A short getaway is very beneficial to our mental and emotional health. Our family thrives on weekend getaways because it boosts our creativity and our family bond. This time around, we ended up going to Clearwater/Saint Petersburg for a weekend getaway. We stayed at a lovely cottage house in Clearwater which is only 32 steps from the beach. In the morning we...
It has been ages since I updated our family blog. Many joyful and turbulent changes took place during this time period. First of all, we had another baby girl that completed our family. She loves anything "princessy" and loves to make us laugh. Yet, the last two years have been very traumatic due to my mother's long battle with cancer. In March, 2020,...
"When the child goes out, it is the world itself that offers itself to him. Let us take the child out to show him real things instead of making objects which represent ideas and closing them in cupboards." Maria Montessori Last weekend we headed to Sea World to see the aquarium exhibit located in the TurtleTrak 3D experience. It was great seeing these...
“It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to teach child the chance to fulfill his potential possibilities.” Maria Montessori Three years ago I fell in love with Montessori method of pedagogy. I read extensively on this subject and decided to base my teaching style on the Montessori method. Two books I utilize daily are Montessori from the Start by Paula Polk Lillard & Lynn...
Brevard County Barrier Island Center According to numerous studies done on child education, children learn best from experience. On UNICEF website it states that "children learn best by doing, using their senses, exploring their environment of people, things, places and events. They learn from first-hand and concrete experiences." For our sea turtle unit, we went to Brevard County Barrier Island Center which is...
