The Montessori Difference
At FMS we play to your child’s innate strengths – regardless of their age or ability, without competitive pressure. We cultivate thinking outside the box, expanding their horizons, taking them beyond accomplished.
Embracing your child’s individuality while nurturing ways to explore a deep and meaningful understanding of the world around them.
Seeking adventures to ignite your child’s natural curiosity, energy and joy for lifelong learning.
Offering your child hands-on, self-paced, collaborative learning. We explore individual interests to enable ongoing positive engagement and enthusiasm.
Playing to your child’s innate strengths – regardless of their age or abilities – without competitive pressure. We cultivate thinking outside the box.
Montessori at Home: Preparation and task guide for young children (Part 1)
As Montessori families, you know how many practical life activities your children engage with each day at school. Most families are interested in learning how they can continue to develop these practical skills at home. To help, we have prepared this simple-to-follow list, broken down according to room/location within the home. It is ideal for families with toddlers (2-3 years) and young children, up to 6 years old. Some of the most important aspects of…
FMS Parent Survey: Collaboration for our community
Earlier this year we shared an article titled ‘Strengthening the Family-School Connection.’ In this article, we identified 3 elements we believe are central to building strong school-family connections. They were communication, education and participation. Today, as we prepare to share your feedback from the most recent FMS parent survey, we’d like to add an additional element for the ongoing strength of our school-family connection, and that is collaboration.Collaboration is the…
Reflection on Early Childhood Best Practice Conference
Last weekend, 4 educators from our birth to 6 community headed off to Brisbane for the 2024 Early Childhood Best Practice Conference. This was a wonderful opportunity for our staff to connect with Montessori colleagues, sharing their experience and expertise while learning best practice in early childhood from leading Montessori educators. Our team was delighted to reconnect with past FMS staff members, Linda Strom and Natasha Williams, currently a Montessori…
