Abstract/Notes: "At the regular meeting of the Woman's club next Wednesday afternoon, Prince Hopkins will be the speaker. Mr. Hopkins will tell members of the club and their friends something about Boyland. The plan of the school and the methods employed there, as well as descriptions of the buildings and grounds of the new home of the institution will be given..."

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Abstract/Notes: Work has been commenced laying out the gardens and planting trees and shrubbery at Boyland. There will be about twenty acres devoted to the growing of nursery stock and a large acreage of open ground for gardening or grain. Drives to the west of the new building are being laid out ready for the gravel surfacing.

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Language: English

ISSN: 0040-7887

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ISSN: 0040-7887

Language: German

ISSN: 0944-2537

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Abstract/Notes: The Montessori philosophy and environment offers opportunities for free movement within the classroom. Physical development includes the acquisition of fundamental movement skills (FMS) which children acquire through different opportunities for movement. Previous research has shown that Montessorian pre-schoolers were more physically active during the school day compared to those attending traditional pre-schools. This led to questioning whether this noted increase in physical activity had any effect on the learning of FMS. The purpose of this study was to examine the proficiency of FMS of children aged 3–6 years in three private Montessori pre-schools. This purposive sample consisted of 105 Montessori 3–6 year olds in the Western Cape, South Africa. FMS were evaluated using the Test of Gross Motor Development Second Edition (TGMD-2). About 51.6% of the 3 year olds mastered run but scored in the poor category for five out of the six object control skills. The majority of 4 year olds (75.7%) reached mastery only in run. Most of the 5 year olds achieved mastery in run (69%) and slide (65.5%), and only 51.7% in kick. About 87.5% of the 6 year olds achieved mastery in run and slide, only half of them in leap, hop, kick and catch. No area of FMS were mastered by all the participants, but overall, the performance ranged from ‘average’ to ‘above average’. This shows potential for improvement in FMS proficiency. Therefore, children, even in a Montessori environment, require specific instruction to achieve proficiency of all FMS.

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DOI: 10.1177/1476718X241241141

ISSN: 1476-718X

Abstract/Notes: Educator Will Address Women's Auxiliary of the Temple Israel - Dr. Maria Montessori, originator of the Montessori system of education for the child, and who is one of the 'six most renowned women of the world,' who have been officially invited to attend the Exposition, will deliver an address before the Women's Auxiliary of Temple Israel, California and Webster streets, tonight. There will also be a musical programme of the following interesting numbers: Organ prelude, Mr. Archille Artigues; soprano solo, Miss Helen Coburn Heath; baritone solo, Mr. John Francis Jones; duet, Miss Heath and Mr. Jones. The public is invited to attend. Dancing and refreshments in the assembly hall. The president, Mrs. Abe Levin, will preside.

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Abstract/Notes: Dr. Maria Montessori, of Rome, international famed authoress and educator, foretold to 700 women the coming of the time when toys will be unknown and children will find enjoyment in useful things adapted to their mental level. She was talking at a meeting arranged by the New England Montessori Association. "Impatience on the part of mothers materially hinders the progress of children," she said. "Let a child take his own time about performing duties and you will find they are done far better that the mothers could do them. Imagine yourself dressing leisurely, but thoroughly, to be suddenly grabbed by a giant maid literally thrust into your clothes and hustled into a motor car. "Some times we adults go part way through life as if in chaos until we find something that interests us. Then a phenomenon takes place. Why not give the child the same chance? We can be compared to an airplane. We first must have a motor, then we run over the ground a short distance and finally we rise in flight. A child must be developed along those same lines." – From the Boston Post.

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