Guidepost Montessori at Emeryville

In an increasingly globalized world, bilingualism opens doors to whole new realmsin cultural experiences, creative and professional opportunities, and in meaningful personal relationships. Beyond the practical benefits of bilingualism, there is a tremendous amount of evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and education research that fluency in a second language has a significant impact on crucial executive functioning skills. These executive functioning skills are key factors in an individual’s ability to succeed in life. Executive functioning skills help us direct our attention, plan and solve problems, and interpret the words and actions of others. Additionally, bilingual children as young as age 3 have demonstrated a head start on empathy, as well as other fundamental social and emotional skills.

Toddlerhood is a time of astonishing growth. In the short span of a year or so, your child experiences an explosion of language, along with dramatic advancement in fine and gross motor control, problem-solving ability, independence, and social interaction. The Montessori Toddler classroom offers an environment and a community keyed to nurturing these skills. Learn more at https://guidepostmontessori.com/emeryville/campustours

The Pink Tower is the iconic Montessori material. Often called the ‘symbol of Montessori’, it is a welcoming sign in any Montessori environment, and a favourite with educators globally. Firstly, the Pink Tower helps a child build a concept of size in three dimensions. This includes working on visual perception, and awareness of dimension, both leading to an understanding of size in the environment. The Pink Tower also helps develop a child’s fine muscular coordination. The ac...tivity stemming from this material work on the perfection hand movements, and the coordination of movement. Finally, the Pink Tower is a Montessori material which helps prepare children for abstract mathematical concepts. This includes preparation for spatial volume, and the cube root. The Pink Tower is a perfect example of how Montessori materials require children to use multiple sense at once. They are created in such a way to compliment a child’s stage of development, where they use all their senses to learn. #montessorichild #montessorichildhood #montessorichildren #montessori #montessoriathome # #montessoritoddler #montessorichild #montessoriactivity #montessorischool #montessorilife #montessoryathome #montessoribaby #montessorimaterials #montessorihome #easybay #emeryville #emeryvillechildcare

Painting work helps our children learn how to paint and it also provides them with an opportunity for self reflection! #montessorichild #montessorichildhood #montessorichildren #montessori #montessoriathome # #montessoritoddler #montessorichild #montessoriactivity #montessorischool #montessorilife #montessoryathome #montessoribaby #montessorimaterials #montessorihome #easybay #emeryville #emeryvillechildcare

Share with us what made you smile today! For her, it was her turn for the tricycle. #happysmile #happysmiles #happysmileday #happysmileypeople #happysmileyface #happysmileykid #Happysmilez#whatmakesyousmile

Fluency in Mandarin opens doors to an entire world for your child, offering opportunities that would have been otherwise unavailable. In fact, decades of scientific research show that bilingual children demonstrate enhanced cognitive flexibility. At many of our schools, we take advantage of this by offering foreign language immersion programs. Our immersion classrooms feature lead teachers (guides) who are not only Montessori-trained, but are also native Mandarin speakers, ...and the daily classroom experience is conducted fully in Mandarin. This constant exposure to native Mandarin allows children to learn the language with a native accent and natural intonation. In an increasingly globalized world, bilingualism opens doors to whole new realmsin cultural experiences, creative and professional opportunities, and in meaningful personal relationships. If you are ready to tour our Mandarin Immersion Community, please book a program overview here: https://guidepostmontessori.com/emeryville/campustours

Maria Montessori believed in providing a beautiful and orderly environment for children. Young children are able to focus better and feel more at peace when their spaces are clean. Less clutter allows for more movement in the shared space. Children are a part of the community, and that means we all help each other keep our shared space clean and safe. #montessori #montessoriathome #montessorikids #montessoritoddler #montessorichild #montessoriactivity #montessorischool #Montessoriinspired #montessorimom #montessoriactivities # #montessorihome #montessorilearning #emeryville #eastbay #emeryvillemom #oaklandmom #childcare #emeryvillechildcare

If you want to deliver authentic, high-fidelity Montessori education to children, you need staff who have the requisite knowledge and experience. Our teacher training programs, through The Prepared Montessorian offer teachers the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Montessori while observing more experienced teachers in the classroom environment. https://preparedmontessorian.com #guidepostmontessori #preparedmontessorian #montessoritraining #montessoricourse #ami #ams

Guidepost is taking COVID-19 deeply seriously, as you can see through the changes to our daily procedures. However, our approach to COVID-19 is guided by expert advice, which has made clear the fact that transmission risks in a school context are manageable. They cannot be eliminated, but they can be greatly reduced. Moreover, we also believe that school is profoundly valuable for children and their families. School is a value that is worth the riskespecially the reduced, actively managed risk that will result from following these protocols. Please check out our latest blog post about our COVID-19 information hub. https://guidepostmontessori.com/bl/covid-19-information-hub

Children are born with an eagerness to explore the world, learning through all of their senses. The Montessori classroom offers your child the opportunity to explore, to act independently, and to follow her own interests. Learn more at a Toddler Program Overview https://guidepostmontessori.com/emeryville/events