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Getting a Head Start at CREC Montessori Magnet

(Hartford, CT) This year, school started early for children entering preschool 3 at CREC’s Montessori Magnet School.

About 20 children and their families participated in a new, free summer program called the Children’s House Summer Program. The program was held once a week for four weeks, helping to make the transition from home to school a little easier.

Participants in the Children’s House Summer Program live in Hartford, New Britain, East Hampton, South Windsor, Tolland, and West Hartford, and the program helped orient them to the classroom. The children learned important CREC Montessori Magnet School preliminary lessons, including how to serve themselves snacks independently, carry materials in the classroom, and unroll a rug,

“It was magical to see the students immediately engage with the classroom materials,” said Vivian Novo-MacDonald, assistant principal of CREC Montessori Magnet School. “They were focused and joyful as they worked with our wonderful primary teachers. Families were able to see how lessons are given in the Montessori classroom and said they felt at ease and looked forward to the beginning of the school year.”

The Children’s House Summer Program was run by teachers Laurie Campiformio and Lyndsey Russell and paraprofessional Rosa Pardo-Figuero. The educators volunteered to take on this task and already see a difference in the children who participated in the program. They say those students are more comfortable in their surroundings than the other preschool students.

CREC Montessori Magnet School educates 42 preschool 3 students. It started the 2016-2017 school year on August 31.


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