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“He does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.” - Maria Montessori
Raptors came to visit the Treehouse today; such a treat for children and adults alike! Raptor Rescue will be holding an open house August 25th from 11-3. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations Treehouse graduates! Have fun in kindergarten and come visit us!🎓❤️🌳
Did you know that reading to plants can help them grow? Today our friends sat down with our new Venus fly trap to test out this theory.
Happy Friday! For our last day of teacher appreciation week, we’re featuring Delfina! Delfina is our newest primary guide, but has been a part of the Treehouse community for several years, working with many Treehouse families as a nanny and babysitter. Coming from a family of educators, Delfina knew early on that she wanted to work with children. Having worked with Treehouse families in the past, Delfina saw first-hand the independent, respectful, and curious children a Montessori Education creates and was immediately interested in learning more. Delfina graduated from high School in Aurora in 2016 and is currently in college earning a degree in early childhood education. She is happy and grateful to have found a permanent place within our community and is excited to come to work with us every day. ... Thank you all for celebrating teacher appreciation week with us! We hope you’ll continue on past this week “appreciating” our teachers for the big work they do in our little school. Have a great weekend everyone!
Today’s featured teacher is our beloved Sammy! Sammy wears many hats around Treehouse and is a toddler guide by day and Treehouse’s Reggio coordinator by afternoon. She holds a masters degree in early childhood education and has five years of early childhood experience. Sammy has worked in a variety of settings including project based learning, Reggio Emilia and Montessori. She enjoys early childhood education because she likes having the opportunity to provide children with the tools they will need to tackle all of life's challenges. Sammy and her husband moved from South Dakota five years ago and have since been enjoying all that our great state has to offer with their two dogs.
We’re half way through teacher appreciation week, and this Wednesday we’re featuring primary guide, Jess! Jess comes to Treehouse from Austin after five years working with children in various settings. She is currently earning her Montessori credential through Age of Montessori and is excited to be a certified Montessori primary guide next month. Jess was initially drawn to Montessori because she likes having the ability to meet each child where they are and Montessori’s focus on independence. Since coming to Treehouse in the summer of 2017, Jess has enjoyed getting to know and bonding with all of the wonderful families and children at our school. When she isn’t at Treehouse, Jess spends her time climbing, getting outside, and enjoying all that Colorado has to offer with her boyfriend and their two dogs.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Today we’re featuring Britt. Britt is a guide in our primary room (although you may have seen her helping out in the toddler room as well). Hailing from the great Midwest, Britt has been working with children for 6 years and has been with Treehouse since 2016. Prior to coming to Treehouse, Britt worked all across the US and Europe as a nanny and private educator. This background allowed her to focus her attention on the individual child and she was initially attracted to Montessori because of its belief that each child is unique and that there is no “one size fits all” approach when it comes to learning. Britt will begin earning her primary Montessori credential this summer through Montessori Education Center of the Rockies. When she isn’t at Treehouse, Britt enjoys biking, hiking, skiing, climbing and traveling.
Cheers to the first official day of teacher appreciation week! Many of you may recognize our toddler directress and lead Stephanie. Stephanie is one of our oldest staff members, having been with the Treehouse community for six years. She is passionate about infant and toddler development and has her infant/toddler Montessori credential from Montessori Eduction Center of the Rockies as well as her AAS in Early Childhood Education. Stephanie loves fostering a sense of independence in our youngest community members, and watching them as they discover the world. She enjoys spending time with her husband and their two dogs in her free time and is constantly working to further her education and knowledge.
Happy Sunday everyone! Today we’re featuring our primary directress and co owner Sarah! Having taught since 2001 in early childhood education settings, our Primary Directress comes from a long line of educators. She has taught in varying methodologies, most notably the Montessori Method as well as Reggio-Emilia. She has held lectures regarding the Montessori pedagogy at the University level as well as workshops for parents and community members. Sarah holds certification as a Montessori Directress from North American Montessori Center and holds her AMS credential through Montessori Education Center of the Rockies. The passion and dedication she holds for the work she does is prevalent, and the love and wonder it encompasses shines through in our environment. When she isn’t at Treehouse, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter Sophie, who will be starting at Treehouse this summer!
Our community is extremely fortunate to have a lovely, kind, and qualified group of professionals in our classrooms every day and it shows in our beautifully maintained environment and happy children. In honor of teacher appreciation week starting on Monday, we hope you’ll join us as we spotlight all of our amazing teachers by featuring one of them on Instagram each day this week. To kick it all off we’re first featuring our fearless leader Crystal! Crystal is an owner & the director of Treehouse. She is passionate about helping families and building community. With over 15 years of experience with children in early childhood, her primary diploma through North American Montessori Center, her Colorado Directors Certification through the state of Colorado and her Montessori Mastermind training, she is excited to share her passion with the Treehouse community. Building relationships and networking are a huge part of Crystal’s everyday life and she loves to her core what she does. Her community comes first and she would not have it any other way.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. - Aristotle
Incredibly, she stacked and organized these all on her own. This was observed after 40 minutes on task. #concentration #organization #normalization #treehousemontessori
We will love the Earth wherever we roam, for this big blue marble is our home!🌎🌍🌏 On Friday we celebrated Earth Day by releasing our lady beetles from their indoor habitat!
Friends helping friends. It’s so wonderful seeing the older children becoming leaders in our school and giving the younger children someone to look up to and learn from.
This month the children have enjoyed getting to learn about our 6 legged friends, insects! In our classroom we have built habitats for darkling beetle larvae, earth worms, crickets, lady beetles, and praying mantises!
