The Silent Journey
February 26 & 27, 2010
Ms.Jahan giving a Stamp Game lesson
Parents' Thoughts About the Silent Journey Experience
"It is hard to explain how enriching this opportunity was. It's not very often you get to experience the world through your children's eyes and that's exactly what the Silent Journey meant to me. Rediscover the world, just as when I was a child. Be able to explore and create, to make mistakes and feeling great of being able to fix them.
I've mentioned it to you before but I feel extremely blessed that my children have the opportunity of learning in such a rich environment. It makes me want to be a Montessori Child too...(or at least learn as one).
It was so good that it made me consider once again to receive the proper training and immerse into this whole amazing world.
Every time I'm in touch with your staff, your classrooms and the material it just makes me feel grateful learning is a never ending process. And I truly hope I can teach that to my kids at home too! But most importantly to show them how enjoyable it can be.
Thanks again for a wonderful weekend and for reassuring my trust in Montessori." (Parent from Primary class)
" It was a fantastic experience. I came away from the Silent Journey both amazed at the level of education I know Cedric will be getting and extremely excited for him and his years of school and learning. Even having a staff member as a spouse I had no idea of the broad range of lessons the children are taught. I was especially excited upon learning the unique but fun ways a Montessori education teaches subjects such as math and grammar.
By attending the Silent Journey I can see that Cedric's education will not be memorizing from books and taking exams but from hands on experience and actually understanding the principles of say, how to find the area of a rhombus. It was a great experience and I think every parent should take the time from their busy schedules to get excited about their children's education and future and attend a Silent Journey of their own.
Thanks again for a wonderful experience.(Ed Coggon, future Montessori parent)
Ms. Rose giving a language lesson in the Primary................................................................
Parents enjoyed working with Practical Life in the Primary.....
and with the Sensorial materials..........
and the Golden Bead work and........................ the Bead Chain materials.....
Ms. Bee presenting the Checkerboard in the Lower Elementary...Ms. Kirsi presenting Sentence Analysis
