Montessori at Home – Elementary

Rainbow Kiddies Montessori – School Administrator

Rainbow Kiddies Montessori is searching for a reliable, trustworthy, and innovative Montessori teacher to join our excellent school. The Montessori teacher’s responsibilities include creating lesson plans, and curricula, focused on developing social, physical, intellectual, and emotional skills, assessing children’s individual needs, and communicating with parents as required. You should be able to create a nurturing, stimulating […]

Oakdale Montessori: Toddler Directress: Sunningdale

School Name:  Oakdale Montessori School Location:  2nd Sunningdale Campus, C.T. Position:  Montessori Directress Environment:  Toddler Oakdale Montessori is opening a second campus in Sunningdale. We are looking for a number of staff members Job Description:  We are looking for a Toddler Directress (18 months to 3 years) from July 2024 at our new Sunningdale Campus. […]

Oakdale Montessori: 3-6 Directress: Sunningdale

School Name:  Oakdale Montessori School Location:  2nd Sunningdale Campus, C.T. Position:  Directress Environment:  3 to 6 Description:  Oakdale Montessori is opening a second campus in Sunningdale. We are looking for a number of staff members. Job Description:  We are looking for a 3 to 6 Directress from July 2024 at our new Sunningdale Campus. The […]

Oakdale Montessori – Toddler – Sunningdale Campus

School Name: Oakdale Montessori School Location: 2nd Sunningdale Campus, C.T. Position:  Assistant Directress Environment:  Toddler Group Description of School:  Oakdale Montessori is opening a second campus in Sunningdale. We are looking for a number of staff members Job Description:  We are looking for an Assistant Toddler Directress from July 2024 at our new Sunningdale Campus. […]

Oakdale Montessori – Sunningdale Campus

School Name: Oakdale Montessori School Location: 2nd Sunningdale Campus, C.T. Position:  Assistant Directress Environment:  3 to 6 – Pre-school Description of School:  Oakdale Montessori is opening a second campus in Sunningdale. We are looking for a number of staff members Job Description:  We are looking for an Assistant 3 to 6 Directress from July 2024 […]

Oakdale Montessori – Bellville Campus

School Name:  Oakdale Montessori Location:  Bellville Campus, C.T. Position Advertised:  3 to 6 Montessori Directress: Job Description: We are looking for a 3 to 6 Directress from July 2024 at our Bellville Campus. The Montessori Directress is a guide who helps to support his/her students’ progress academically, emotionally, and physically in a prepared Montessori environment, […]

Great Work Montessori Program

School Name:  Great Work Montessori Program Job Position:  Upper Elementary Guide Teaching Environment:  8-11 Contact Name:  Jody Caffaro Contact Number: 845-546-1775 Contact Email: GWMP.jody@gmail.com Application Closing Date: 31st July, 2024 Position Starting Date:  26th August,2024 School Location:  Wappingers Falls, New York Description:  Assisting students in learning subject matter and/or skills that will contribute to their […]

Auburn House – Open Day

Geography in Cosmic Education

ORGANIC AND RESPONSIVE This course is designed for beginners and seasoned Montessori teachers alike.  It functions as a guided journey for those wanting either an introduction or deep dive lectures.  Like children in a Montessori classroom, participants can work at their own pace and in accordance with their own needs. Interested? Contact Sharon Caldwell – […]

Montessori Practice in Action!

The parenting and education world are wising up and people around the world are realizing the amazing benefits of Montessori practice. Many families are not only choosing to send their children to Montessori schools but they’re also transforming their homes into beautiful Montessori spaces.   You may have scrolled Instagram or Google images, looking at beautiful […]

Tulips from Amsterdam

Mrs J.J. Werker, set up the first small Montessori ‘Casa dei Bambini’ in the Netherlands, in 1914.  It was soon apparent, that with other schools opening their doors in the Netherlands, it was necessary to coordinate how schools were run and managed, and to pool resources.  In 1917 the official Dutch Montessori Society was formed […]

Ikhaya Labantwana Montessori

Ikhaya Labantwana Montessori, the vision of Dawn Brochenin, opened it’s doors 15 February 2010 in a 5m rented rondawel. 15 Children (2½ – 5 years), were introduced to the Montessori method of teaching in a stimulating and safe learning environment. Dawn’s sterling efforts at fund-raising extended the school’s reach to provide an education, to 64 […]

The Work of Education

“Averting war is the work of politicians; establishing peace is the work of education” Education and Peace, pg. 24 Let us celebrate the work of education that has shaped the brave men and women who stand today united, protecting businesses, community centres, schools, hospitals and properties throughout our Nation. Just when we felt South Africa […]

Big and Small – Montessori for all

Montessori for Dementia and Ageing is an innovative approach to dementia care that can be adopted for individuals or groups as a philosophy of care. The goal of the Montessori program is to support older adults and people living with dementia by creating a prepared environment, filled with cues and memory supports, that enables individuals […]

When is the Best Time to Teach Time?

The Child believes that time is measured by actions, movement, how long (or short) it will be and it’s importance.  “Time to wake up, to eat, sleep, to go to the park or to work.”  Often, many parents/guardians say things like, “we will leave in 5 minutes.” This is meaningless to the young child.  Rather, […]

Life Cycles – Activity Sets

“To make it clear whether or not a child has understood, we should see whether he can form a vision of it within the mind, whether he has gone beyond the level of mere understanding.” Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential, p.10 Childrens House recently produced 5 new products called Life Cycle Activity Sets.  […]

Developing New Readers

One of the most frustrating tasks for a Montessori teacher is to find suitable reading matter that allows them to put into practice the skills learnt in the pink, blue and green reading series. These readers are carefully selected by our team, ensuring that they are suitable for a Montessori language environment.  Filled with realistic […]

Montessori Centre South Africa

What does it mean to be a Montessori teacher? Montessori herself described the adult wishing to be a teacher of children as follows: “A teacher who would think that (s)he could prepare (her)himself for (her)his mission through study alone, would be mistaken. The first thing required of a teacher is that (s)he be rightly disposed […]

Montessori Early Learning Foundation

“Like a sponge these children absorb. It is marvellous, this mental power of the child. Only we cannot teach directly. It is necessary that the child teach himself, and then the success is great.”  Maria Montessori, Citizen of the World, Pg 45

An Explosion of Reading

We are so excited to welcome this new addition, the Montessori Blue Reading Series to our language category.  The three levels of Montessori reading; pink, blue and green are world famous.  They fulfil all that a child requires to support them in their thirst to read.  So often, children have an ‘explosion’ of reading during the foundation phase (between 4-to-6-years old).  However, no two children are alike, and […]

Childrens House Goes Global

I was delighted to attend the UTAH Montessori Conference over the weekend of January 30th. I met and mingled with our Montessori Colleagues from across the Atlantic Ocean via a Zoom online event!  As difficult as the new normal has become in the light of the COVID pandemic there is often something good that comes […]

Our wish for you

Childrens House wish all their friends, supporters, suppliers and customers a Happy New 2021 Year! We don’t wish you prosperity in the normal sense. Our wish for you is for love for our fellow men and women.  Friendship and compassion to those in need.  Health to support you and your family through another year.  Above […]

Pouring Activities: Narrow Jar

Our Transferring Activity Sets resemble everyday activities the Child observes an adult performing. Using real and familiar items for the suggested exercises, lets the Child understand how important these tasks are. Lay out the trays as beautifully as possible to attract the Child to the different tasks Childrens House introduces variations of these transferring activities. […]