Montessori De San Juan Celebrates 40 Years
More than 20 years ago, my parents were discussing about their children's education - what type of school, public or private? I've heard about Montessori but we thought studying there was very expensive. So my parents decided to send us in a Catholic school instead. Nowadays, people want to enroll their children in progressive schools that do away with the rigid structure of traditional standardized education. Many institutions are breaking free from this worn-out model, creating learning sessions, doing away with homework, and letting children have more control over their own education. But this alternative education system is not a new development. In fact, at least one education system in the Philippines has been ahead of its time for forty years, with the rest of the country slowly catching up. This is the Montessori school system. This year, Montessori de San Juan (MSJ) is celebrating its 40th year in the country. The celebration kicked off the year with a Math a...