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Elementary Open House Saturday, March 15th 2008 10:00 am to 1:00 pm --------------- Beginning in March 2008: Preschool-Kindergarten observations will be by appointment only. --------------- Welcome to
the Whole Earth Montessori School
The Whole Earth Montessori School was founded in
1986 for the purpose of providing opportunity for children to maximize their
potential by providing an environment in which each child can grow in his or
her own time and way while learning respect for self, others and the
environment all people share. In 1990 the school moved to a beautiful two and a
half acre campus with a stream and woodland area for nature studies. In 1992
the one hundred year old barn on the school property was remodeled into an
additional classroom. Currently, the school has two preschool/kindergarten
classrooms, one lower elementary classroom, and one upper elementary
classroom, accommodating children up to the sixth grade. In January 2005, the upper level of the barn
opened. It provides space for music, tai chi, yoga, art, craft and
cooking classes for elementary students. The space also serves as a resource
center and gathering place for parents. Goals
Believing that children are the most valuable
natural resource on Earth in that they hold within themselves a potential new
beginning for humanity, the following goals have been established for our
students:
"that
every act of carelessness, selfishness, indifference, hatred and violence
toward nature or toward other human beings is actually an act against
ourselves, our families and our culture. Therefore, we are summoned to the
highest of human virtues, such as love, caring, generosity, responsibility
for our actions, forgiveness, compassion and openness to one another. It
leads to sharing rather than accumulating, to cooperation rather than
competition and to peace rather than violence." Aline
Wolf Objectives for achieving these goals utilize the
philosophy, methods, and materials advocated by Dr. Maria Montessori. Philosophy
The Montessori philosophy is a philosophy by which
individuals develop and educate themselves toward their unknown potential in
a way that is in harmony with their own nature. It is a philosophy by which
individuals develop a complementary social structure which recognizes the
needs of the individual as well as the needs of the group. It is a philosophy
which considers children the greatest hope for the future. This site was last updated on Tuesday, January 8th 2008. |
