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Three Tree Gazette

  • Freedom and Limits

    Children are born with great potential. Your child’s task is to develop their individual self and become a fully independent adult. However, they cannot complete the task of self-construction without purposeful movement, exploration, and active experiences in their environment.

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  • Fostering a Cohesive Community

    Earlier this year, I witnessed a moment between two Capstone Primary children that touched me deeply. The children had been finishing up their work before recess and came into the hallway a few moments after their classmates had gone ahead. The younger child, who had recently turned five, calmly asked the older five year old child, “Will you help me tie my laces?”

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  • Cursive First

    As your child continues to develop their skills in Language, you'll notice we present cursive as their first introduction to the written word. The advantages of learning cursive first are numerous.

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  • Summer Activities

    Summer is the season to be outdoors, exploring and interacting with the world. Whether this happens in your backyard, garden, the park, beach or on a camping trip, there are many opportunities for your primary child to practice skills and hone their senses.

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  • Cosmic Education at Home

    In this prolonged absence from the classroom environment it is okay, and even encouraged, for children to take a break from academic work and focus on other aspects of life. The process of Self-Construction doesn’t stop when a child leaves school. It is happening all the time, as creative work done by the self. Children are still learning and growing without the academic work provided at school, and the work outside of academics is just as important! In the classroom we support this work of Self-Construction with our prepared environment, including the materials on the shelves, which are not in the home. However, we also support growth by offering freedom of choice in activity, and no limit on time allowance, which is a concept that can be practiced in the home.

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  • Preparing Your Home Environment

    There are many Montessori materials already hiding inside your home! Building the kinds of “work” we have on the classroom shelves can be done with household items, and without buying anything new. Your home materials don’t need to match what we have in the classroom, and there is no “perfect” way to set up materials

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