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Our Mission
& Philosophy
St. Joseph Montessori
is a Catholic Montessori community committed to a
learning environment that respects the uniqueness of
each child in reaching his/her full potential.
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Our
Accomplishments
United
States of America Department of Education
Blue
Ribbon Award 1994 & 2004
2005
Distinguished Principal for the Diocese of Columbus
Sandra
Matheny: Music Educator of the Year
from the
Columbus Symphony Orchestra 2005
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Our History
St. Joseph Montessori School was established in 1968 as
a preschool preparation program for St. Joseph Academy
which was operated by the Sisters of Notre Dame. The
Academy consisted of grades one through twelve.
Recognizing the value of the Montessori approach to
education, parents requested and were granted the
extension of the program into the elementary school.
Declining enrollment forced the closing of the 100 year
old high school in 1977. A cooperative effort between
the Sisters and the parent body resulted in the
transition of SJMS into a private Diocesan school with a
nonprofit status and an elected parent Board of
Trustees. After nearly twenty years, St. Joseph
Montessori School moved from its original location to
its current campus.
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Our
Curriculum
As goals
provide direction for learning processes, the curriculum
and method provide the way. SJMS provides a regular
Montessori curriculum enriched by special offerings.
Because children learn best during their individual
"sensitive periods," the curriculum is individualized,
allowing each student to develop at his or her own rate.
The Montessori classrooms at all levels are
characterized by work or activity areas designed to
address the various areas of curriculum. The curriculum
is organized to help children grow in all aspects of
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The Montessori Method
Maria Montessori, born in 1870, was the first woman
in Italy to receive a medical degree. She worked in
the fields of psychiatry, education and
anthropology. She believed that each child is born
with a unique potential to be revealed, rather than
as a "blank slate" waiting to be written upon. Her
main contributions to the work of those of us
raising and educating children are in these areas:
- Preparing the most natural and life supporting
environment for the child
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Observing the child living freely in this
environment
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Continually adapting the environment in order that
the child may fulfill
his greatest potential: physically, mentally,
emotionally, and spiritually.
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