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New York, NY
Park West Montessori

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: 100's ·  Telephone: (212) 678-6072  · Website: www.twinparks.org

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
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General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Director's Comments

Children learn by self-discovery through freedom of movement in a Montessori prepared environment.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (5.0)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language		-	-	-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-	-		-	n/a
Storybook reading	-		-	-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills	-	-		-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense	-	-		-	Yes
Time & space		-	-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world		-	-	-	Yes
Music	-	-		-	Yes
Visual arts		-	-	-	Yes
Physical activity		-	-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught					n/a

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Director's Comments

Teachers direct, redirect, and give group and individual lessons. However, each area of the classroom (math, language, science, practical life, art, seasonal) has materials available for the child to choose. Teachers are giving specific and individual lessons in math and language based on the individual child regardless of age.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Children have autonomy to choose what they will work on and can stay with a single activity as long as they need to during the 90 minute work cycle, or move rapidly from one activity to the next. Children are encouraged to choose work from all disciplines. Teachers instruct the children to work with the self-correcting Montessori materials. The lengthy work cycle helps the children develop longer attention spans and enables them to really pursue a task that interests them. annual materials nights give parents an opportunity to work with the materials and understand their purpose.

Parent #2
nice balance between teacher led and self-directed activities.