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Whither Whitby? An Ambitious Reorganization at the Oldest Montessori School in the U.S. Raises Questions... And Emotions [Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut]
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 16, no. 2
Date: Winter 2004
Pages: 1, 18-19
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Organizations [Teachers' meeting at Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut]
Publication: Montessori Review, vol. 2, no. 2
Date: Winter 1966
Pages: 13
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Language: English
Article
Whitby School
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Montessori Information Items, no. 8
Date: 1963?
Pages: 15-17
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Abstract/Notes: Published by Cleveland Montessori Association (Cleveland, Ohio). Reprinted from Jubilee (February 1959), p. 21-27.
Language: English
Article
Joy of Learning, Whitby School
Available from: TIME Magazine Vault
Publication: TIME Magazine, vol. 77, no. 20
Date: May 12, 1961
Pages: 63-64
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Language: English
ISSN: 0040-781X
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Whitby School: Catholic Laymen Follow the Montessori Method in a New Venture in American Education
Publication: Jubilee, vol. 6
Date: Feb 1959
Pages: 21-27
Americas, Montessori method of education, North America, Religious education, United States of America, Whitby School
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Language: English
ISSN: 0449-3486
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Does Preschool Curriculum Make a Difference in Primary School Performance: Insights into the Variety of Preschool Activities and Their Effects on School Achievement and Behaviour in the Caribbean Island of Trinidad; Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal evidence
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Early Child Development and Care, vol. 103, no. 1
Date: 1994
Pages: 27-42
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago
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Abstract/Notes: Preschool education is an important and much studied topic in developed countries, and of growing importance in the third world. Studies exploring preschool experience have noted positive effects when comparing children with access to preschool versus children without access, and effects of particular curriculum approaches over the length of primary schooling. This study adopts a focused sample, cross‐sectional design to explore the types of preschool experience available (denoted by types of preschool activities which equate broadly to curriculum approaches) and whether variation in preschool experience affects core curriculum (English, science, mathematics) performance and classroom behaviours throughout the years of primary schooling in Trinidad and when children complete their primary education in the form of a national ‘common entrance examination’ for entry into a stratified secondary school system. Results show that a large majority of the sampled children attended preschool and that most of the preschool experience was traditional and teacher centred. Neither child centred or teacher centred preschool activities affected academic performance in the core subjects during the primary school years or at the end of their primary school career. Type of preschool activity did affect teacher perception of behaviour in class. Child centred experience facilitated a social/peer orientation in children. High levels of teacher centred experience detracted from later relationships with teacher. Results were confounded by social class, with middle class children having most access to (the limited amount available) child centred preschool experience and performing at the highest academic and behavioural levels in the classroom although in limited numbers. The discussion questions the appropriacy of the various preschool activities for pupils within a cultural orientation of traditional upbringing and primary schooling practices.
Language: English
ISSN: 0300-4430, 1476-8275
Book
Why an Ungraded Middle School. Chapter 1, How to Organize and Operate an Ungraded Middle School. Successful School Administration Series
Available from: ERIC
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Abstract/Notes: Experience of the Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool, New York, provides a rationale for organizing school systems to include ungraded middle schools. If, as evidence indicates, today's youth are maturing earlier, are more sophisticated, and are capable of greater accomplishment, then the traditional grade 7-8-9 arrangement does not meet the needs of ninth grade students while elementary schools can not meet the needs of sixth grade students. It is felt that grouping students by grades 6, 7, and 8 in the middle school aided solution of this problem. By introducing a multi-age grouping of students for each subject, each student's unique qualities and individual capabilities were recognized and given full educational advantage. This ungraded system required curriculum reform and flexible scheduling which were implemented along with a system of team teaching. Problems of team isolation, friction within teams, curriculum oriented outlooks, unwillingness to regroup students, and lack of evaluation of innovations were being solved. Progress made with the middle school concept indicates its viability. (TT)
Language: English
Published: [S.I.]: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1967
Conference Paper
Is There a Need for Handicraft in Preschool? Attitudes of Preschool Teachers and Parents on Including Handicraft Activities in the Regular Preschool Program
Available from: IATED Digital Library
INTED2020 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
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Abstract/Notes: Alternative educational concepts evolved in response to classical educational methods in which children are placed in a passive position and the transfer of knowledge is cultivated as a form of teaching. Models of alternative pedagogy (Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio, Agazzi) advocate developmentally appropriate practices which Bredekamp (1993) describes as a presence of different strategies, i.e., child-oriented behaviours of teachers and responding to the child's individual needs. In order to help each child to grow into a universal and competent individual from preschool age, it is necessary to encourage their imagination and creativity, as well as to acquire habits of cooperation and coexistence with other children. One of the activities which promote these desirable characteristics in children is handicraft. Many studies and findings in the area of neuroscience, multiple intelligences theories, and the aforementioned alternative pedagogical concepts emphasize the importance of handicraft and point out its benefits not only for children but for the entire community. However, such an approach to children's learning and activity is poorly represented in educational institutions. Therefore, the aim of the study was to examine the views of preschool teachers and parents on handicraft activities and its more frequent use in regular preschool programs. The survey was conducted by an anonymous questionnaire on a sample of 316 respondents, preschool teachers (N=141) and parents (N=175). The results of the study show that both preschool teachers and parents agree that certain elements of alternative concepts such as handicraft have a positive impact on the overall development of the child and that they are useful and practical life skills. They also agree that handicraft activities should be used in educational institutions to a greater extent. [Conference Name: 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference; ISBN: 9788409179398; Place: Valencia, Spain]
Language: English
Published: Valencia, Spain: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2020
Pages: 1511-1519
ISBN: 978-84-09-17939-8
Article
A Class of Special Character [Montessori school-within-a-school, Arthur Street School, Dunedin]
Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 4
Date: Dec 1996
Pages: 9
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Language: English
Article
Schoolakties - schoolakties - schoolakties
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Montessori Opvoeding, no. 3
Date: Jun 1970
Pages: 50-52
Nederlandse Montessori Vereniging
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Language: Dutch