by Tim Seldin | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
Characteristics and Philosophy of Secondary Montessori Programs The Montessori approach to learning is the educational framework for the content and structure of the curriculum, as well as the policies and procedures in our Upper School/Secondary Program. The...
by Tim Seldin | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
by Jackie Mader When schools slap the ‘Montessori’ name on their buildings, parents often don’t know what they’re getting. Austin, Texas — Mallory Foster was relieved when she, her husband and her stepson’s mother agreed that a local Montessori...
by Tim Seldin | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
by Tim Seldin Your Child’s Brain – Executive Function Skills Executive Function skills are the mental processes that enable us to solve problems, plan, focus attention, remember instructions, organize, and complete multiple tasks successfully. Brain...
by Tim Seldin | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
“Education should be a Journey, Not a Race.” We believe that the rhetoric about education, which is most often focused on words like rigorous, challenging, and competitive, misses several fundamental truths about children and education. The...
by Tim Seldin | Jun 8, 2019 | Blog
John Long is the Headmaster Emeritus of The Post Oak School, in Houston, Texas. He is an old friend. It was her second visit in a week. Mrs. Jones described her son as kind and gentle, a truly sweet child, but retiring, even cautious. “Would Post Oak admit him as a...
by Tim Seldin | Jun 8, 2019 | Blog
I graduated from NewGate last June (The NewGate School’s Class of 2018) and continued my study of mathematics at New College here in Sarasota (Florida, USA). When I came back to visit the school during my freshman year, Tim and the teachers asked me how I was...
by Tesha Miller | Jun 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Toddler (Age 18 months to 3) Montessori Program Environment Toddler communities are designed to meet the developmental needs of the very young child and to support the child’s natural growth. These young students need to move and explore everything in an environment...
by Tim Seldin | Feb 17, 2018 | Blog
Dear Friends of NewGate: We are pleased to announce that Tanya Ryskind, J.D. has joined us in July as our new Associate Head of School. I have have worked closely with Tanya for many years. She is incredibly talented, knowledgeable, organized, capable, and...
by Tim Seldin | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog
by Cheryl Allen Field Trips are an important part of the Montessori elementary and secondary experience. We often call is “going out” which, appropriately, seems more a part of the regular curriculum rather than the day off that field trip can mean to some...
by Tim Seldin | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog
Congratulations to our First IB Students The NewGate School is proud to announce that our first group of IB students, Braeden Allen, Candace Powell, Patrick Wheeler and Evelyn Baldwin successfully earned their IB Diploma or IB Certificates. Their achievements are...
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