All our language boxes, terminology cards, together with most of our language materials are now available in durable PVC.
We have a booth at OMI2017, from 17th - 19th March, if you are attending, or are in the area, come in and have a look. We are also showcasing some of our other local materials including dressing frame stand and dressing frames, fraction skittles and more.
It's also a great place to meet fellow Montessorians and teachers, look forward to seeing you there. Photos will follow shortly......
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We will be showcasing our local products at The 4th Annual Montessori Conference, and look forward to seeing you there.
We also want to know what other materials that you would like to see us produce. Leave your comments below.
]]>Sebelumnya saya belum pernah mengenal metode pengajaran Montessori, namun setelah saya terjun ke dalam bisnis ini banyak hal menarik yang saya dapat. Pertama kali ketika melihat alat-alat peraga yang berada disini adalah betapa menariknya cara Montessori dalam mengenalkan suatu materi pelajaran / bidang studi, jika dibandingkan dengan dahulu sewaktu saya masih sekolah. Jika saya ditanyakan apa Montessori itu mungkin saya tidak bisa memaparkan secara benar layaknya pakar-pakar dunia pendidikan dibidang ini, namun yang saya bisa tangkap Montessori adalah active- learning (belajar sambil bermain). Dimana anak-anak dapat mengembangkan daya imajinasinya serta mengasah tingkat kreatifitasnya.
Pada awalnya konsep penggabungan murid berdasarkan usia-usia yang berbeda terdengar agak tidak masuk diakal, bagaimana anak-anak yang lebih muda dapat mengejar anak-anak yang lebih tua, namun setelah melihat pada interaksi sehari-hari di sekolah kegiatan belajar dengan cara seperti ini bisa dilakukan. Anak-anak yang lebih tua untuk dapat memantapkan pelajaran yang diterima, mereka bisa menerapkan dengan cara mengajarkan kepada yang yang lebih muda. Sedangkan anak-anak yang lebih muda merasa lebih nyaman dapat belajar melalui anak yang lebih tua (mungkin mereka merasa seperti belajar dengan saudara sendiri), karena anak-anak yang lebih muda melihat kakak sebagai role model. Proses ini membantu anak ketika saat dewasa nantinya dapat bersosialisasi dengan banyak orang dengan berbagai macam usia.
Saya sebagai individu yang dibesarkan dengan cara yang konvensional, saya melihat metode ini sangat menarik untuk diimplementasikan pada anak-anak sejak dini. Karena semua kegiatannya tidak mudah membuat anak bosan untuk belajar, sebaliknya metode ini membuat anak berkeinginan untuk belajar lebih banyak lagi.
]]>So we decided that we would donate 3 prizes, some adult books, some children's books, and one of our locally made materials.
With free entry and only Rp 25,000/ticket for the raffle some of those prizes look mighty exciting.
10.00am - 5.00pm it'll be a fun day for all, with performances, food and shopping. Bring the children as there are plenty of games that will keep them occupied for hours.
]]>After moving round the world in my youth my parents moved to Indonesia in 1991 and finally decided that this was where we were going to set our roots, and we have been here ever since.
After university in the UK i decided that I too was going to set my roots back in the country that i grew up in, and my mother being principal of Jakarta Montessori School had a lot of contacts for me to send my CV to to look for a job. After some searching I got offered my first job with Floth, an MEP consultant, in the construction trade.
Over the years my mother started helping other Montessori schools get quality Montessori materials from overseas, and over the years the orders grew and grew. And she eventually decided that she needed help as it was taking too much of her time away from the school. So after 6 years of drawing blueprints and onsite inspections I felt that it wasn't for me and decided that it was time to move on and help my mother out.
So we started the process of turning her hobby into a proper company and getting all the paperwork in order. We also felt that with the people that we knew we could start manufacturing local products to the same quality standards as the imported ones.
And here we are after all that time, with all the i's dotted and t's crossed, we have started small with the manufacturing, in order to meet the standards that we have set. To help make sure that we keep to those standards we have employed Dribelly Gunalen, who I met during the Mandarin Oriental Hotel refurbishment where she was working on the hotel's project team overseeing the final detailing.
I must admit that growing up during the rise of the internet I was always told to beware who and what you did. And it has been ingrained in me and even today I try to keep the smallest digital footprint i can. So the jump into an online store and the presence that is required to make it successful, I find both intimidating and scary. But needs must so here goes......
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