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Greetings!
We are thrilled that we have already received registrations for the preschool and that so far, five precious little ones will be joining us when the preschool starts on 17 August 2011. We will also have another 3 munchkins starting with us at the beginning of September. Things are going well and we are very much looking forward to welcoming the first children to Montessori International Preschool!
On the practical side, the Building Department at the kommune need to do one more process called "nabo-orientering," where the neighbours are informed of our project. This should go smoothly and should hopefully be the last procedure before approval of the building permit. I will keep you updated with the progress.
We are also searching for an assistant teacher. Please see the requirements for application on the right and on our website. We are looking forward to creating a strong and friendly team so that our Montessori children are happy and comfortable at their new preschool.
Best regards,
Isabelle Valentine
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Our New Head Teacher
We are very pleased to introduce to you our new Head Teacher, Kristine Høj Johnson.
Kristine is 36 years old and was born in Denmark. She lives in Allerød with her boyfriend and their two children, Toby and Mia.
Kristine graduated in 2000 with a bachelors degree as a social worker from Skovtofte Seminarium in Virum, Copenhagen. Thereafter, she moved to Arizona, USA where she completed her last internship for college. She worked as a social worker for Prehab of Arizona for 5 years in behavioural health treatment homes and domestic violence shelters. Additionally, she did different types of child counseling including outreach counseling for children in need.
After having her first child, Toby in 2005, she went back to school and became an AMI Montessori Teacher, graduating from the Montessori Education Centre of Arizona. She worked as the Head Teacher at a Montessori school in Mesa, Arizona until she moved back to Copenhagen in January 2008. Since then, she has been working at Rygaards International School as a reception teacher and a support teacher. In 2009, she had her daughter Mia and was on maternity leave for a year with her.
"I am very excited to be part of Montessori International Preschool and I am looking forward to meeting your children."
We are so lucky to have Kristine on the team! She is definitely a real asset to our preschool and she will be crucial to developing and implementing our Montessori curriculum.
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Children's Fair in Valby
19 June 2011
We will be participating in the Children's Fair in Valbyparken on 19 June from 14:00 to 17:00. You can come and meet us to discuss the preschool, the Montessori method or anything else that you might have questions about.
We are looking forward to meeting you there. It will be a great event and we hope that the weather will cooperate!
You can find more information about the Children's Fair through this link:
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Support of Montessori
"Structure is an absolutely important part of the creative life, and Emily (my daughter) got this from her Montessori experience."
Yo Yo Ma, world-renowned cellist
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Interesting Links
If you are interested in knowing more about the Montessori educational approach, here are a few links that can give you more information:
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Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.  | |
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Assistant Teacher
We are looking for an assistant teacher for the preschool, someone who is a natural team player, who is enthusiastic and flexible when it comes to responsibilities and tasks. Due to the nature of our preschool, the position is ideal for an assistant teacher who will thrive in a multi-lingual and international community that is committed to Dr. Montessori's philosophy.
The basic requirements are that the candidate has at least 2 years experience at a Montessori preschool with children from 3-6 years old, and that the candidate either speaks fluent English or that it is their mother tongue.
For more details, go to our website or click on the following link:
Assistant Teacher
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Registrations
There are still a few places available for August but they will soon fill up so please send us your registrations if you would like your child to join us.
Our requirements for children to be admitted at the preschool are:
- children must be at least 2.5 years old (born before February 2009)
- children must be toilet-trained.
We are still waiting for the final approval from the kommune and we are hoping to welcome the first children to the preschool on
17 August 2011.
For more information on fees and to get the registration form, please go to this link:
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Montessori Støtteforening
The association's purpose is to apply for private and public funds and organise fundraising activities and events in order to:
- support all activities, workshops and courses that apply or promote the Montessori educational principles and methodology;
- support all activities, workshops and courses that are held at Montessori establishments;
- inform and update the public on Montessori activities, workshops and projects.
For more information, please click on this link:
Montessori Støtteforening
If you would like to become a member, it is only 100 kr. a year. Please send an email to:
ms@montessoripreschool.dk
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