by norbeckmsrpa | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
From the very first day of school, Mr. Denis’ class keeps track of the number of days they’ve been in school in anticipation of the 100th day. The days are counted by adding the number to the classroom caterpillar that hangs on Mr. Denis’ wall in his classroom. More...
by norbeckmsrpa | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Norbeck was a sea of red, pink, and purple to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Both our big and little Cupids worked so hard on Valentine projects in order to make the classroom festive for their party. The children were so excited to bring in their special Valentine cards...
by norbeckmsrpa | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Parents often ask us how to continue the Montessori approach to learning at home. There are many ways you can continue and reinforce the approach for your child outside of the classroom. The purpose of this article is to introduce you to some of the ideas, once you...
by norbeckmsrpa | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Prince William and Princess Kate have chosen a Montessori school for their first child, Prince George, to attend. On Wednesday, January 6th Prince George started at Westacre Montessori in Norfolk, UK. Westacre is located 10 miles away from the Royal’s Anmer Hall home...
by norbeckmsrpa | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Watch Our Video to Learn More About Our Reading Approach A lot of people ask us how we teach children to be such good readers? We tell them that we don’t necessarily “teach” them to be good readers; rather, we give them the foundation they need in order to become...
by norbeckmsrpa | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
To welcome in the New Year we thought it would be fun to highlight a number of famous people who were/are Montessorians. Did you know that Ann Frank was Montessori educated? How about Jacqueline Kennedy, or Prince William, or Steve Wozniak? Here is a list of just a...