Children’s Work
Montessori classroom activities are process oriented, not product oriented. Your child is learning by “doing” throughout the day; however, there may not always be a piece of paper at the end of the task. Each child has a personal folder in the classroom. These folders should be used to collect periodic artwork, special projects and papers created during the week. Please take this work home weekly. Notices, calendars, and newsletters from the teacher will be placed in the child’s information pocket, which is also located in the classroom. Please check this each day for important information. Our elementary students keep much of their work in cumulative folders inside the classroom.
Please check with your child’s teacher for individual class schedules and routines. Since our school day extends from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm (a half hour longer than traditional school), this allows children to finish the majority of their work under the supervision of their teacher. Daily homework is a smaller part of our program than traditional school, although pleasure reading and research for projects is always encouraged.