Continued...The Montessori method
forms the foundation of the Sedona Charter School curriculum. It has been said that teachers in other schools can quickly spot a Montessori-educated student in their classroom due to their ability to think, solve problems, exhibit self-motivation, and self-manage. They know what questions to ask to get help quickly to start and complete projects.
Maria Montessori was a brilliant, innovative physician who revolutionized educational thinking a century ago. Her approach emphasizes individualized, self directed learning in which students choose from a variety of materials and processes to thelp them master a subject or concept. Other key elments of Montessori include:
...• Respect for self, others, and the environment
...• Presentation of concepts from the global to the specific
...• A daily learning journal and weekly contract
Our Children are taught by an intensely focused teaching team in multi-age, multi-grade classrooms. These teams are guided by an experienced head teacher formally trained in the Montessori method. The teachers work to ensure that each student has the opportunity to excel, both academically and as a good citizen, in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for all children.
Our high teacher-student ratio, which ranges between 1:10 and 1:15, enables the students to receive ongoing individualized assistance, in addition, our teachers have developed elaborate planning and monitoring systems that provide continual feedback to students, parents, and teachers.
Elements of Integrated Thematic Instruction (ITI), which evolved out of research on how the brain functions, are used to develop semester-long instructional themes and to create an environment that fosters learning through choices, immediate feedback, meaningful context, and the absence of threat. ITI also emphasizes life skills such as integrity, curiosity, responsibility, flexibility, caring, problem-solving, initiative, and perseverance.
Maria Montessori was a brilliant, innovative physician who revolutionized educational thinking a century ago. Her approach emphasizes individualized, self directed learning in which students choose from a variety of materials and processes to thelp them master a subject or concept. Other key elments of Montessori include:
...• Respect for self, others, and the environment
...• Presentation of concepts from the global to the specific
...• A daily learning journal and weekly contract
Our Children are taught by an intensely focused teaching team in multi-age, multi-grade classrooms. These teams are guided by an experienced head teacher formally trained in the Montessori method. The teachers work to ensure that each student has the opportunity to excel, both academically and as a good citizen, in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for all children.
Our high teacher-student ratio, which ranges between 1:10 and 1:15, enables the students to receive ongoing individualized assistance, in addition, our teachers have developed elaborate planning and monitoring systems that provide continual feedback to students, parents, and teachers.
Elements of Integrated Thematic Instruction (ITI), which evolved out of research on how the brain functions, are used to develop semester-long instructional themes and to create an environment that fosters learning through choices, immediate feedback, meaningful context, and the absence of threat. ITI also emphasizes life skills such as integrity, curiosity, responsibility, flexibility, caring, problem-solving, initiative, and perseverance.
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