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Next information session
Information sessions about our preschool are held regularly for prospective parents. Please contact us to rsvp.
INFORMATION SESSIONS 2012
When: Monday 5 March, 23 April, 14 May
Time: 3.45 - 4.15 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool - 25 Hinau Street, Tawa.
Parent Information Evening
Tawa Montessori Preschool is offering a Parent Information Evening to explain the Montessori philosophy and the unique educational programme we offer to preschool aged children. Please contact us to rsvp. No children please.
PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 2012
When: 21 March, 18 July, 14 November
Time: 7.00 - 8.30 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool - 25 Hinau Street, Tawa.
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Family picnic
Our end of year lunchbox lunch will be a picnic at preschool. Parents and siblings are welcome to join us for the picnic.
FAMILY PICNIC
When: Tuesday 20 December 2011
Time: 11.45 am - 12.45 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Carols for the elderly
Maria Montessori encouraged children to provide service in their community as part of their regular school day. We will sing carols for the elderly at the Redwood Club in Tawa.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE ELDERLY
When: Wednesday 14 December 2011
Time: 1.30 - 3 pm
Address: Redwood Club, Redwood Avenue, Tawa
Parent workshop - Montessori in the Home
Our teachers will talk about Montessori in the Home. They will share with you ideas about how you can incorporate Montessori activities and philosophy into your home and parenting style.
When: Monday 5 December 2011
Time: 7 - 8.30 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool
Visit to Little Earth
The children and teachers of Tawa Montessori Preschool are looking forward to visiting their sister school Little Earth Montessori in Paraparaumu.
VISIT TO LITTLE EARTH
When: Wednesday 2 November 2011
Time: 9.30 am - 2 pm
Where: Little Earth Montessori, Paraparaumu
Address: Assemble at Linden trainstation, Tawa.
Consuming Kids
A free screening of Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood. This is a documentary that provides an in-depth look at how marketers target children every moment of every day, to become the best consumers possible, and how this affects their health and wellbeing.
CONSUMING KIDS
When: Wednesday 15 June 2011
Time: 7 - 8 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool - 25 Hinau Street, Tawa
Sing a long Evening
Just like last year, we are having a fun evening of song and music around a makeshift campfire with hot chocolate and marshmallows. Bring your ukulele or guitar!
SING A LONG EVENING
When: Wednesday 8 June 2011
Time: 6.30 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Family Earth Walk
Let's GO outside!. The children and teachers of Tawa Montessori Preschool are looking forward to celebrating the Earth and the wonderful gifts it brings to each and every one of us! Like last year we will to
celebrate Earth Day with a family walk through our very special Redwood Bush reserve. This is your chance to dust of your walking shoes and unplug your children. Bring a picnic for afterwards.
THE TAWA MONTESSORI FAMILY EARTH WALK
When: Sunday 1 May 2011
Time: 11 am - 12 pm
Address: Redwood Bush, entrance Peterhouse Street, Tawa
Easter goodies for the elderly
Maria Montessori encouraged children to provide service in their community as part of their regular school day. We will bring easter goodies to the elderly at the Redwood Club in Tawa.
EASTER GOODIES FOR THE ELDERLY
When: Wednesday 13 April 2011
Time: 1.30 - 3 pm
Address: Redwood Club, Redwood Avenue, Tawa
Christchurch Earthquake
Our thoughts are with the people of Christchurch. On Tuesday 1 March, Theo and Chris drove our preschool van, loaded with donations and tools to Christchurch. They stayed in Christchurch for two weeks and volunteered their handyman/building skills to help the people in the streets of Christchurch. We thank all our preschool families and teachers for their support. The biggest force of nature is the human spirit!
Parent Workshop - Hands on Montessori
Here is your chance to experience the materials in our Montessori classroom in the same way that your child does. Come along for our “hands on” Montessori evening, roll up your sleeves, unroll your mat and start exploring. Put yourself in your child’s shoes and see how, why, and what they are learning at Tawa Montessori Preschool. RSVP, no children please.
PARENT WORKSHOP - HANDS ON MONTESSORI
When: Wednesday 16 February 2011
Time: 7.00 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Family picnic
Our end of year lunchbox lunch will be a picnic at preschool. Parents and siblings are welcome to join us for the picnic.
FAMILY PICNIC
When: Friday 17 December 2010
Time: 11.45 am - 12.45 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Carols for the elderly
Maria Montessori encouraged children to provide service in their community as part of their regular school day. We will sing carols and play our ukuleles for the elderly at the Redwood Club in Tawa.
CAROLS FOR THE ELDERLY
When: Wednesday 15 December 2010
Time: 2 - 3 pm
Address: Redwood Club, Redwood Avenue, Tawa
Parent Workshop - Practical Life
Find out more about the Montessori Practical Life curriculum, the cornerstone of Montessori! This parent information evening explains the most important activities in the classroom. The practical life activities develop in the child a strong and realistic sense of independence and self-reliance. This area of the curriculum focuses on developing skills that allow the child to effectively control and deal with the social and physical environment in which she lives. There is a growing pride in being able to "do it for myself." Practical life begins as soon as the child enters the preschool and continues throughout the curriculum to more and more advanced tasks appropriate to the older children. It is the most important area in the Montessori preschool classroom and provides a foundation for all the activities which followhow.
PARENT WORKSHOP - PRACTICAL LIFE
When: Thursday 11 November 2010
Time: 7.30 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Parent Workshop - Emotional Competence
Find out how we nurture the emotional development of our children at Tawa Montessori Preschool. A presentation by Maria Ulloa, researcher from Massey University, with the latest research findings which were recently presented at the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies in Boston, USA, June 2010.
PARENT WORKSHOP - EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE
When: Thursday 5 August 2010
Time: 7.30 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Sing a long Evening
Remember those campfire songs, in times bygone? We’d like to keep some of those songs alive and are teaching the children some “new” songs, beyond Twinkle Little Star and Baa baa black sheep. Singing is much more fun if it is done together. We invite you to a fun evening of song and music with your child.
SING A LONG EVENING
When: Wednesday 23 June 2010
Time: 6.30 pm
Address: Tawa Montessori Preschool, Tawa
Family Earth Walk
Our vision is to inspire an appreciation for the natural world. At Tawa Montessori we focus on connecting our young children with nature as part of their holistic development. We would like to share this connection with the whole family and celebrate Earth Day 2010 with a family bush walk for all of us. The walk through Redwood Bush will take approximately 45 minutes, including stops and is suitable for young children and prams. This is your chance to dust of your walking shoes and unplug your children. Bring a picnic for afterwards. We are looking forward to a huge turnout!
THE TAWA MONTESSORI FAMILY EARTH WALK
When: Sunday 18 April 2010
Time: 11 am - 12 pm
Address: Redwood Bush, entrance Peterhouse Street, Tawa
Case study for Enviroschools
We feature in the latest Enviroschools resource kit with a case study about our Environmental Care Code.
