Kimia is a very hand on kid. We have been keen on limiting her screen time since early years. In fact, we do not have a designated TV-time at our home and the TV set resides in the basement instead of the living room for occasional movie time. Although both of us use phones, laptops and tablets, Kimia understands the reason for which they are used and takes pleasure in hands-on activities instead of digital screen entertainment. She does get very limited tablet time every now and then in Kids Mode, but our philosophy has been for her to enjoy her childhood and to work on her cognitive and motor skills through applied and physical activities. We know that the digital world will inevitably become a major part of her life and want for her to exclusively experience and enjoy the real and natural world for as long as possible. Montessori's emphasis on hands on activities and learning through exploration and repetition are very well aligned with our educational support system at home where we have daily play time with a learning aspect such as mixing different learning support tools such as alphabet blocks, word cards and building blocks to practice spelling or using map of the world together with kids world picture atlas book to learn about other countries. We believe the educational approach at WMA matches our approach to teaching Kimia new concepts and look forward to us partnering together in shaping Kimia's future education.
