https://www.littleroad.org/biography daily 0.75 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/f2b568b6-ad0f-4b8d-9705-676b22593928/SF4A1328.jpg Biography https://www.littleroad.org/home daily 1.0 2020-07-01 https://www.littleroad.org/mission daily 0.75 2020-04-05 https://www.littleroad.org/tradicional-vs-montessori-education daily 0.75 2020-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586117616461-JIZQS13A9EQKDUQDEJP2/inCollage_20200405_145718757.jpg Tradicional vs Montessori Education - Traditional vs. Montessori Education In the traditional approach to education, as the child begins his/her educational journey, the child is given individual concrete’s and abstractions with no tie to a unifying principle. Because of this disconnectedness, the child has a more difficult time understanding the concepts being presented. In the Montessori elementary classroom, the child is first presented with a universal view. Then information is broken down further and more and more detail is provided. By integrating information at every stage with a universal view, a context is provided to the child so that he can more easily absorb each new lesson. For example, when a child studies the concept of gravity, she can relate back to previous lessons studying the solar system and the forces keeping the planets, moons and other bodies in their orbits. This unifying concept can be found throughout the curriculum in the Montessori classroom. https://www.littleroad.org/gallery daily 0.75 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123707927-54W8JEN57PKP522QP2HP/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20191007094410230_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123737134-61YC9TDSJMQZVVOAONIR/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20191203130801062_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123708766-VMT4RONE1N8QMPUSHQZC/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200115092233405_COVER+%281%29.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123761878-THVRBZFVT51UMQLQ4EJW/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200115093618843_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123709786-LCI143OGTQTKC2W7H4YV/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200323100205187_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123710655-QQ30MKTV4TQ6H9CHTEVS/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200323143159554_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123748806-3QWF7X2EXKQ7MIIV6DNH/IMG_20190625_085032.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123756699-09NVKGPXWNCPK3O5O80R/IMG_20190625_100458.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123746219-CO309P8VY02FAUMBM10Z/IMG_20190717_084000.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123743887-TJMWB4UD1T0ZJPSPE439/IMG_20191002_110635_168.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586123749760-J1O170M0ZZL3S6X68TF7/IMG_20200115_091200_4.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764514890-8WR8LYSWURLS1455AXJM/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200601095400264_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764514726-B3LPP6RGELTWIP6WB5VD/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200602094732619_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764514528-48P54QQQAHTJSZ1N29XM/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200601093319615_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764514828-LLRXG5HCEDMBECWYTT6I/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200601161530153_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764514806-WIPC2HFCAY37MF38R7DM/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200602144535775_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764514626-YIV8XA8LVZJOG0BV9ONX/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200602150842179_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764516281-Q41PPUEZQTTNUYG6D9NB/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200605150653641_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764516377-I9EVH2SL8492E80LRKTW/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200605150757413_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591764516489-AQ4DTFPOBZI84JXIGOBT/IMG_20200602_095007.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591766627787-OGKGO30R0RP5RJ6II52K/IMG_20200327_103731.