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Providing quality Montessori education since 2001
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Summer Camps
13-17 July
27-31 July
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Montessori Education and Independence
"Dr. Maria Montessori saw education as a means whereby children might develop their personalities so as
to eventually achieve a mature and independent adulthood." Isn't that what each of us wants? For our child
to become an adult who can make good decisions, who feels confident and knows herself? Who can both
accept his reality and work to make the world a better place? The foundation for this independence is laid at
the beginning of a child's life. Many of us didn't get our first taste of educational choice and freedom until we
entered university or left school altogether. At Odyssey, we are not only concerned with intellectual develop-
ment, but also the social and emotional development of children. Our goal is to help children learn to be an
independent problem solvers. To do this Odyssey structures the classroom environment and gives children
freedom within that structure. By allowing the child responsibility for her freedom, it encourages her to be
engaged in the work she does. The child feels good about his work and he develops a healthy sense of ac-
complishment. Odyssey helps its students build confidence in their own abilities and that is a skill that will
last them a lifetime.
(Mario Montessori, Education for Human Development, & Dr. Wendy LaRue, founder of Odyssey)
