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Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – Spoken Language
Spoken Language Linking real-life experiences to vocabulary is a key part of language development in Early Childhood."Once the child can speak, he can express himself and no longer depends on others to guess his needs. He finds himself in touch with human society, for...
Inside Escuela: Work Share
One of the Montessori classroom's most compelling elements is that it is interest-driven. The classroom is carefully prepared, so it is primed to meet the students' intellectual curiosity, wherever it may lead. Miraculous discoveries happen daily; however, as parents...
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – The Development of Writing
The Development of Writing “The hands help the development of the intellect. When a child is capable of using his hands, he can have a quantity of experiences in the environment through using them. In order to develop his consciousness, then his intellect, then his...
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – The Printed Alphabet
Inside Escuela: Montesssori Materials The Printed Alphabet Dr. Maria Montessori developed the materials we see in the classroom through years of careful observation and experimentation giving us carefully designed items that naturally support the child’s mind at each...
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – Geography
As with other subjects, learning about geography begins with a global view. Children learn the continents’ names and then each continent’s countries. Later, they will explore pictures of different homes and animals from the continents and learn about customs and ways of life. They continue gathering new information and adding details to foundations they already know.
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – Dressing Frames
Dressing Frames Practical Life exercises are one of the key components of the Montessori Early Childhood Prepared Environment. These activities provide opportunities for children to develop the skills necessary to participate in daily life at home and at school and...
Inside Escuela: Montessori Materials – Jr. High Kitchen
One of the amazing qualities of Montessori materials is the way they change throughout the course of a child’s school experience to correspond with their stage of development. While we may think of Montessori materials as carefully crafted objects at earlier ages, in the Jr. HIgh, they often simply look like real life items – because they are!
2022-2023 Classroom Supply Lists
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Harwood’s Commitment to Community
Highlighting Harwood Art Center’s community engagement and commitment to nurturing artists.
A Community Message: Today’s Tragedy in Texas
We are horrified and grief stricken by today’s tragedy in Texas. As a school with elementary-aged students, we cannot imagine the grief and deep heartbreak of the violence perpetrated against children. We will hold these families and children in our hearts and minds.
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