Last Tuesday, our two campuses came together to celebrate our Thanksgiving Feast with the elementary and adolescent communities. It was a beautiful sight to see and there was so much joy and laughter present. In the week preceding Thanksgiving, I encouraged the adolescents to share to the Lord what they were grateful for during morning […]
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The first Annual Adolescent Advent Retreat was on December 6th, 2018, the feast of St. Nicholas. The adolescents drove to St. Paul to receive what the Holy Spirit had in store for them that day. They began the day with community and donuts! Then they opened with the Liturgy of the Hours Morning prayer and
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I must say, this week the children have truly been joyful. In the midst of a busy time of year, they arrive peaceful, well rested and happy to get to work. It wasn’t until today, in which I realized I never put up our “little Christmas Tree” in the environment. Furthermore, no one remembered it was
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This week we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Wednesday, we begin the feast day with Mass, then returning to school for a little celebration. In our gatherings this week, I read the children the story of Juan Diego. Next, I brought in a special painting; a “tilma” that showcases the beautiful Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Counting The child is introduced to the next area of math after experience with the decimal system. The child is shown the traditional names of the teens and tens from eleven to ninety-nine. These are introduced through the teens and tens beads and boards where we begin with the quantity and then introduce the symbol.
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Passage to abstraction is the next area of mathematics in the Children’s House. This is typically around the age of six that we present these materials. The child moves away from depending on concrete materials to doing more work in her mind. “Because the children, leaving the material, very easily come to love writing out
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The bells are an important material in the Children’s House. They offer the child exploration of pitch, volume, music, composing, singing and many other aspects. Incorporating music in our environments could be by singing, fingerplays, bells, listening to music, or playing music while walking on the line. Singing in small groups, collectively, and individually should
The 2018 Liturgical Year has come to an end and the new year has begun with the season of Advent. This past week in the Atrium we pondered Jesus the King. How Dr. Montessori and Sofia Cavalletti must be enjoying this “cosmic” feast! Level I: Catechist: “What is the Kingdom?” 4-year-old: “It’s a little like
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From the age of three, the children in the Atrium have been pondering messages of the prophets. A prophet has been defined for them as one who listens deeply to God and speaks His message to the people. The children have fallen in love with Isaiah’s Prophecy of the Light: “The people who walked in
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The Plan of God. The Propers of All Saints Day. The Complete Missal The Propers of the Mass. Analyzing Parables with Maxims. The Vertical Liturgical Calendar. The Parousia. The Propers of Christmas. The Complete Missal.
