Our family values, parenting philosophy and how we’ve raised Leah are very in line with Montessori philosophy and so are our education goals for her.  We want Leah to further develop her natural love of learning and to be intrinsically motivated (we try not to use rewards at home).  Leah can already concentrate well on a task and is proud when she accomplishes something and we would like her to continue to develop her abilities to work hard at something and enjoy it, and to further develop her sense of responsibility, confidence, and independence.  The Montessori method for language development, reading and writing is something that we believe in and want Leah to experience, as well as concrete understanding and experience with the math materials, and Maria Montessori’s science and geography curriculum.  We also believe that practical life activities are important so Montessori also fits these goals.  Leah is very observant, aware of others’ feelings and cares for others and we feel that the Montessori way of encouraging respect for others and the environment also fits.  We would love for Leah to meet, play, and work with other children and to develop friendships and we like the Montessori mixed age groupings.  We truly believe in and respect Leah’s and every child’s potential and abilities so it is important to us that Leah is cared for by teachers that view children the same way.  At home we have done our best to provide an environment that gives Leah an opportunity for Montessori experiences but she is ready for Montessori preschool and we are excited for this next stage for her.  

*Leah has just turned 4 (birthday is December 5, 2014) so we are looking for her to start preschool in September 2019 and then kindergarten in September 2020.