The first three years of life are a crucial milestone for kids that can shape every year thereafter. It is a period of intensive growth and rapid developmental changes, which require deliberate and purposeful attention from parents and caregivers to children’s physical and emotional needs and sensitivities. Getting insights into children’s development is a prerequisite...
Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education makes a substantial emphasis on collaborative projects. Project work is something most students encounter at school or later at the university. However, nothing prevents you for taking on projects with your child much earlier. It could be a valuable way for kids to learn new things and present...
Maria Montessori once said: “Play is the work of the children”. Play and learning go hand in hand and they cannot be detached from each other. From the viewpoint of a child, play is a lab, where toys are tools. As kids play, they learn to develop new skills, solve problems and grasp the world...
Why Is Socialization So Important? The role of social interaction in children’s development is hard to underestimate. It is vital for any human being at any age. Actually, the ability to communicate with others and form a society is what makes us human, and our personal happiness and success in life depends on how well...
Children’s imagination is a key to their future development. By imitating and making up things, kids learn how to act in the real world and model different situations and possible behaviors. However, some children tend to escape into a fantasy world, and their parents become seriously worried. How to prevent shrinking away from reality and...
An essential part of the learning process at early formative years is interaction between children and their peers. The Montessori education approach considers multi-age grouping as a key factor of kids’ wholesome social development. In a prepared, supportive environment, children develop interdependence and a sense of social belonging, as well as learn how to be...
Choosing the way a child should be nurtured and educated is a sole responsibility of parents, whose decision will have a great impact on kids’ academic and social progress through adolescence and adulthood. As a rule, before taking a particular education pathway, parents get to know how their children learn best and make sure the...
The Reggio Emilia approach is a complex education model that, along with parent-teacher involvement, emphasizes the role of the environment that evokes children’s curiosity, creativity, and wonder. However, as a third teacher, the Reggio Emilia environment is not alive in a way that a human is – rather it is considered to arise as a...
November 25, on Wednesday from 11:30 – 12:30 will be our first Thanksgiving Feast. Check out a potluck sheet, if you forgot what you’re bringing. We look forward to sharing a meal with our friends and family at school.
Reading and writing are one of the most essential milestones in the life of young children. These are two indispensable developmental skills that influence kids’ ability to communicate and make their way in the world of advanced learning. Basically, without these skills we wouldn’t be able to express ourselves and put our ideas on paper...
