Blogging with Brookside

Your child is sitting in the classroom and their stomach is starting to rumble. Finally, it’s time for lunch — woo-hoo! After all that time “doing jobs”, he/she deserves a chance to head to the lunch room and sit down, … Continued

As we prepare to re-open the school in this new world of a global pandemic, one of the things parents and children are most anxious about is the requirement to wear face coverings at school. The staff at Brookside is … Continued

As we approach the start of a new school year and transition from summer/holiday schedules to more regimented school-time schedules, I wanted to touch on this very important topic. As excerpted from a post on the Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital … Continued

Pardon the repeat, but I felt this post was worth a review at this time of the year as we prepare for Halloween festivities at the school. The observance of Halloween originates back to the ancient Celtic New Year’s festival, … Continued

“We do not say that we want to prepare a school for the children, we wish to prepare an environment for life, where the child can develop a life.”  Maria Montessori, Creative Development in the Child Montessori schools promote hands … Continued

The observance of Halloween originates back to the ancient Celtic New Year’s festival, celebrated on November 1, which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of a cold, dark winter. The Celts believed that on the night before … Continued

One of the core beliefs in Montessori education is that we are preparing the child to be a part of the larger community – of one’s school, neighborhood, city, state, country, and planet. The aspects of being part of a … Continued

One of the core beliefs in Montessori education is that we are preparing the child to be a part of the larger community – of one’s school, neighborhood, city, state, country, and planet. The aspects of being part of a … Continued

“The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.” — Maria Montessori  The Secret of Childhood, 1966 Montessori’s idea of the prepared environment was that everything … Continued

What is the meaning of Authentic? It is derived from the Greek root authentiko, which means “author”. The Authentic Child is a child who is allowed to develop or “author” himself. There are five essential attributes of the Authentic Child. These attributes … Continued