School News and Info
Vote for us in INDY Week’s Best of the Triangle 2016!
Thank you everybody that voted for us, we made it to the final 4 for Best Early Childhood Learning Facility in Orange / Chatham County in INDY Week’s 2016 Best of the Triangle! We need you one more time to HELP us get to First Place!! You can VOTE DAILY!! Thank you for your continued […]
Nominate us for INDY Week’s Best of the Triangle 2016!
Thank you for your continued support of Montessori Academy of Chapel Hill.
New Franklin Street School Construction
Our new school, located at 1510 E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill has finally started construction. And, it is going very quickly! It is exciting to watch the process. Last week the footings were poured and this week the plumbing lines dug, the pipes were laid and the concrete slab has been poured. Our new […]
The Importance of Music in Montessori
There is a current emphasis on math, science and language test scores in more traditional education. Unfortunately this causes music and the arts to be pushed to the peripherals and sometime completely excluded from the classroom. This is truly unfortunate, as it has been shown that exposure to music and a musical education, especially at […]
The Community of Children
A very important and vital part of a Montessori classroom are the children themselves. Children in a Montessori classroom are provided with many opportunities for making friends and interacting with their peers. Emphasis is placed on developing consideration for others and learning how to cooperate with one another . Everyone in the classroom contributes and […]
Older Children Helping Younger Children
This week our Children’s House 2 classroom and our Toddler Classroom had a joint activity. The children worked together to make beautiful “stained glass” window pictures with paper, plastic wrap and torn pieces of crepe paper. Having younger and older children work together on projects and activities is always encouraged in a Montessori classroom. In […]
Taking Montessori Out of the Classroom
A Montessori education encompasses the mind, spirit, heart and body. In the Montessori classroom, each member contributes to the smooth functioning of the classroom according to their age and abilities, much the same as in a family. Independence is nurtured by giving each member the tools and resources to do things for themselves and not […]
New Year Welcomes Many New Faces
As we start a new year, we are welcoming many new faces to our school. We are greeting seven new students and are looking forward to getting to know them and work with them. We are also welcoming our New Toddler Room Assistant teacher, Miss Jenna. Everyone is excited to be back to school learning […]
Success
One of our favorite and important Maria Montessori quotes is, ” Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed”. Children are born with an amazing amount of determination and will. As educators, it is our very important task to help children channel that determination into even the smallest task. […]