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591867490133-US87P0TPKYQ3FQHLU9M0/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200602102544557_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1591867539210-77VUKN41ZUUDDKM2WV9F/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200528123020838_COVER.jpg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1aa49be9-89b5-450d-b2bf-6ae7cb115fd5/image0.jpeg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/825beb0a-af24-46be-b8fa-bac47aca4b42/image2.jpeg GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/7f52f811-54fe-48d6-bcdd-42d1b7f87e2a/Screenshot+2023-10-25+at+9.34.20+PM.png GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/408edc4c-035d-49d8-83ca-baf566ab6c02/Screenshot+2023-10-25+at+9.48.00+PM.png GALLERY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/46bad387-6b66-45c9-b7d3-32be6402553d/Screenshot+2023-10-25+at+9.41.14+PM.png GALLERY https://www.littleroad.org/montessori-history daily 0.75 2020-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586113149790-7WFTXBD0LDDTQM9P66GW/inCollage_20200405_132947192.jpg Montessori History - About Dr. Maria Montessori Maria Montessori persisted first in acquiring her own education when, against the wishes and advice of her family and friends, she entered medical school. Her dedication was shown when, as Italy’s first woman to ever attend medical school, she was the only one that would show up in class on snowy days. In spite of her professors’ objections, she became Italy’s first woman doctor. After she began practicing medicine, she worked with children who had learning disabilities and found that she could raise their school entrance scores to a level above that of the “average child”. Due to her work, a group of businessmen asked her to open a preschool day care facility in the middle of Rome’s slums. This became the first “Children’s House”. By observing the children, she discovered that they preferred her prepared equipment to their own toys. Why? Through the years she found the answer. The children preferred the real to the pretend. They were in the process of “becoming” adults, and they enjoyed work. As they worked with her specially designed materials, their attention spans increased, and their knowledge increased. But these were the byproducts of the development of the total child. When World War II started, Maria Montessori was exiled from Italy. During the war she spent most of her time in India, opening more “Children’s Houses” and developing her philosophy and materials. Maria Montessori went on to thoroughly develop her methods through age 12. Recognizing that the child, by nature, requires a more abstract environment as they mature, she also provided many insights into the child’s educational needs beyond age 12. https://www.littleroad.org/the-montessori-method daily 0.75 2020-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1586114571163-SX6249L3N1HC08NG0M2S/inCollage_20200405_142037848.jpg The Montessori Method - Education Following The Child’s Lead Maria Montessori watched the child. It was the child’s development and learning that dictated her choice of materials. She tested her materials, keeping only those that held the child’s attention and provided learning experiences. She prepared and re-prepared the classroom environment until she developed the basic materials used in Montessori schools today. Of particular interest are her math materials. The logic, concreteness, and absolute simplicity of these materials reveal Maria Montessori’s genius. (And indeed, she was discovered as a child to be a math genius). These are the principles followed throughout the Montessori curriculum. Starting in practical life, precision is emphasized – recognized as a math readiness skill. The child is measuring as he pours water, and is estimating distance with sweeping exercises. Then, in the early sensorial materials, he uses TEN cubes to show size, TEN long rods for length, TEN cylinders for depth, and so on. The child’s mind is being prepared for the decimal system through his eyes and movement. When the child reaches actual counting, he is already familiar with TEN-ness. He then learns the four basic mathematical operations through the use of concrete materials. https://www.littleroad.org/contact daily 0.75 2020-06-04 https://www.littleroad.org/programs daily 0.75 2023-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/408edc4c-035d-49d8-83ca-baf566ab6c02/Screenshot+2023-10-25+at+9.48.00+PM.png PROGRAMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/46bad387-6b66-45c9-b7d3-32be6402553d/Screenshot+2023-10-25+at+9.41.14+PM.png PROGRAMS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/7f52f811-54fe-48d6-bcdd-42d1b7f87e2a/Screenshot+2023-10-25+at+9.34.20+PM.png PROGRAMS https://www.littleroad.org/team daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/d7d2aaca-0d61-4d64-9503-9ae36b803d7b/IMG_5490.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/2d3710be-0e06-4b39-8986-9c3e7faeed57/SF4A8159.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/1f20cf9d-530d-49e6-9145-7270befe0720/SF4A7684.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/77f194ab-5b50-4f12-b694-6c581ecde9e3/SF4A8231.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/e99ce340-75fd-4630-a435-3f5a979eb0b1/IMG_8458.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/fa1a1192-b770-48f0-a82f-4c53a187bcec/SF4A8183.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/240cf6a4-c82a-4501-9eda-ec4b1295cbc3/SF4A7790.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/fa0337db-3e3d-40a1-9e3f-59d0f2e6575f/SF4A7716.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/7f724329-9b36-4562-8a63-a4f14f3fa04c/SF4A7750.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30ff942cd24411b627d809/20917cbe-5959-45c8-86b2-19d218d846aa/SF4A8149.jpg https://www.littleroad.org/parent-links daily 0.75 2026-02-18