There is an important input that educators bring to the table, it is one of a mission to develop and groom a new generation of citizens who will do better than the previous generations. Life is all about change, growth and development. Our work is to accomplish this for our society. This is the call … More The Mission of the Educator
On Saturday 4th December there was an important Zoom meeting where all stakeholders in our Education sector gathered to find answers to the problems that has led to the tragic loss of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. One thing is clear, the care of the child needs to be foremost for all concerned. Unfortunately this is not … More Nigeria can and must change
Age- appropriate activity in the Early Years is a crucial point that always tends to rear its head over and over again. A lady asked a question on one of the groups I belong to: My three years old is learning 2 x table, and her homework is writing 1-150, please I need your contributions … More Age-appropriate activity in the Early Years
Happy World Science Day. We must always make sure our children see the inter-relationships in life and the science in it. Science is important. Science can be described as the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world through observation and experiment. For a child to understand a lot of … More Science is Important
Some people read Dr Maria Montessori Decalogue’s and say, ‘This is too easy!’ But is it really? Each rule says a lot about the heart of what Montessori education is and what it isn’t. A lot of us concentrate on the materials, as administrators providing the didactic materials is a priority, as teachers presenting the … More Dr Maria Montessori’s Decalogue 1
As a Nigerian living abroad forgive me, but my heart is heavy, both for our nation and for the Nigerian child! Children’s day 2021 is but a few hours past, and I wonder what difference the marking of this day has made for the Nigerian child! I pray that as parents it was a memorable … More Reflections
I just listened to a great sermon on Transgenerational Leadership… It spoke to me on so many levels… Remember the story of Job..the sufferings, the questions and answers? Elihu the youngest spoke last… Why? Because the oldest are supposed the know better be wiser. Are they really? Job 32:9 Great men are not always wise, … More Train Up your child the right way
When the Montessori Curriculum is mentioned, what comes to mind? The Subjects taught in the Montessori Setting? So what subjects do we teach in the Montessori setting? Practical Life Sensorial Education Language Development Mathematics Cultural Subjects Did you know that that these are the subjects peculiar to the 3 -6 age group? What the Primary/Elementary … More Understanding The Montessori curriculum
One of the main problems we have as parents is not truly understanding the needs of our children. It is not uncommon for a parent to think that meeting their child’s basic needs only includes food, shelter and paying school fees. The more affluent ones will add a whole range of material goods to the … More What a child needs
We pretty much all agree in today’s world that the early years from 0 to 6 are the most important foundation years for a human being. What you do or do not do charts the life that the child will become and be in the future. In other words, as some of us would say … More How to Nurture the Early Years Child
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