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Book Review: Just a Worm
Written & illustrated by Marie Boyd This book is illustrated using quill art techniques except for the worm (pen and ink) and the blue sky (digital). Its eye-catching colors and designs are quite beautiful. The author gives readers a lesson in quill art at the end...
Book Review: Intentional Connections – Building Parent Teacher Partnerships
Written by Dorothy Harman Parents, this is a book to put at the top of your “must read” list! It’s so user friendly and packed with such important information for all of us: parents, teachers, caregivers, and extended family. When I was halfway through it, I couldn’t...
Tomorrow’s Child | Welcome | May 2024
A Note from the Program Director
Dear Parents and Caregivers, Yes! It’s spring and our days are getting longer, new life is everywhere, and we can open our homes and lives to a breath of fresh air. This is our last issue of Tomorrow’s Child for the 2023-2024 school year. All the surveys, focus...
Choose. Move. Repeat.
These three words can guide your choices as a parent of a young child.You make choices based on what you believe to be best for your child and family. These choices may be based on emotion, assumptions, or exasperation. I encourage you to consider making your...
How to Build a Community
Life has changed for many families over the years, and today it is more important than ever for schools and families to work together to create a nurturing community that supports parents, teachers, and children. Schools can be much more than where children learn...
Embracing Change – Transitioning to a Traditional Middle School
Note from the Director: This article includes so many tips for helping children and adolescents in the transition from one school to another. It is packed with practical ways to be of support to them whether they are changing schools or levels within schools. Much of...
The Progression of Left to Right in Montessori Language Development
The Montessori Method, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is renowned for its child-centered approach to education. Within the Montessori classroom, language development plays a crucial role in nurturing a child's ability to communicate effectively. While the...
Real Life Story: A Determined Mom
by Becky NobleI have been a strong supporter of Montessori education since before Ben was born, having read several of Maria Montessori's books and applied those methods when working with my employer's young children. When it was time for Ben's dad and me to decide on...
Making Montessori: Shoe Cleaning
Purpose Develop independence in care of self Strengthening and refinement of movements of the hands Age 16 months and up Young children enjoy learning to care for themselves and their environment. Dr. Montessori described these activities as Practical Life activities...
Off to the Ballet
One of my fondest memories I’ve shared with my granddaughter, Blakely, was talking about the time we went to the ballet together when she was five years old. We had watched the Nutcracker numerous times before we finally actually went to see a live performance. I...
Highlighting Member Schools: Countryside/NewGate School Sarasota, FL
In the early 1980s Kitty Williams (now Bravo) and her former husband, Farmer Steve Williams, lived on 5 acres of land with their two young daughters in their small, old-Florida home on Ashton Road in Sarasota, FL. Farmer Steve dreamed of an organic farm, while Kitty...
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