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Ms. Tjokro is an AMI Certified Primary Teacher who has a M. Ed. in Montessori Education from Loyola University of Maryland. She also has a B. Sc. in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Psychology from Charter Oak University, CT.
She has a total of 8+ years of classroom experience as a Primary Guide in Montessori private schools and a total of 10+ years of experience working with children.
As a fan of Coach John Wooden’s leadership, she has successfully applied those fundamentals in her classroom. “Hand in hand with consistency come honesty and trust. When a teacher or a coach or any kind of mentor is consistent in her principles, it creates trust between the mentor and the people he or she is mentoring.” ~ John Wooden.
A main focus of Ms. Tjokro’s is to develop child-specific strategies that will support the development of your child’s Executive Functioning skills. These strategies are provided to parents to further support development at home. A parent’s role and commitment to these strategies is a major key to the child’s success.*
Reference:
* https://theeducationhub.org.nz/
* https://developingchild.harvard.edu/
Ms. Megawati Tjokro
CERTIFIED PRIMARY GUIDE
Practical life activities are simple ordinary tasks in one's own culture that are offered to a child so the child can develop order, exactness, inhibitory control and 'synthetic movement' (a movement that is ordered and directed by the mind so children can practice their logic).
Sensorial materials were created to help children to refine and develop all their senses which lead to abstraction, precision and mastery. It develops higher/critical consciousness and more acute perceptions which stimulate the child's curiosity to explore and discover the world.
In a Primary Montessori environment, literacy and language is not only found in a language area but also incorporated in all aspects of the classroom; practical life, sensorial, math, geography, etc.
Practical life activities give significantly important preparation for math such as building internal (mental) order through the external order through sequential orders and classification of the materials, building concentration through the work process, order, repetition and precision.
Montessori education views geography as an integral part of the child's holistic development, fostering a sense of connection, curiosity, and respect for the diverse cultures and environments of the world.
Montessori science education emphasizes the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of fostering a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world.
Practical life activities are simple ordinary tasks in one's own culture that are offered to a child so the child can develop order, exactness, inhibitory control and 'synthetic movement' (a movement that is ordered and directed by the mind so children can practice their logic).
Practical life activities are simple ordinary tasks in one's own culture that are offered to a child so the child can develop order, exactness, inhibitory control and 'synthetic movement' (a movement that is ordered and directed by the mind so children can practice their logic).
Sensorial materials were created to help children to refine and develop all their senses which lead to abstraction, precision and mastery. It develops higher/critical consciousness and more acute perceptions which stimulate the child's curiosity to explore and discover the world.
In a Primary Montessori environment, literacy and language is not only found in a language area but also incorporated in all aspects of the classroom; practical life, sensorial, math, geography, etc.
Practical life activities give significantly important preparation for math such as building internal (mental) order through the external order through sequential orders and classification of the materials, building concentration through the work process, order, repetition and precision.
Montessori education views geography as an integral part of the child's holistic development, fostering a sense of connection, curiosity, and respect for the diverse cultures and environments of the world.
Montessori science education emphasizes the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of fostering a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world.
Montessori education views geography as an integral part of the child's holistic development, fostering a sense of connection, curiosity, and respect for the diverse cultures and environments of the world.
It is based on individual observation so your child will work at his/her own pace while participating in a mixed age classroom community. The teacher is trained to closely observe and respect each child's unique potential and connect them with the lesson best suited at that precise moment of development.
The teacher is trained in preparing the environment to be a tool that stimulates the child's senses, interest and development. Therefore, the child develops a sense of classroom ownership and a drive to care for his/her environment which deepens the bonds within the community and their love of learning.
The younger children learn by observing the older children, and the older children gain self-confidence, leadership skills and responsibility by setting an example for the younger children. This is one of the reasons why participating in all 3 years of learning in the Montessori curriculum is so important.
Montessori is a continuum curriculum which means that the child learns and builds upon a strong set of academic skills that he/she experiences each year. This includes the traditional "kindergarten year" in the third year where we witness the seeds of learning come to fruition through character development and executive functioning skills.
