Parent Resources
There are many things that make MAC unique. The age range of students we serve (8 weeks to 8th grade), our dual accreditation with ACIS and AMS, our Body Safety policy, our Montessori philosophy, and our Middle School purpose-base learning philosophy. Below are a few things that we hope parents find useful in explaining what some of this means.
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Albert Einstein, Charles Schwab, John F. Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, and Whoopi Goldberg are just a few of the many highly successful individuals who have made a significant impact on the world and society while having, or having had, a diagnosis of dyslexia.
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At the Montessori Academy of Colorado, trips are essential to our curriculum because they embody MAC's Purpose Pathway. Each journey builds upon the last, creating a progressive pathway of growth that supports our students' development from their first overnight experience at Cal-wood to their final international expeditions in Middle School.
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I often think back to my second-grade class, where a single spelling test determined which reading group I would be placed in for the rest of the year. That placement, in turn, shaped how my teachers perceived my academic potential for years to come. Even now, thinking about that experience still gives me anxiety. Spelling never came naturally to me. I remember watching my peers in the higher-level group write with ease and confidence, effortlessly mastering their advanced spelling lists. I would think to myself, Man, I will never be that smart.
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MAC was noted as a Top Montessori School in Denver. Read the article here!
Montessori in the News
New Research Highlights The Long-Term Benefits Of A Montessori Education.
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Be it in preschool or beyond, new research from the University of Virginia has found that people who had at least two years of Montessori education report a sense of well-being in adulthood.
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Tell Me more about Montessori
This is a great (and quick) explanation about the difference in Montessori and traditional education.
Tell Me More About Accreditation
MAC is dual-accredited by the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) and the American Montessori Society (AMS).
Tell Me More about Being a Body Safe School
MAC is a body safe school. Body safety includes:
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Teaching children that they are the boss of their own bodies
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Identifying “private parts” and using the proper terminology for these parts
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How to recognize and respond to inappropriate behavior
Our staff is required to take training and we also host a workshop for parents every other year so they can become informed on body safety rules. To learn about what MAC does as a school, watch a video with our Head of School here. You can also read more about the parent workshop and training we provide here.