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News from DCS Montessori
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Applications DCS Montessori is currently accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year. Each year the school conducts a lottery, which in turn creates a waitlist. Vacancies are filled using this waitlist beginning in the spring prior to the next school year. To learn more, visit
About DCS Montessori DCS Montessori School enrolls three year-old preschoolers and children up to sixth grade. Although the youngest children at DCS Montessori School are just three years old, they are in a classroom with children of their same age and a bit older. Three, four, five and six year olds are in a mixed age grouping in accordance with the Montessori three-year cycle. There are numerous benefits to this essential element of a Montessori education where children of various ages live and learn together. First, it exposes the younger children to the work of the older children and helps them aspire to one day master those same works. Little ones look up to “big kids” even more than they look up to adults. Second, it encourages mentoring by the older kids that helps reinforce the skills they already know. By “teaching” the younger children, they increase their own understanding of the concepts. The final stage of this cycle is the kindergarten year. Unlike schools that begin with kindergarten and put these young children at the start of a new school experience, the Montessori cycle places them at the culmination of a three-year cycle during which they have experienced an intellectual explosion. Maria Montessori noticed that children tend to go through a social and emotional growth and transition period during their sixth year prior to further intellectual surges in their seventh and eighth year. She found that maintaining the same environment during this critical transition enhanced their readiness for academic challenges in the first and second grade. - Information contributed by Brycie Strother at DCS Montessori School Fall Festival The DCS Montessori Fall Festival was held on Saturday, September 15. School families and local residents enjoyed carnival games, a magic show, a science show, food and lots of fun. Rock Slide Training DCS Montessori is happy to be participating in this local event that raises funds for the school-but more importantly gets the kids involved in physical activity!? ?Check with the school for specific details on Rock Slide training leading up to the event on November 10.
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