SUMARY

In this Deep Dive episode, the White Rabbit has a follow-up conversation with Jetteke, the team Lead for the Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary groups at Casa.

In the second part of this two-part episode, Jetteke explains goes into the details of standardized testing in Upper Elementary, how children are prepared for their transition to secondary school, and recommendations for choosing a high school for your child.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode's Introduction

(00:34) Setting up the context

(01:14) Sharing intermediate IEP test results with parents in UE

(02:13) The IEP End Test

(03:32) Helping children prepare to go to high school

(05:11) Overview of high school groups in NL

(06:00) The importance of mixed level classrooms

(07:49) What if the test results and the teacher's advice disagree?

(10:08) Making the final high school level recommendation: a team effort

(12:50) How guides discuss the children's progress as a team

(15:12) Making the final high school level recommendation

(15:55) How the different subjects add to the final IEP test score

(18:01) The importance of helping children develop mental resilience

(18:52) Choosing a high school for your child

(20:37) Episode Closure

(21:26) Season 1 Closure

SUMARY

In this Deep Dive episode, the White Rabbit has a conversation with Jetteke, the team Lead for the Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary groups at Casa.

In the first part of this two-part episode, Jetteke explains in a nutshell how the Dutch government provides guidelines for primary school curriculums, walks us through the special way in which Casa structures and implements her curriculum, and discuss how Casa uses standardizes testing to complement the way in which the guides asses the children's individual progress.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode's Introduction

(00:41) Government guidelines for primary school curriculums

(06:00) Te curriculum at Casa: learning about The World, Yourself and Others

(08:26) Learning about Yourself and Others: Kanjer training and positive Discipline

(12:01) How guides asses the children's progress on a regular basis

(15:27) The "I Can Sheets" and the "Knowledge and Skills Book"

(19:30) Quantifying progress with the IEP standardized test in LE and UE

(23:14) Frequency that children do intermediate IEP tests

(24:11) Sharing intermediate IEP test results with parents in LE

(25:53) What if the child's progress is slow?

(28:55) Episode closure 

SUMARY

In this Casa Behind the Scenes episode, the White Rabbit continues her follow-up conversation with Jasmijn, the Team Lead for the Casa Toddler’s Group.

In this episode we go over the clothing that toddler's need to wear at school, discuss more aspects about how parents can prepare themselves and their children for their first day at the TOD Group, and talk about the way that the guides interact with parents and keep them informed about the child's progress.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode Introduction

(00:31) Why toddler's need 3 sets of spare clothes

(02:08) Teaching toddler's to clean after themselves

(03:50) Developing toddler's independence

(04:37) Recommendations for clothes

(05:25) Recommendations for shoes

(07:50) Storage of spare clothes

(08:07) The wet bag

(09:09) Positive Discipline

(10:10) Adjustment days

(12:21) Comforting the child

(13:54) Goodbye strategies

(17:54) Contact between parents and guides

(19:45) Transition from TOD to CH

(21:09) Tracking the toddler's progress and reporting to parents

(22:57) Episode closure

EPISODE SHOW NOTES

"Positive Discipline" by Jane Nelsen:

English:  https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/positive-discipline/1001004002658550/

Dutch:  https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/opvoeden-met-positive-discipline-boek/9300000032886427/

SUMARY

In this Casa Behind the Scenes episode, the White Rabbit has a follow-up conversation with Jasmijn the Team Lead of the Toddler's Group at Casa.

In the first part of this episode, we cover in detail the facilities and organization of the Toddler's Group, how parents can prepare themselves and their children before they join the school, and the unconventional way in which they approach potty training.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode Introduction

(00:28) TOD Group location and classroom layout

(02:34) The TOD Group's Team

(04:29) The garden

(09:11) Going outside the school

(09:53) Preparing to go to the TOD Group

(12:08) Why the TOD group starts at 15 months

(14:02) Potty learning

(22:38) Episode closure

EPISODE SHOW NOTES

Recommended book to prepare to join the Toddler's Group:

"The Montessori Toddler" by Simone Davis (https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/the-montessori-toddler/9200000095529375/) 

Information about the Montessori workshop for parents with Toddlers :

https://www.montessoritogether.com/services-montessori-at-home

Email:  [email protected]

SUMARY

In this Meet the Casa Community episode, the White Rabbit has a conversation with Jasmijn, the Team Lead for the Casa Toddler’s Group.

In this episode, I learned that Jasmijn has an artistic background, which lead us to talk about how to develop mental resilience in children, and the topic of discipline... but I also took the oportunity to ask her about her Team Lead role, and how moving to the new school building will mpact the Toddler's Group.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode Introduction

(00:33) Jasmijn's art background

(05:08) Developing mental resilience and self-confidence in children

(09:07) Letting go of reward and punishment to discipline children

(12:25) Exposing the child to the outside world

(14:22) Giving direction and the Montessori environment

(16:07) The Team Lead role at the Toddler's Group

(17:04) Team coordination

(19:28) The new school building

(21:03) Episode closure

SUMARY

In this Casa Behind the Scenes episode, the White Rabbit continues her follow-up conversation with Archanha, one of the guides working in Children's House.

To give parents an impression of what they can expect when their children start in Children's House,  we finish this two-part episode by going over what the first day in the classroom looks like.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode Introduction

(00:35) Picking up from the previous episode

(00:58) How Montessori guides handle children when they come to school crying

(06:44) The importance of remaining calm when the child cries

(07:47) Comforting parents when they leave a crying child at school

(09:18) Saying goodbye at the door

(11:51) The CH classroom environment

(14:49) Introducing the child to the activities and materials

(16:23) Toilet Independence

(19:18) How long does it take for a child to adjust to the classroom?

(19:55) Morning vs. afternoon work cycles

(22:39) Episode Closure

SUMARY

To give parents an impression of what they can expect when their children start in Children's House, we start this two-part episode by going over what parents can do to prepare their children. 

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(00:36) What children need to bring on their first day in the CH classroom

(01:52) The importance of dressing the child with comfortable, weather appropriate clothing

(4:42) How clothing can provide sensory distraction to the child

(08:40) Dressing etiquette for Montessori guides

(11:14) Keeping spare clothes and shoes at school

(17:23) The trial days

(21:03) Episode Closure

SUMARY

In this episode, Archanha shares the beautiful story of how she discovered Maria Montessori's work. We also talk about her AMI training in India, the relationship between parents and guides, and how we can help children find their passion.

TIME STAMPS

(00:00) Episode Introduction

(00:40) Archanha's background in Financial Management

(03:04) Discovering Maria Montessori's Work

(06:58) The value of having corporate experience

(07:21) Archanha's AMI training in India

(13:56) The relationship between parents and teachers

(16:03) Difficult conversations with parents

(19:43) Helping children find their passion

(21:46) Episode Closure

SUMARY

In this story, Jeanet gives us an introduction to Kanjer Training, explains how she is implementing this method at Casa, and shares examples of exercises that she is doing with the children during the Kanjer Lessons.

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SUMARY

In this story, Jeanet goes over the different things that she has done during her extensive career in education, explains how she is supporting our school community in different ways, and shares her views on parenting, communication and education.

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