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I’KOACn <br />[j lit I? work t;r Pr, <br />scientist, educator, who aft(.*r <br />vMtions, revealed certain <br />Idren: their spontanocvtu <br />ty to fix their attention on <br />their love of inove’uent and <br />des a beautiful and carefully <br />et tlie child's needs for free- <br />erials and experiences to <br />ysical and psychological <br />ividuals wlio differ from each <br />> I <br />MATIIKMATICS; Montessori believed that <>11 hu.ian beings possess <br />an innate mathematical ability. In the classroom, the child <br />learns and understands the basic concepts of math by manipulating <br />the concrete materials that are designed to isolate a concent <br />and to prepare her for later abstract reasoning. <br />CULlUHAh SUBJECTS; Art, music, science, botony and qeoqrapliv <br />are not only presented as separate subjects, but important spokes <br />on tae wheel that is the whole, integrated learning experience. <br />CHILD CARE PROGRAM <br />The afternoon child care program provides a loving cnv'irLnmont <br />that further enriches the child's developmental education. Here <br />we have planned activities which include: stories, music, science <br />projects, dramatic play to foster imagination, art pro iects to <br />a variety of materials to help development <br />of small-motor coordination and large motor skills. <br />rectress is prepared to offer <br />timulate the child's interest <br />the Montessori onv'ironmcnt. <br />ity to respond to the needs <br />s are encouraged to seek the <br />d can work alone or with others, <br />the individual and the concerns <br />RHICULUM <br />ncludc many of the tasks the <br />tine in his culture, such as <br />fastening clothes, washing <br />os and gonerally taking care <br />tasks, the child refines his <br />ore independent. He learns <br />g to the end, and in doing so, <br />tion. <br />f sensorial material isolates; <br />dimension, weight, texture, <br />ials help the child distinguish, <br />ormatinn to what she already <br />s nnd liif; an incroa.sod awaro- <br />cal world. <br />onvironnon- is ixxll of lanquaqe <br />i^un : cliild lias a .spocial <br />wordia and wants t(3 know t>io <br />anqviaqo material?, the f'hild <br />oqins to make liis own wtirds <br />r-XTRA-CURRICULAK PROGRAM <br />The school also has an extra-curricular program to augment the <br />classroom learning. A natura.list-in-residonco program will be <br />awareness and appreciation of nature <br />dr. Lairy hade, who is a naturalist with the Hennepin Countv <br />1 arks, will be coordinating the program. <br />ABOUT THE DIRECTRESS <br />Countryside Montessori School is the culmination of a life­ <br />long dream of directress, Jeri Miller. Mrs. Miller has taught <br />elementary and preschool for twenty years. Slie r»?ceived a <br />Montessori diploma from Tlie Association of Montessori Inter­ <br />nationale and has been teaching tlie past three years in the <br />Twin Cities. <br />"A classroom should bo an environment that <br />encourages each child to discc’'(*r tlicir own <br />uniqueness in learning style, >s well as their <br />own personal interests". <br />Jeri Mill(*r