Ep 56. Should I Send My Children to Montessori School? Ft. Carolyn Reid & Rachel Marks

After all these years in education, I'm just finding out now what is a Montessori school! This entire time I thought it was some sort of Religious school. Wow, I was so wrong.

If you're thinking about applying for a job at Montessori school or maybe even sending your kids to a Montessori school, you'll want to check out this episode!

Today we bring on Carolyn Reid and Rachel Marks, both Academic Heads at Toronto Montessori School in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Rachel has been at TMS  for 25 years now and is the Head of their Elementary School and has been in the role for 5 years. Rachel also received her B.Ed from McGill M.Ed at Queens University. Carolyn has been at the school for 35 years and is the Head of their Toddler and Children House. She's been in this role for over 20 years. Carolyn received her degree in Early Childhood education from Ryerson, and her Primary Montessori Training from AMI.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. What is a Montessori School? How is it different than a traditional public school?
2. How does a Montessori Toddler program differ from traditional day care?
3. Is Montessori more "challenging" then your traditional schools?
4. How much does Montessori cost?
5. Should I send my child to a Montessori school?

...and so much more! Click subscribe and give it a listen folks!