| This is the time of year when the parents of | | | | numbers, shapes, and colors before he started |
| many preschoolers must decide where their child | | | | preschool. I was worried that he might be bored |
| will attend school in the Fall. I wanted to take this | | | | in a more traditional preschool. Montessori's highly |
| opportunity to share my experience with | | | | individual program means he is always challenged |
| Montessori preschool education. | | | | and interested. In addition, my son is a very |
| My son is completing his second year in a | | | | active child and the Montessori program gives him |
| Montessori preschool program and attended from | | | | lots of opportunity for free play outdoors and |
| the age of 3 1/2. | | | | indoors as well as more freedom to move about, |
| I chose Montessori for several reasons. First, my | | | | stand, or even lie on the ground while working on |
| son is a bright, inquisitive child who already had a | | | | his lessons in the classroom. |
| sound grounding in recognition of his alphabet, | | | | |