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8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 15,1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Montessori school to open in Sepember By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Scugog Township children be- tween the ages of two-and-a- half and six will be able to learn the Montessori method of teach- ing beginning in September. Montessori education will be available to children in Scugog Township when the Children's House Montessori School opens Laurie Wilson, a native of Port Perry, will be opening her on Old Simcoe Road in Port Perry. The directress of the school will be Port Perry native Laurie Wilson. Montessori education empha- sizes sensory training, muscu- lareducation and early learning of reading and writing taught to suit the child's physical and mental sensitivities at that time. Many children educated % own Montessori School in Port Perry in September of this year. Pictured is Miss Wilson, left, with her AMI teacher Mrs. Montessori, the granddaughter of Dr. Maria Montessori. Please see story for more details on the opening of the school. in Montessori schools learn to read and write before the age of five. Miss Wilson told the Star that when the possibility to open her own school presented itself, she knew it would be in Scugog Township. Miss Wilson, who obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the Univer- sity of Toronto, became interest- ed in Montessori education while she was working as an as- sistant in a Montessori school. In May 1992 she received her AMI diploma and is currently teachingin the Toronto area. She said she began looking for an area for the school in the summer of last year. The con- struction of the school, to be lo- cated between the Port Perry Police Station and S.A. Cawker Public School, will get under- wayindJune. Montessori schools are named after Dr. Maria Montes- sori, who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in Ita- ly, where she worked in the field of pyschiatry, anthropology and education. She studied with children of all social classes in many coun- tries for several years, before putting together a theory for ed- ucatingchildren. She used her vast experiences and observations of children to develop a method of education that allows the child to develop and learn naturally through spontaneous, self directed activ- ities. Montessori stresses the importance of offering the best environment for the child, ac- If you've been looking for an economical way to distribute your Advertising Flyers you need LOOK NO FURTHER We can distribute your important advertising message to more than 23,500 homes any week during our introductory offer for Only............ (This offer effective until April 30, 1994) or 1-800-561-6698 The Port Perry Star & Scugog Shores News are located at 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. or by FAX (416) 985-3708 cording to different stages of life. Dr. Montessori opened her first Children's House in Rome in 1907. There is no restriction on the use of the Montessori name, which prompts Miss Wilson to stress to parents seeking a Mon- tessori school for their child, to do thorough research. A true Montessori school has The Association Montessori In- ternational qualifications. A.M.I. qualifications and train- ing courses must meet strict standards in content and teach- ing staff. The diploma 1s recog- nized world-wide. At the Children's House in "Port Perry, children will be taught by a specially trained Montessori directress in Miss Wilson. At the school children will be permitted to choose and work freely with self correcting mate- rials. The role of the directress is not that of a traditional teach- er. Her role is to prepare and maintain the classroom envi- ronment and adapt to its chang- ing needs. She must observe the children in the environment and make changes accordingly. The role of the directress is not just to express her wealth of knowledge but be the link be- tween Montessori materials and the child. Once introduced the child is free to use his/her own innate potential to educate themselves using senses. The child learns in a non-graded, noncompetitive environment at their own speed without nega- tive and judgmental pressure. The curriculum at the Mon- tessori School is divided into five areas: practical life; senso- rial, language, mathematics and culture. Practical life activities in- clude ways for the child to reach functional independence doing duties such as dusting, washing and polishing. Theideais that it helps the child feel like a pur- poseful member of society, as well as to develop gross and fine muscular and hand-eye co- ordination and length of concen- tration. Sensorial materials were de- veloped with the recognition that children do not need to be taught how to use their senses; they have been using them since birth. Instead these mate- rials help the child to refine and classify sensorial impressions. Indirect and direct prepara- tion for writing and reading is found throughout the Montes- sori environment. Exercises fo- cus on one aspect at a time, such as gripping the pencil and form- ing a sound before attempting to put them all together. Mathematics are démon- strated in a simple concrete form to give the child a visual preception of how it works. Culture is taught through a number of topics such as bota- ny, zoology, geology and geogra- phy. Other aspects of teaching will include French, music and phyi- cal education. The Montessori School's hours are much like that of oth- ers, running from September to June, with the exception of stat- uatory holidays. Children can join a half-day program from 9-11:30 a.m. or a full day from 9-3:30 p.m. Miss Wilson said an impor- tant part of the child's educa- tion is keeping in contact with parents. Interviews are held in January and individual inter- views, open houses and work- shops with parents are held throughout the school year. Miss Wilson will be holding an information session and reg- istration evening for all inter- ested parents on March 31 at the Port Perry United Church at 7:30 p.m. Anyone wishing more infor- mation can call 985-7875. 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