St. Christopher's Montessori School

From the Director:

Give additional insight on the philosophy of your school's approach to learning here.

Describe how teachers work with children who are "behind," "excelling" or "different" from the majority of students.

"St. Christopher's Montessori School (SCMS) was established to encourage and promote the intellectual, physical, and social development of young children. The Montessori philosophy emphasizes the developmnent of the child in a carefully prepared and controlled environment - one in which the child is able to develop freely at his or her own pace.

"Our environment allows for the spontaneous unfolding of your child's natural capacities through the manipulation of a graded series of self-correcting materials designed to stimulate the senses, leading the child directly into cognition and abstraction. Responsible freedom and citizenship are encouraged and expected. We also emphasize the joy of learning. This combination leads children to develop a positive self-image, the courage to embrace new challenges, and a lifelong love of learning."

-- Excerpted from school website.

A sample schedule for one of your classes works well for this topic.

Please describe the ways in which you communicate with parents about their child, the school's learning goals, their child's progress, and activities parents can be doing outside of school to foster their child's development.

Please describe how your school handles children with separation anxiety.