BOWER TREE PRESCHOOL

In blending Waldorf and Montessori, we seek to blur the line between work and play by offering clear options and then allowing children to freely choose their own activities. The rhythm of our day is strongly informed by the Waldorf approach, and within that rhythm we offer Montessori activities for supporting healthy development, independence, and love of learning. Common elements from both Waldorf and Montessori classrooms are woven into our school days. Though the complete forms of both approaches cannot be combined, as they do contradict each other in some ways, Bower Tree finds a middle path by selecting important aspects of each approach and emphasizing the many ways in which they overlap... Like the founders of both Waldorf and Montessori education, we honor the spirit of the child and seek to gently guide its unfolding. Also like both founders, we believe in the therapeutic and developmental value of focused activity done with the hands using natural materials- as well as a..

Primary location: Portland United States