All About Montessori

[cantbearit2]

chantuan_lim:

pinkitty:

Hi,


I am wondering where can I sign up for these montessori courses so I can teach my two kids at home...

Kindly keep me informed too.. would prefer to home school as I have the time at home!

Hi chantuan_lim & pinkitty,

IM no expert in e courses but you may refer to e link for the workshop I have attended below.
http://enrighten.com/

If u scroll down to e bottom of the page (on e left hand side), u will b able to see e Montessori program. However e current Montessori Maths workshop tat im attending is e last workshop of e yr (3 more lessons to go) so u will not b able to see e details of the Montessori phonics or maths workshop. U may wish to sign up in eir mailing list 2b updated on their nex yr's schedule. e one mentioned in e Montessori program on their website now is juz a general 1 day workshop.

Actually, if IM a FTSM, I will invest in a diploma course. As I have mentioned to Buds b4, IM sold!!! I love e system, I love e materials (but ey r so expensive lor!!! :faint: ). My DD2 is a living proof to me tat learning can b fun but yet effective. Bcos of her progress, I bought so many stuff which I nv thot i will :moneyflies: . Her progress is faster than I can DIY. haha...!!!

My only regret was not knowing it earlier so tat I can coach my DD1 in e same manner rather than using assessm bk aft assessm bk. :sad:

[buds]

cutebabylucky:

thanks buds PM to me. I check all of them. All of the childcare use air-con.This is a big concern to me coz my daughter is easy to get illness if stay long time. So pls PM me more montessori meet below condition:

1. havd good educational skill
2.air-con
3.near to sengkang or tao payoh

You're welcome cutebabylucky, i only share the ones worth sharing. None is good in my opinion in Toa Payoh and very few choices. :roll: As for preschool centres with aircon, i loike! Singapore is very hot! Aircon more comfortable for learning AND working too :evil: .... and good for children who have eczema like mine who will develop rash when too warm / sweaty. As for getting illness in aircon... sorry, i personally find aircon is not the only factor for a child getting ill. There's also the child's diet, exercise, sufficient rest (etc).

[buds]

cantbearit2:

Buds has been an inspiration in all e Montessori threads. :salute: I have learnt a few tips fr her...

Just read this and saw your PM as well. Will reply to you shortly..
Thank you for dropping your note & appreciating my work / sharings.
You certainly made my day, cantbearit2! :snuggles:

Yes, Montessori offers non-threatening.. non-pressurizing learning environment at yours and your child's comfortable pace. Yes as well to some materials being more worth to purchase than DIY especially if you're looking to teach more than one child. However, i find the pricing for enrighten products have seen a hike over the years. Hence i prefer to look for other options wherever possible. I've purchased from them before so i observed the price hikes are quite substantial. Plus some of their items are also China made. Some China made ones are pretty much ok if you aren't fussy and if it's meant for homeschool. There are different quality grades between the different companies/manufacturers.

As for more extensive parent-programmes, i will keep you in the loop cantbearit2.. I really got sooo many requests. So i supposed it'd be good to put into action. Only thing is i will only cater for closed-group only... no big-scale. To buds' kakis... we'll keep in touch.

[SAHM_TAN]

buds, can I be in your kaki group too? waiting list also can :please:


Although the school teachers are doing their best, I find thst I still need to help them at home. It's not because my expectations are too high but I think our environment is too fast paced. I think my kids need more time to absorb and unfortunately or fortunately. I'm the only one that can guide them.

[buds]

SAHM_TAN arh.. :slapshead:


You ARE oredi in my kaki group babe. :love:
You weren't sure issit? :evil: Okie, will update you.
Just that a wee far for you to travel from Central that's all.. :hugs:

[SAHM_TAN]

Thanks buds, :hugs:


For my kids, I will travel to the ends of the world.

[buds]

For now, you mean to the ends of Singapore bah?

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi buds,


now yes, when they are older, who knows

[jancy]

buds:

cantbearit2:

Buds has been an inspiration in all e Montessori threads. :salute: I have learnt a few tips fr her...

I've purchased from them before so i observed the price hikes are quite substantial. Plus some of their items are also China made. Some China made ones are pretty much ok if you aren't fussy and if it's meant for homeschool. There are different quality grades between the different companies/manufacturers.

As for more extensive parent-programmes, i will keep you in the loop cantbearit2.. I really got sooo many requests. So i supposed it'd be good to put into action. Only thing is i will only cater for closed-group only... no big-scale. To buds' kakis... we'll keep in touch.

Hi Buds

I hope you can keep me in the loop too as I would like to learn more about the Montessori methods as well.
I have just purchased some Montessori materials from Right To Learn
and the quality is as good as the once that I ordered from USA as well as price is also reasonable as I save on the huge shipping charges from USA.
The China ones are mostly the smaller size ones that are made in China which I did not buy as not real size as the original Montessori materials.
Let me know when you plan to start and what courses are you planning please !

[buds]

Nope... not true, China-made and Thai-made ones are comparable if not better than some I've bought from enrighten or right2learn or whatever it is they call it now. I purchased from direct distributor. Similar specifications if not exactly the same, but again who cares since I'm not exactly running a centre or franchise chain, so no biggie. No shipping cost incurred. Value for money. Excellent quality. The miniature versions are from those family kits they come in as a bundle, well yeah, still ok for parents intending to homeschool / for personal home use. From your postings I do understand you are very much pro-enrighten products cause most, if not all your postings in diff threads within the forum seem to be highly recommending them... either products or workshop of sorts... almost like promoting / doing sales which made me think you were their sales rep... or mebbe owner *gasp*... (that's only me n my sense of perception talking) ... but it is really a matter of preference for us parents especially stay home mothers who may not have the financial resources like working mothers may have. Hence my sharings in this forum have always been to benefit all parents in general with options to either purchase materials or DIY them and with pointers on how they CAN guide their own children at home with aid of clear lesson plans and ideas at no cost. I assume you know pretty much everything since you've attended all enrighten's workshops or programmes n worked on what you've learnt with the many stuffs you've bought to date. You did also mention that you found the presentations enough n comparable to someone doing the Dip itself in one of your replies to a parent here. Hence I honestly find you're already quite the expert for a parent who's only looking to teach own children.