Guest Post: About Life in This Time
When our usual blogger was struck with writer's block, her son, who is in his second year of the WSMS elementary program offered to step...
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West Suburban Montessori
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
Let's get moving!
Were you as surprised as we were to wake up to a snow-covered world this morning? Even though April snow is common in Chicago, it's...
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West Suburban Montessori
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Breathe In...Breathe Out
Montessori education is frequently referred to as "education for peace." Dr. Montessori envisioned a world in which peace was not simply...
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West Suburban Montessori
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
"There should be music..."
On a normal Monday, I could walk down the halls of WSMS and hear music all around. Individual children create music on the bells, tone...
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West Suburban Montessori
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Practical Life and Pickles
The primary-level Montessori curriculum includes four main areas: practical life, sensorial, math, and language. Practical life includes...
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West Suburban Montessori
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Why launch a blog now?!
As a highly traditional, decidedly low-tech Montessori school*, we've spent plenty of time dodging repeated recommendations to start a...
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