by Hidayah | May 9, 2022 | Culture, Montessori 5 areas, Nature exploration
“There is no description, no image in any book that can replace the sight of real trees and all the life around them in a natural forest. Something emanates from those trees which speak to the soul, something no book, no museum is capable of giving.
There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature, to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature… so that the child may better understand and participate in the marvellous things which civilisation creates.” – Maria Montessori.
by Hidayah | Apr 27, 2022 | Mathematics, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning, Sensorial
“Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside.
Through movement, we come in contact with external reality, and it is through these contacts, we eventually acquire even abstract ideas.” ~ Maria Montessori
by Hidayah | Apr 27, 2022 | Exercise of Practical Life, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning
“The exercises of Practical Life are formative activities, a work of adaptation to the environment. Such adaptation to the environment and efficient functioning therein is the essence of proper education.”
by Hidayah | Apr 18, 2022 | Language, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning
Reading allows us to be transported from our world to another. Between the pages of a book, we can become immersed in the lives of fictional characters and learn about a culture entirely different from our own. We can also learn new words and phrases, experience various emotions, and acquire skills and knowledge.
by Hidayah | Mar 29, 2022 | Montessori 101, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning, Sports
“Just as we have to prepare a special environment for sport, like a tennis court, if we are to play tennis, the child must be given the means for the kind of exercise necessary for his life. The small child must have the opportunity for movement. ” – Maria Montessori
by Hidayah | Mar 29, 2022 | Mathematics, Montessori 101, Montessori 5 areas, Montessori Learning, Sensorial
“There is not just a need for happier schools, schools where the children are free to do as they like or schools where they use certain materials: education today needs reform. If education is to prepare man for the present and the immediate future, he will need a new orientation towards the environment. ” – Maria Montessori
