It’s almost our job. Help. It’s a natural part of living in a family, of life in community, or classroom life — we depend on and assist one another. Adult-to-child, helping is one of the ways we express love and support for this small human, learning everything and growing daily. In infancy, they depend on […]
We all want to help. We are born empathetic into this close-knit community, and that empathy drives us to care for and want to help one another. We want to help other adults, even strangers, and, so tenderly, our children. What drives this desire? When isn’t it actually “helpful?” What could you do when a […]
In this podcast, the leader of our Young Children’s Community, Mrs. Bauer, sits down with our head of community, Ms.Wood, to discuss some of the myriad ways you can help your young child prepare for school. We hope you find the podcast on how to help your young child prepare for school informative! If you […]
One of the fundamental principles of a Montessori classroom is the mixed-age environment. In the Primary classroom, this spans the two-and-a-half to six range. As any parent of multiple children knows, there is a great difference between the capacities of a two- or three-year-old, and a six-year-old. This is one of the primary reasons we […]
Our goals aren’t always academic in nature. As a matter of fact, and as many of you know, we have a phrase that we use at Baan Dek: social success leads to academic success. Basically, we want to create the conditions in which children are happy, and inspired on their own, to want to learn. […]