A couple of weeks ago, my daughter came home psyched about moving up one level in her math work at school and could not wait to go to school the next day to do more math! This is how it happened. Earlier that day, she finished all the 'works' for the math level she was working on. Her teacher realized this and asked my daughter if she wanted to take that level's proficiency test to make sure she was ready for the next math level. My daughter said that she felt she'd done enough math for the day, would take the proficiency test another day. OK, said the teacher, whenever you're ready. An hour or so later, my daughter came to the teacher and told her she'd done everything else she wanted to do at school that day, so she was ready to take the proficiency math test. OK, said the teacher. When finished taking the proficiency test, my daughter realized she was ready for the next level math, and so she moved up. She now loves math! She wants to go to school to do math. How many children love to do math? I bet most Montessori kids do! Furthermore, on our recent Thanksgiving trip, my daughter wanted to take some math workbooks just for the fun of it. There is no homework, but she loves learning so much that she just wants to do it for the fun of it! No battling to do homework! She might no be a mathematician when she grows up, but like most Montessori students, she will not be afraid of math. I doubt this can be said about other schools.
Our daughter LOVES school. My husband and I are very impressed with the way the directresses (teachers) and assistant teachers handle the students and get them to love 'work'. Classrooms are neat and beautifully decorated. By the age of 4, my daughter knew all the planets, continents and could read through the BOB books. At 4.5 she was able to read The Giving Tree and Clifford books. We attribute her love of learning and her growth to her teachers.
I love MSCU, but more importantly, my daughter loves it, she loves to go to school!
Forty years ago, my parents chose to send me and my sisters to Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana. As educators themselves, my parents understood the importance of early education. They recognized the incredible opportunity of having a Montessori school here in our community. I maintain the love of learning that was encouraged by the environment, the tools, and the teachers at MSCU and I often thanked my parents for the sacrifice they made in sending me to the school. A year ago I was proud to walk my three-year old son to his first day of school at Montessori School of Champaign-Urbana. Seeing the world open up to him as he uses the same tools I used and is encouraged to explore and learn the same way I was encouraged is a true joy to me, and I know my parents would be incredibly proud of his attending the same school they chose for me to attend. Our community has other options for early learning now—some very good. But none of them have a fifty year track record of helping to create and nurture intellectual curiosity that lasts a lifetime. If you are a parent, I encourage you to visit MSCU. Speak with the administrators and educators at the school. Watch the children as they work independently, confidently mastering tools and skills, each opening a new doorway of understanding, each guiding them to the next level, and the next. It is amazing.
Amazing directresses, good atmosphere, and fabulous administrator. Our children love to go to school and like to do their work, explore and challenge themselves. Children feel respected and are willing to work just by the simple thing of letting them decide on what to work on. Children progress at their own pace and there is no such thing as teaching just to the average students. Nobody gets bored/falls behind when they attend a Montessori School.
I am regularly blown away by the work my daughter comes home with. MSCU is a great environment with wonderful teachers. Our daughter loves going there and loves learning.
We've tried other schools in CU in the past (Next Gen and Chesterbrook) and this is the only place we've found where the all the teachers are actively engaged with the students. All of the directresses have been there for at least 10 years and they all seem to love what they do. The tuition is more expensive than other places but our daughter loves it here.
Fantastic place!
Thank you MSCU!
MSCU makes the love for learning flourish beautifully by realizing that not all students are interested in the same topic at the same time, and different parts of their brains develop at different times.
Montessori School Of Champaign Urbana is a US School based in Savoy, Illinois. Montessori School Of Champaign Urbana is located at 1403 Regency Dr E, Savoy, IL 61874, USA.
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