Southern Wake Montessori School

Southern Wake Montessori School is a collaborative, not-for-profit community of children, their families and teachers located in Holly Springs, NC. Southern Wake Montessori School (SWMS) offers half and full day programs for children 18 months through Elementary School. SMWS is on a traditional school year calendar and is committed to providing a child-centered learning environment. After school clubs are offered, including Peace Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Chess Club, Spanish Club, and Kindermusik.Infobox School
name= Southern Wake Montessori School
streetaddress= 5108 Old Powell Rd
city= Holly Springs, NC
state= North Carolina
postalcode= 27540
country= USA
phone= 919-577-0081
fax= 919-577-0074
url= http://www.swmsnc.org/
head of school= Betsy Lovejoy
schooltype= Montessori School
grades= Preprimary - Grade 6

History

In 2005, a group of parents and teachers collaborated to form a Montessori school for children. Their vision was to provide high quality education, increase peace in the world, and value and respect people of all ages. The school is an American Montessori Society (AMS) initiate school.

In 2007 SWMS moved to their 10-acre campus on Old Powell Rd.

Philosophy

Dr. Maria Montessori believed that education is a process of discovery. Children will discover ideas on their own if given the right tools. Confidence and self-esteem grow from this process of observation and discovery. As students become able to teach themselves, they become self-reliant and personally responsible.

In their early years, children develop an emotional, intellectual, physical and social foundation. Concentration, independence, self-discipline, and a sense of order and responsibility are prerequisites for becoming productive citizens of the world. The goal of SWMS is to encourage the development of responsible and caring people who can direct their lives and contribute to making the world a better place.

The Montessori method provides a carefully prepared environment of learning materials and experiences. Students are grouped into mixed-age classes, allowing them to interact with other children on a variety of intellectual and social levels. Teachers facilitate the learning process by directing the children toward meaningful activity through which they discover and develop their interest and abilities and experience the outcome of their choices. Southern Wake Montessori School encourages children to become independent, self-reliant students who take a lifelong responsibility for their own education and development.

Accreditation

Southern Wake Montessori School is affiliated with the American Montessori Society, and its teachers have Montessori certification either with the American Montessori Society (AMS) or Association Montessori International (AMI).

See also

*Montessori
*Maria Montessori
*Wake County
* [http://www.swmsnc.org/ Southern Wake Montessori School Website]

External links

* [http://www.swmsnc.org/ Southern Wake Montessori School (SWMS)]
* [http://www.amshq.org/ American Montessori Society]