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Lee Montessori infant and toddler program
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Anonymous
| Anyone know anything more about this? |
Anonymous
| Link? |
Anonymous
| There is no link, hence the question. |
Anonymous
| Lee has proposed to implement an infant/toddler program in the future. It would be fee-based, subject to Charter Board approval, and likely couldn't be an automatic "feeder" based on current law. It is 1+ years out. |
Anonymous
If it's fee-based and not an automatic feeder, wy would it require charter board approval? |
Anonymous
| at one of the pre-lottery info sessions, they called it something like a "long-term plan" and implied it was not likely to happen quickly. i don't know if having permanent space will help move it along? |
Anonymous
| What is a Montessori program for infants? |
Anonymous
You do know there are Montessori daycares right? |
Anonymous
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this is a snapshot of infant Montessori:
http://www.dailymontessori.com/montessori-age-0-6-months/ http://www.dailymontessori.com/montessori-age-6-12-months/ But to the original point, I'm guessing if Lee want to create a "feeder" they would need massive Charter School rehaul so that's probably not their intent. |
Anonymous
This doesn't seem especially different from other recommendations for infants, crocheted balls aside. |
Anonymous
| Birth to three is a separate Montessori training program called "assistance to infancy," or A to I. The environment is called a Nido, from the Japanese for nest. |
Anonymous
| I don't understand why they would be putting resources into this? Is it a fundraising thing? |
Anonymous
Because they believe in the value of Montessori for children? I really don't think there's an angle here. It is *possible* (and I am completely speculating) that currently enrolled families might get preference at the school in term of admissions (whether it is lottery or not) and that these infant/toddler program students would then continue to Lee (as they would if they were in daycare or with nannies because of the sibling preference of teh older kid) and so Lee would have a some PK3ers super ready for the primary class. But this is such a small benefit and likewise a small benefit for current families (the program will be fee based but many of us have come to see the value of such a program). But this is complete speculation. Mostly I think they are excited about Montessori education early and for all. |
Anonymous
| They hope to get funding (Head First?) so that it is open to families without the resources to pay for an infant Montessori program to help close the word gap that appears by three. |
Anonymous
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I still don't understand why you'd want this to be an area of focus for your school. Are you trying to argue that despite it being a tuition program, it is going to help poor children? Are you hopeful that it will come with some preference, so the type a Montessori folk who want Lee can self-select from six months on? Honestly, with all the needs that Lee, like every other charter school has, it seems insane that you'd want resources diverted for this.
Unless you were a current parent just hoping to put all your child care needs at a "one stop shop," which is probably accurate. |