in …
How did your garden grow?
This past spring the children at APMS undertook a daunting project. ?Since so many of our families were beginning to plan their …