Each year the Association for Library Services to Children awards a special honor, the Caldecott Award, to the illustrator of one picture book. This coveted award has recognized some amazing works over the years and is a great way to highlight the important fact that illustrators contribute significant meaning to the art of children’s literature. […]
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There are many elements that make Montessori education stand apart from more conventional methods. One of the most obvious is our mixed-age classrooms. Rather than grouping children by a single chronological age, our classroom environments encompass children spanning across several ages. We find this method to be a huge benefit. Read on to learn more. […]
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UE had an exceptional first term and took full advantage of being at school in-person for all but one week of the semester. We were busy! The children came back in September, ready to work and eager to jump back into in-person learning. In addition to their small group lessons in math, geometry, and language, […]
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The word harmony is an important one for both the artist and the musician. In music, harmony is whenever two or more sounds happen at the same time. In art, it is when two or more colors or shapes exist in the same space. This fall in the Art and Music Specials at Quest, our […]
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Reproduced with permission from Molly Schaot’s At Home With Toddlers, Waypoint Montessori In Montessori pedagogy, we use a child-led approach to toileting. We do not use rewards, nor do we attempt to completely upend a child’s daily life by focusing solely on potty training for a certain number of days. We simply make no-pressure trips […]
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Seminar in Middle School creates opportunities for students to extend their understanding and interpretation of a text by intertwining social interaction, communication, and the growing power of the adolescent intellect. Students prepare for seminar discussions by closely reading and annotating a short story or other rich text. Next they prepare interpretive questions that have more […]
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