Vaudrin Academy's approach to education has always been based on the latest research in education and the study of the brain - or neuroscience. In the same manner, Dr. Maria Montessori used her medical knowledge and thousands of hours of observation to design the learning approach named after her. In the past 100 years, there have been ample "annecdotal" cases of the varied positive effects on students worldwide who have attended Montessori. Now that we have access to fMRIs and many other scientific evaluation tools, Montessori's method is finally given the solid "scientific" proof to show its lifetime benefits.
Parents and educators often make the mistake of initially placing too much emphasis on reading, writing, and mathematics. They think that if their children can do this, they will surely succeed. This is NOT what research shows. Humans need to go through the right developmental stages to fully develop. For example, how can we expect a child to print well if her pincer grasp reflex is not integrated? How can a child reach her full potential without the having self-confidence needed to take on challenging tasks becasue she has not been taught that mistakes are a necessary part of learning and growing?
All educators must absolutely know about and think about the whole child's development - not just their ability to mindlessly repeat numbers and letters, recognize symbols such as a, b,c, or 1, 2, 3, or memorize words to impress the neighbours. A solid cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical foundation must be carefully be established on which to build a lifetime of learning, happiness, and true success.
