When I’m helping home buyers relocate to Parker Colorado generally one of the first questions I receive if they have children is how are the schools in Parker, Colorado. The residents here know that for the most part our schools in Parker Colorado are great. We have great teachers and a high level of parent and community involvment. So that is why we are asking for a little more community involvment to help bring another new Charter School to Parker. Wouldn’t it be nice to have our very own Chrater Montessori School right here in Parker? We all know the rediculously long wait lists for the current Charter Schools. We signed our new baby up for Core Knowledge two days after she was born and we still might not get a spot.So fill out an Intent to enroll form below and mail it in before the end of August and we will all help in getting a new Charter School in Parker. Help better our community and bring more opportunities for our children by signing the form.

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Download and Enrollment Form

Please read the article below to see how you can be apart of bringing a new school to our area.

Download a copy of the Intent to Enroll and send it into the show Douglas County we want a New Charter School.

Montessori Academy of Parker is a group of parents that are working hard to get a Montessori Charter School in Parker Colorado approved and set up.  Why Montessori?

Montessori is an approach to the education of children. It is a way of looking at, and understanding, children. It is a view of how children develop and learn which has been translated into a systematic method of education based upon careful scientific study. The Montessori educational system is unique in that it has successfully undergone continued development for over seventy years and has been used effectively with normal, and gifted children in different countries around the world. Perhaps the most significant reason for its success is that it is a comprehensive method of education resulting from an integration of research on development, learning, curriculum, and teaching.

Another important aspect of Montessori classes is an attitude of cooperation rather than competition. It is common for students to ask other students for help. In keeping with a reduced emphasis on conventional testing, answers to problems are made available to students. Although public Montessori schools comply with requirements for achievement tests, many Montessorians see these tests as being irrelevant to much of what students learn.

How does a Montessori education benefit children?

Experience and research both indicate that children attending Montessori schools tend to be competent, self-disciplined, socially well adjusted, and happy.

a)     Competence: Children in Montessori schools are often several years above grade level in their basic skills. Also, since the Montessori education is comprehensive, children are often exceptionally knowledgeable in a number of other areas as well.

b)     Self-discipline: Montessori schools are well known for children’s development of self-discipline. Children choose to work long and hard. They treat materials and others with respect. They display patience and resistance to temptation and the ability to attend for long periods.

c)     Social Adjustment: Montessori school children usually strike a visitor as friendly empathetic, and co-operative. The classroom is a cheerful social community where children happily help each other. It is not uncommon to see a child offer to help another child. Also, learning social grace and courtesy is a part of the Montessori curriculum.

d)     Happiness: Most parents of children in a Montessori school comment on how much their children love school.

What is a Montessori primary classroom like?

A Montessori classroom is an exciting place to be. There are many interesting and beautiful resources for children to work with. There are many interesting books on a wide assortment of topics. Books on insects, plants, animals, different countries, history, etc. However, textbooks and workbooks are not used. Instead, children work with many different concrete materials which help them to learn through an active process. In using these materials the children may make their own books, draw their own maps or time lines, and develop their own projects. As a result, the classroom is a busy, happy place to be. Since the classroom is well organized, with the intention of making all the materials visible and accessible for the children, the children can find what they want and work without having to wait for the teacher.

Finally, the development of individual responsibility is emphasized. The children maintain the classroom and materials, and participate in developing class rules.