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Learn more about Montessori Children's Garden through the experience of
some of our graduates. We've been thrilled to watch them thrive as
they move from MCG into the much bigger world beyond.
Elisabeth
Graduating from high school in
spring of 2011, Elisabeth will pursue her college dreams this fall at
Butler University in Indiana. But first, she'll travel to New York with
her work camp this summer for the fourth time; completing home repairs for
folks that need assistance. Later this summer she'll travel to Europe
with her orchestra group, where she'll play the violin in Spain and
Portugal. She looks forward to pursuing a Pharmacy major at Butler.
When it comes to Elisabeth's Montessori school experience, she looks back
on it fondly. "At MCG my favorite time was sitting on the line
with Miss Betty, on the days she shared a new work," explains Elisabeth.
"She had a phrase she used often to describe our feelings...warm fuzzies
and cold pricklies." Elisabeth says she always s got "warm fuzzies
when watching Miss Betty share a new work and even though that was 12 years
ago, she'll never forget those feelings. |
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Jordan
Jordan graduated from Yorkville High
School in December of 2011, a semester earlier than expected. While
she's been accepted at San Diego State University, she plans to stay at
home for a year or so and take classes at a local community college.
Staying home for a bit will allow her to follow her passion for horses,
which she enjoys riding regularly. A lover of all kinds of animals,
Jordan is also currently working as a vet assistant. When the time
comes to head to San Diego, Jordan looks forward to pursuing her education
in film production.
"I loved my experience at Montessori Children's
Garden because I felt that it was a great foundation for making me
the student I am today," says Jordan. "It gives you the time to be
independent to learn and work at your own pace, but also time with the
teacher and classmates." When she becomes a parent, Jordan hopes to
someday put her own children in a similar program. |
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"It is the child
who makes the man, and no man exists who is not made of the child he
once was."
-- Dr. Maria
Montessori
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