We’ve loved getting to know Sarah McCann over the last few months, and she has brought such light to her role as the classroom assistant in the Lotus Room. We asked her a few questions, and loved her answers so much. We thought you would, too. Q: Can you tell us a little bit about […]
We’re so glad that you’re interested in joining Baan Dek. In this post, we will address the most frequently asked questions, including how to start the admissions process, what programs are offered, and provide further explanations of the method, materials and areas of the classroom. Through videos, photos, and written explanations, we will also highlight […]
Montessori classrooms teach so much more than reading. The Montessori Primary classroom is specifically designed to meet the developmental needs of children age two and a half through six. Much of the learning that is happening in these early formative years is work in parallel, with each child working one-on-one with a material which meets […]
Last Saturday, we had our first Parent Education workshop of the year. Our theme was Independence. We’d like to go deeper into what we mean when we say “independence,” as well as discussing some of the ways we can work together to help children develop independence at home in their first six years. In Montessori philosophy, […]
Q: Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? Your background, your interests, your dreams? As a child, I moved around a lot. We eventually settled down in Brookings, South Dakota my sophomore year of high school, when my dad started teaching at SDSU. After high school, I attended University of California Berkeley […]