Early Childhood Kinesthetic Learning Kid Garden Montessori

WELCOME TO KID GARDEN MONTESSORI

Now accepting applications for Fall
School Year 10-11

Hello from Kid Garden!

There will be two information meetings in the school building next week:

Tuesday August 31 at 3:00 pm

Thursday September 2 at 6:00 pm

The school location is 28395 CR317, Buena Vista. Railroad turns into CR317 south of Baylor.

Please come if you are curious or interested! Please pass this along to anyone you know who is curious or interested.

There is more information on the website: http://www.thekidgarden.com

Thanks!
Ms. Jean
aka Jean Borne MAEd, Director

Application

Policies and Procedures

Tuition Costs

What is Montessori?

New Sign:

We studied worms in our Botany/Gardening class.

Worms race away from the light.

Worms are measured.

Finding patterns on the 100 Chart.

Kid Garden Montessori
Buena Vista, Colorado

Kid Garden Montessori School:

*two age groups

Primary: Ages 3-5

Lower Elementary: Ages 6-9

*multi-age classrooms

*teaches children an individualized curriculum at their own pace

*CO Licensed Teacher

*Montessori Lead Teacher

Jean Borne MAEd
Montessori Teacher Certification Training
Colorado Licensed Teacher, Early Childhood, Reading, & Elementary Endorsements
Author of: Early Childhood Kinesthetic Learning: Kid Garden Curriculum, Copyright 2008

KID GARDEN PHONICS VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrCJTqwHjtQ

WHY CHOOSE MONTESSORI?

Our Kids are Our Future!

”DO NOT TRAIN A CHILD TO LEARN BY FORCE OR HARSHNESS, BUT DIRECT THEM TO IT BY WHAT AMUSES THEIR MINDS, SO THAT YOU MAY BE BETTER ABLE TO DISCOVER WITH ACCURACY THE PECULIAR BENT OF THE GENIUS OF EACH.” -PLATO

PARENTING TIPS:

Behavior: Teaching Respect

Teaching Patience: Instead of interrupting, students are taught to place their hand on the shoulder of the teacher and wait. The teacher places her hand over the child's as a signal that s/he is seen. When finished talking or teaching, the teacher compliments the child's patience and gives full attention to the child.

Teaching Wait Time: Many children need processing time when asked a question. If other children blurt out the answer, they ”steal” the child's learning. When I question a particular child, I ask all the other children to put their finger over their lips if they know the answer. This gives the child thinking time. If the questioned child needs help, s/he can ask one of the kids with the finger over their lips. I would encourage parents to practice this during reading.

Discipline Link for Parents: http://www.parentmagic.com/

"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child."

Kid Garden believes:

* that we teach our children the process of learning as well as the content of what is learned.

* that all children have an innate and enthusiastic love of learning.

* that it is supremely important to learn to read early and well.

* early childhood learning focuses on whole body and whole brain learning.

* all children start out as kinesthetic learners; academic process and curriculum, especially reading, can be learned kinesthetically in preschool and primary grades.

* that teaching *all* kids as gifted gets their brains popping!

Kid Garden Montessori

28395 CR 317

Buena Vista, CO 81211

719-221-4259