We had a wonderful time at our Summer Cultural Creativity and Sports Holiday School and the children thoroughly enjoyed meeting up with each other during the summer break. We have enjoyed a wide range of educational, creative, sports and fun activities including visits to The Heath and Waterlow Park for Binocular and Nature Walks, making […]
Winter Creativity School Timetable 2020
For those attending our Winter Creativity School in December 2020, please find below our proposed timetable of activities. Winter Creativity School Topic – Winter Animals 9.00 am – Arrival and welcome, get together time 9.30 am – Creative Activities Monday – Polar Bears Tuesday – Robins Wednesday – Penguins Thursday – Hedgehogs and Hibernation Friday – Cooking […]
Cooking Coconut Kau Kau with your Child
There is one meal from our ‘Around the World’ menu that seems to be a big hit with all of the children at Highgate Montessori, and that is Coconut Kau Kau. Although we adapted our recipe to be served in a pineapple, Coconut Kau Kau is traditionally a delicious baked sweet potato recipe with coconut […]
Art the Montessori Way
Here at Highgate Montessori, art is one of our favourite things and it’s safe to say that our art activities are very popular with the children. We want our children to love art! We want them to love colour and texture and shapes and lines. It is our hope that they learn that art is […]
Diversity through food
At Highgate Montessori children are encouraged to acquire positive attitudes and behaviours towards those with different cultural identities than their own and learn to embrace differences rather than fear them – thus growing up with understanding and respect. Food is a wonderful way to introduce children to different cultures and develop positive perspectives. Children from […]
Summer Creativity School 2020
There was a lot of interest to join our Summer Creativity School this year and it ended up being the busiest one we’ve ever had! The children thoroughly enjoyed meeting up with each other and we carried out many fun activities including camping, climbing, creative activities and cooking. Our COVID Policy was in place and […]
Tips for Potty Training
Using a potty is a new skill for your child to learn. It’s best to take it slowly and go at your child’s pace. Being patient with them will help to get it right, even if you sometimes feel frustrated. Children are able to control their bladder and bowels when they’re physically ready and when […]
Montessori Scaffolding Method for Early Years Children
There are a variety of different teaching methods all designed to help children learn effectively and thoroughly. Some methods work well together, while others do better when they are applied individually. Montessori scaffolding (also known as scaffold learning, the scaffold method, scaffold teaching, and instructional scaffolding) is a very popular method in early years childhood […]