This week at Community Montessori School, we will be welcoming our children for the 2nd year! The teachers have been working hard planning, preparing the environment, and anticipating the wonderful year ahead. Our goal for the beginning of the year is to begin to build relationships with the children and help them develop a 'work cycle'. The work cycle involves choosing a work, doing the work, returning the work, and moving on to the next work. The development of a child's work cycle is critical to their development of concentration and focus. As we present lessons and provide opportunity for exploration of the beautiful materials, children will become engaged in their work. The teacher will work as a guide and supporter during this process. Sometimes children develop their work cycles quickly and other times, it can take an entire school year for this to work itself out. There are many things that may effect the development of a work cycle (for example age, experience in the classroom, interest, distraction level etc) and as the teachers get to know the children, we will learn how to best support their development. Our hope is that the children develop a love of work, concentration, self-discipline and sociability.
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