<font size="+0">wow, so many responses already
Sweetbaby: I m certainly not an expert on montessori subject as my field is in mainstream schooling for much older age kids.
However, i started reading up on it as my son seems to show me that this might be what he learns best.
He started wanting to put his own shoes on and also trying to self feed and also tries to zip and unzip my stuff.
He also takes the apple and smells it.
Recently, he has become bery 'glued'to his kitchen set and loves scooping stuff.
All this to me was kinda of like play but in the montessorian world, they are life skills and a form of engaging the young child.Actually, technically, montessori trained children should be able to work up to 10 000 and will have a wider array of science and botany as its supposed to be part of their curriculum
I became a stay home mum as hes my first. However, my passion for my job also needs to be 'met'ha ha ,
so i am also trying to put him in half day instead of full day, as I just need the early part of the day to work on my stuff.
Btw, you can hop over to kiasu parents , and look for a thread ALL ABOUT MONTESSORI . i learnt alot of stuff there.
I can only say alot depends on the 'teacher'. If they truly embrace the montessori curriculum or for that matter, any curriculum with passion, all little ones under their charge will thrive.
Of course, good teachers without a good curriculum might also be pointless , in that sense.
I really did fine agape to be very warm and actually their smaller ratio is a plus.
PS. i believe i muight have seen your litle primcess trying to sleep as they told me she was the newest addition and she was prob just over 18 months then.
BTW, my boy is 15 months.
I will most likely forgo the talent plus pgs etc as i am not that comfortable with their teacher child ratio, considering that my boy will only be 18 months when he joins.
I have also put my son on wait list at the orange tree (I might just do the montessori bit with him as best as i can.)
For those of you who feel that taking the LRT is still ok, the Just Kids at the Keat hong shopping centre is very new, spacious and clean.
I like that they have a 3 hour program and that it is considerably affordable in that sense.
They also separate the students attending the CC from those that are just attending Play group.3 hourly.
If i still cant enrol him a suitable cc, then i will just enrol him there first for the 3 hourly program.
Nearest LRT is southview .
For somethign nearer to home, can also check out, ISMART montessori at Bangkit, its near the shop and save ,
They have Am 3 hourly or 2 hourly program , i cant remember. But i know it was still ok, and affordable
Just that no breakfast provided.
For the JUst kids i mentioned, bf is provided even for playgroup and i wanted him to socialise alittle and pick up his interaction skills.
Sweet baby: I can fuly understand your concerns, My boy has only literally just started babbling at 14.5 months. Even then, hes on the quiet side. but his receptive abiklity is ok, He understands our 2 part instructions etc so we got abit worried, but i can see in your case, which is a comfort to me, that peer group interaction just might get the 'magic'working
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