VP Duterte tells graduates: Be grateful to your parents, teachers
VP Duterte tells graduates: Be grateful to your parents, teachers Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte asked students of Montessori de San Juan in San Juan City to remain grateful to the people behind their success. The official said graduates must be thankful to their parents, teachers, friends, and everyone who contributed to their […]
An educational approach for the demands of tomorrow
An educational approach for the demands of tomorrow In the past decade, countless studies have reaffirmed that traditional approaches to education may no longer be the most effective way to prepare students for a rapidly changing future. As our socio-economic landscape evolves, it has become increasingly clear that in a VUCA world – which leadership […]
A look-see at Montessori de San Juan’s resolve in training students through progressive education.
A look-see at Montessori de San Juan’s resolve in training students through progressive education. Whether in a scholarly or organic sense, individuals have this innate need to discover. As newborn children, we are interested creatures who need to touch, smell, listen, and taste everything around us. As we develop towards maturity, this inborn hunger to […]
A place where children are happy to learn
A place where children are happy to learn As parents, titos and titas, we have all seen the sad phenomenon of young, intelligent and otherwise joyful children burnt out by the demands of their schoolwork. In many cases, learning has become a dreadful burden for them, instead of something to be enthusiastically loved and valued. It’s really not […]
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION FOR TODAY’S WORLD – MONTESSORI DE SAN JUAN
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION FOR TODAY’S WORLD – MONTESSORI DE SAN JUAN If you’re a mom of school-aged kids, then you would also agree with me that looking for a school with quality education, that fits their learning styles, that tunes in to their needs is hard. Research and school visits are musts if you really want […]
Social Studies Month – Montessori de San Juan’s fun and creative way for students to appreciate various cultures
Social Studies Month – Montessori de San Juan’s fun and creative way for students to appreciate various cultures While October is Halloween for most kids, at Montessori de San Juan in Mandaluyong City, students get to dress up, not as monsters and imagined creatures, but in the national costumes of existing cultures. It’s a creative […]
Montessori De San Juan: Taking the first step to STEM
Montessori De San Juan: Taking the first step to STEM Back in 2009, a parent named Dori Roberts had a hard time finding an educational program to get her six- and eight-year-old started on engineering. The Virginian mother was also an educator specializing in math and science, and she quickly realized that there is a […]
Montessori de San Juan Celebrates 40th Year
Montessori de San Juan Celebrates 40th Year The age of educational institutions that enforce strict rules, a steady stream of tiring homework, and rote memorization is coming to an end. Nowadays, people want to enroll their children in progressive schools that do away with the rigid structure of traditional standardized education. Many institutions are breaking […]
IS MONTESSORI LEARNING BETTER FOR YOUR CHILD?
IS MONTESSORI LEARNING BETTER FOR YOUR CHILD? I had just set my alarm phone’s clock to 7am when it showed “Alarm set for 3 hours and 20 minutes from now.”Great. Just four weeks into the New Year and I already couldn’t get some decent sleep. I think I’ve only slept less than 20 hours for […]