This image from theage.com.au is of a banner painted in the zoe hall, thanks shayne at TWS for organising it.
Thursday, 4 October 2007
Wilderness Soc in the hall
This image from theage.com.au is of a banner painted in the zoe hall, thanks shayne at TWS for organising it.
Anna Fletcher & Montessori
Today I met Anna Fletcher, a young Montessori teacher on a mission to open a school in Tasmania. We discussed her veiws on education and I tried to explain the what why wherefores about Zoe.
I am pretty satisfied that her teaching style and values could find a home in the Zoe environment. She was really positive about including eco-sustainable values into the curriculum. Montessori has strong emphasis on "child centred-ness", out-door experience, hands-on materialisation of abstract ideas, minimal intervention in free play, child to child support and co-learning. It has a strong emphasis on creativity and theatre.
Anna was open to working within other educational frameworks.
I think that she could bring some helpful structure to Zoe, as Montessouri method includes "progress" standards frameworks and such measurement. I recall at our last parent's meeting there was some concern about how well their children would integrate in mainstream schools after zoe. I think how interpret and respond to this sort of framework stuff is important, as zoe is non-competitive, but it can be utilised.
Anna remembers (fondly) growing up in taroona next door to a strange guy called eric who went to a school in fern tree. :D
Overall Anna has a very positive attractive and parent friendly approach which we haven't had so far. She is concentrating on the early years, 2.5 to 6 years old, tho has experience in the UK with older kids.
Anna, I hope you don't mind me summing you up like this! :D
Anyway, we should all meet up sometime soon to discuss the opportunity we might be able to offer each other.
I am pretty satisfied that her teaching style and values could find a home in the Zoe environment. She was really positive about including eco-sustainable values into the curriculum. Montessori has strong emphasis on "child centred-ness", out-door experience, hands-on materialisation of abstract ideas, minimal intervention in free play, child to child support and co-learning. It has a strong emphasis on creativity and theatre.
Anna was open to working within other educational frameworks.
I think that she could bring some helpful structure to Zoe, as Montessouri method includes "progress" standards frameworks and such measurement. I recall at our last parent's meeting there was some concern about how well their children would integrate in mainstream schools after zoe. I think how interpret and respond to this sort of framework stuff is important, as zoe is non-competitive, but it can be utilised.
Anna remembers (fondly) growing up in taroona next door to a strange guy called eric who went to a school in fern tree. :D
Overall Anna has a very positive attractive and parent friendly approach which we haven't had so far. She is concentrating on the early years, 2.5 to 6 years old, tho has experience in the UK with older kids.
Anna, I hope you don't mind me summing you up like this! :D
Anyway, we should all meet up sometime soon to discuss the opportunity we might be able to offer each other.
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