Sorry for the late notice but if you'd like to learn more about the Montessori method this event might interest you!
"The Montessori Advantage" by Dr. John Fowler
Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:00-8:00 PM
In the Fireside Room of the United Church of Christ (home of Gateway Montessori School)
1500 9th Avenue, Longmont, CO
(Please park in the parking lot to the north of the Church and enter the building through the Northwest doors.)
- Learn the major principles of a Montessori elementary education
- Understand how children can achieve greater academic success through this model
- Demonstration of hands-on Montessori "works" that provide a holistic approach for grasping and excelling in major concepts of academia at the elementary level.
John Fowler is a long-time authority on Montessori education and principles. He holds a PhD in Integral Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has served as the Upper Elementary Director and Teacher Mentor at Denison Montessori School in Denver, Colorado since 1992. John began the American Montessori Academy in 1986, and served on the Boulder Valley School District's assessment and consultant team for the Boulder Community Montessori School. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Endicott College, the Director of Research at the Houston Montessori Center, and as an Instructor at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE ($3 PER CHILD) Please R.S.V.P. to Katie Torres for child care at jkatietorres@comcast.net or 303-776-7596.
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