{"id":10274,"date":"2010-02-15T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=10274"},"modified":"2010-02-15T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-15T19:09:01","slug":"bunche-joins-other-schools-in-celebrating-montessori-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/02\/15\/bunche-joins-other-schools-in-celebrating-montessori-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunche joins other schools in celebrating Montessori Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Press release from Fort Wayne Community Schools:<\/p>\n

Bunche joins other schools in celebrating Montessori Awareness Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(February 11, 2010) Families interested in the benefits of a Montessori education will be able to learn more and personally experience several area Montessori schools Feb. 22-26 during Montessori Awareness Week, a nationwide celebration of the Montessori Method.<\/p>\n

As part of Montessori Awareness Week, area Montessori schools, including Bunche Early Childhood Center, will host open houses on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Bunche, 1111 Greene St., will be open from 6-7:30 p.m. for families to tour the school and talk to staff members.<\/p>\n

“We want people to learn more about Montessori education, and there is no better way than to visit a Montessori school,” Bunche Principal Marilyn Horan said. “While the Montessori method has been around for more than 100 years, many people are unaware of how students work in a Montes-sori environment.”<\/p>\n

The Montessori approach is a personalized education wherein each child is comfortably challenged academically with an emphasis on personal leadership skills. The method was devised a century ago by Italian physician Dr. Maria Montessori. There are more than 5,000 Montessori schools around the United States and nearly 8,000 worldwide.<\/p>\n

Montessori learning, which has been in classroom use since 1907, emphasizes multi-age groupings, a rich and extensive curriculum implemented with hands-on materials, cross-disciplinary learning and care of the global environment.<\/p>\n

Other local Montessori schools will also host open houses on Feb. 24:<\/p>\n