PE at Montessori del Mar

Forest, dad of 2 Montessori del Mar students, comes every Thursday afternoon to take the children outside for PE.

They hop.

They run.

They hit.

And the most favorite of all...

Red Light, Green Light!

Our Montessori Classroom

As with traditional Montessori classrooms, Montessori del Mar is clean, orderly and inviting. It is not only this way when the children arrive in the morning, but remains this way throughout the day with the help of the students. They take an active role in caring for their classroom with chores, cleanup and overall respect for their surroundings.

The children participate in several “life skills” each day. They clean up after eating, wash dishes, wash tables, dust, wash windows, sweep the floor and many other fun activities. This may not sound fun to the average adult, but unlike adults who focus on the end product of cleaning, children delight in the activity itself.

Montessori “life skills” materials are child sized, yet fully functional. These activities, like the rest of their work, encourage the students to learn through all five senses and not only through the more traditional approach: listening, watching and reading.

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http://montessoridelmar.org/

April Newsletter

This month, the children are really diving in to some garden work and enjoying the sunny but windy days during recess.

They are learning a few new songs for earth day and working on a new drama presentation with Lorry.

 A few Montessori del Mar students will be appearing in the Gloriana Musical Theatre Production, “Charlotte’s Web,” which opened the first of April and runs through April 17^th. In the classroom, the children are learning about the vital functions and internal organs of vertebrate animals and upper elementary students are studying the timeline of ancient hominids and early humans.

Check out our Newsletter to find out more!