Oconomowoc Montessori
Preschool & Kindergarten
Phone: 262-443-8445, Address: N60w35980 Lake Dr.
Our teacher and school director, known as “Miss Toni” is AMS certified and is educated in these areas: Our teachers assistant Molly Luterbach, has a bachelors degree in education, went to a Montessori school as a child and her mother has been a Montessori teacher for over 25 years.
• Human growth and development.
• Observational skills to match students' developmental needs with materials and activities. This allows her to guide students in their individual learning plan.
• Montessori philosophy and methodology appropriate for children from age 2 months to 6 years old. The ability and dedication to put the key concepts into practice.
• Teaching strategies that support and facilitate the unique and total growth of each individual child.
• Classroom leadership skills that foster a nurturing environment that is physically and psychologically supportive of learning.
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She was a substitute teacher at Montessori School of Waukesha and has been teaching at our school for almost three years.
She will be going to school this summer (2010) to get her Montessori teachers certificate.
"Molly has proven to be mature and wise beyond her years and is an outstanding asset to the current Montessori program. He kind, gentle and respectful mannerisms are well received by both the children and parents. I especially appreciate her approach to teaching in that she easily recognizes each child's personal strengths and works to en chance their skills individually.
She treats the students with respect and creates an environment where they are free to express themselves and learn in many different ways."....Meridith Derrig, MD
Our toddler teacher Miss Lyndsey, had this to say about Montessori: "The Montessori Method is a method of educating young children that stresses development of a child's own initiative and natural abilities. Montessori complet
ely describes my personal education philosophy. I truly believe in the Montessori Theory and everything that Maria Montessori discovered while working with children.
There are many things that draw me to the Montessori Method of teaching. One of them is that everything in a Montessori classroom is self correcting which allows the child to always feel like he/she is successful in their work. This really boosts the child confidence and makes them truly believe that they CAN do it themselves.
You will rarely see a Montessori student learning from a work book. Everything is hands on. The children are learning from experience and research which motivates them to feel like they have a real purpose.
Maria Montessori’s philosophy of the classroom being “The Children’s House” makes for a great learning environment because the classrooms are not just run by the teachers but by the students as well. A Montessori classroom is a very independent place that shows so much respect towards the children and in turn teaches them to be kind and peaceful.
As teachers we are held to such high expectations and it gives me so much satisfaction to teach a child something new to help them achieve greater things."
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND IN OUR SCHOOL
- A large, beautiful and sunny multi age classroom.
- Child size Victorian replica furniture and new quality Montessori materials.
- A large outdoor play area.
- Children moving about freely within set limits, selecting work that captures their interest.
- Children who are driven by their desire to become independent and competent, by learning and mastering new skills.
- Children who assume a great role by caring for themselves, others as well as the indoor and outdoor environments.
- Children who are encouraged to treat one another with kindness and respect.
- Teachers who seek to instill values that include self-respect, acceptance of the uniqueness and dignity of each person, kindness, peacefulness, compassion, empathy, honor and individual responsibility.
- Teachers who are trained to observe the children’s learning and behavior for the purpose of tailoring individual curriculum's.
- Teachers who facilitate the learning process by serving as a resource to whom the children can turn as they pull together information, impressions, and experiences.
- Teachers who deliberately model the behaviors and attitudes that they are working to instill in their students.
- Teachers who organize appropriate social settings and academic programs for children at their own level of development.
- Teachers who are passionate about the Montessori Method of teaching and look forward to guiding children through a journey of daily learning experiences.
- A classroom filled with happy learners.
Oconomowoc Montessori offers preschool and kindergarten education programs to communities in Oconomowoc, Hartland, Delafield,
