Reference to the Lower Elementary at Casa – primary school, after school care, elementary.
Written by Zillah de GrootWhen you observe in our classrooms, you see that we, the guides, are not controlling the children’s every move. They walk around freely and can leave the classroom without asking. Children walk to get new work, to ask their classmates for help, to have a snack, to go to outside-work or […]
“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.”― Plato, The RepublicMusic: the language of the soul. It calms us, excites us, comforts us, and encourages us.At Casa, we encourage the love of music within our children by offering them […]
Dear colleagues, dear parents,Another school year has past. We still try our best to get everything organized in a calendar year – but we just can’t get rid of the “end of the year” feeling in July. Regardless – a moment to reflect is always healthy.We started the school year 2018/19 with much uncertainty. The […]
Written by Maaike Steijlen, Zillah de Groot and Marcella PlukaardMathematics in MontessoriMaria Montessori interpreted math as just another way of communication between people. With both language and understanding of numbers, human beings started to organize and form civilizations. They are the basis of all understanding we have of this world. The math materials in a […]