From: Steve & Oxsana Marquis (marquis@nccn.net)
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 16:33:37 BST
Sam, have you considered Montessori Schools? I don't know where you're
located, but here are some quotes from a newspaper article in the bay area:
'The structured freedom they speak of goes back to the education practices
developed by Italian physician Maria Montessori, who observed the ways
children learn and theorized that the teach themselves.
A Montessori classroom is quite different than the typical public or private
school classroom. There are no rows of desks, no teachers lecturing at the
head of the class and no zoned-out pupils staring blankly at a blackboard.
To an outsider, the scene might appear disorganized. Children are scattered
throughout the room, some at tables, some on the floor, others having a
snack, washing dishes, knitting or offering visitors a cup of tea. Some are
alone and others sit with friends while one, two or more Montessori-trained
teachers move about the room, stopping to work with individuals or groups.'
My daughter is 3 ½, and I'm starting the same research project you have been
engaged in, finding a good school.
Live well,
Steve
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