The winter season is well upon us and the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Hedley Park Montessori school. The children are deep in character for their Christmas extravaganza, and all I can say is, even though snow may be forecast for this week. On the 18th December “the sun will come out ……..”…
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Welcome back to the blog for the new academic year We have so much news to share with you, September has been a busy, happy and productive month for everyone in Hedley park. Firstly welcome to all our new friends and their families, we are delighted to have you in our Hedley Family. I’m sure…
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In the last post we talked about the essential aspect of “hands on” learning style to the Montessori method, this runs the whole way through the primary system from 2-12. In our primary senior class the ladies have taken “hands on” to a whole new level. In January the class took a trip to the…
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Who says learning can’t be tasty and fun? Not our Senior Infant class, that’s for sure. Any class that involves tasting cream, cheese, chocolate, home-made scones and ice-cream is sure to remain in the minds for a long time. Modern teaching practices extol the virtue and indeed necessity of hands on tactile experiences to the…
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As promised in our last post here’s a quick recap of what the nursery got up to in the run up to Christmas. I have to say the pre-Christmas season literally flew at Santa’s sleigh speeds this year, but our students packed more activities in each day than the elves who load up Santa’s presents!…
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