For those of you who knew... we were (or more so I was - but Michael was impressed) wanting the girls to get into the California Montessori Project. It is a charter montessori program that doesn't cost except volunteer time (70 hours in the classroom for me). Those not familiar with the program - a quick overview is it is almost like a homeschool setting in a school. The kids are doing things on their own level, their own pace and not being held back or left behind by sticking to a strict curriculum and time frame. When we visited, kids were all throughout the room, laying on the floor doing work, sitting at tables doing work, even standing. I just felt this would be beneficial for both girls so neither would be left behind if they couldn't grasp a concept or for either of them to move into more advance stuff if the concept was easy for them - and they wouldn't be bored.
Only thing is it is a long day - 8:30 - 2:30 pm but they have past the nap time now so I think that because they are older 5 year olds when Kindergarten starts, is going to be extremely beneficial for them. Tomorrow, after I drop them off to school, I will be taking Caitlin by to pick up the new student packets - WHOO HOOO!!! I truly love paperwork when it comes to stuff like that.
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Yay! I'm so happy for you!
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