Establishing lasting peace is the work of education. ﹣ Maria Montessori If you’ve ever set foot in a Montessori classroom, you may have noticed how relaxed and at peace many of the children seemed to be. Peace is a fundamental principle in Montessori education; and as...
We understand that it can be challenging to come up with fun, engaging activities for your children that you can do at home. Entertaining your children while working from home or housekeeping is a difficult task that many parents and guardians have been thrust into...
Movement Matters Sugar Mill Montessori emphasizes movement and making sure the classroom is constructed in a way where everything in the classroom becomes apart of the curriculum. Our approach to movement integrates mind, body, and spirit into activities to increase cognition and awareness in your child. For...
In a previous post, we discussed a few ways in which Montessori school is different from traditional school. We compared and contrasted school and classroom design, multi-age classrooms, and student-directed learning. While these are some very key differences, there are still more ways in which...
Just because someone has heard of the term “Montessori school” doesn’t mean they know what one is. Usually, the idea is that Montessori is an alternative to traditional schools, and it doesn’t go too far beyond that. That belief is correct, but there is more...
We believe that the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. In the words of Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady of the United States, "Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them." A Montessori education builds leadership skills...
The curriculum at the Sugar Mill Montessori School is designed to prepare the very youngest learners for success in life. It is based on the research of Dr. Maria Montessori in which she concluded that the years from birth to age six are the years of...
Documents Needed for Student Enrollment at Sugar Mill Montessori Our Montessori school has been providing early childhood education to children from 3 months old to kindergarten age since 1994. In that time, we have galvanized the fact that we have become a home away from home for...
The Montessori philosophy for teaching and learning derives from the works of Dr. Maria Montessori. She perceived that there was a tremendous need for education reform in the early 1900s and launched a campaign to train educators to teach children with more than just academics...
This is a friendly reminder that November is Parent-Teacher Conference Month! Witness Your Child's Montessori Education We ask all parents to sign up on the conference schedule inside your child’s classroom. Our teachers are looking forward to talking with each of you and sharing information about the...