The prospective parent looked at Jennifer Wheelhouse of Montessori Children’s House in Redmond with concern. “Is that safe?” she asked, and gestured to the new elementary playground. It was a beautiful day: sunny just a hint of a breeze. “I turned to look at the reality of my vision and smiled,” Wheelhouse recalled. Here are her thoughts about parenting today, and learning to let go (at least a little bit).
Since the 1990s schools have removed swing sets from school playground. There were accidents; I remember them myself, but not an epidemic. As a result, straight slides were removed, they picked up too much speed, and spiral slides became common. Metal, that got too hot in the summer sun, was replaced by heat-reflecting plastic and the term “helicopter parent” was introduced into our vocabulary. MORE ...
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REDMOND, WA – On Tuesday, April 21, students at Montessori Children’s House, the only AMS-accredited Montessori school in Redmond and Sammamish, raised funds for Muscular Dystrophy research by participating in the MDA’s annual fundraising event, the Hop-a-Thon.
Students ranging from age three to 12, were challenged to see how many hops they could do in one minute. Each hop was counted and at the end of the event thousands of hops were accumulated. MORE... REDMOND, WA – Heading out to recess may look like fun at Montessori Children’s House new elementary playground – but it’s simply an extension of the classroom.
On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., school administrators will unveil the long-awaited elementary playground, specifically designed for the school, its natural landscape – and take what students are learning inside the school to their new outdoor classrooms. MORE.... |
Montessori Children's House
5003 218th Ave. NE Redmond, WA 98053 Phone: 425-868-7805 Fax: 425-502-6608 office@mchkids.com |
Founded in 1987
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