With a new toy comes a lesson on grace and courtesy

With a new toy comes a lesson on grace and courtesy

Marie Chahine

11th September 2020

With every new addition to the environment, we are mindful of supporting the children in their social skills by giving them an explicit Grace and Courtesy lesson on turn taking and on caring for the toy/object thereby encouraging the children to be actively responsible in the care of the environment.

How to encourage your child to read

Montessori East

Children love a good story and some of the best stories come from books. Young children love being read to at bedtime, or any time really. As they get older and learn to read, fostering a love of reading becomes more important, and there are m

A look into symbolic and pretend play

Marie Chahine

Symbolic and dramatic play involves acting out, role-playing and improvisation by children to examine their world. Acting out roles is a great stepping stone in learning to self regulate, learn social skills, and to be imaginative. Dramatic p

Alumni reconnecting through Journey of Service

Andreina Amato, ME Alumni Coordinator

Alumna, Maya Hendler, 24, travelled to Udon Thani in north east Thailand with principal, Bill Conway, teachers, Mozelle Ediriweera and Amy Goldman and six graduates, Kirrily Bruckner, Mahlia Davidson Nyika, Felix Howard-Griffiths, Hunter Kaye,

Bondi to Cambridge

Andreina Amato

This is a story of a young girl, 18, who started her love of learning from the first day she walked into Montessori East in 2003, at the age of three.