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Savvy Austin Welcomes Melinda Ressling on the Montessori Method

by Nicole Basham

July 20, 2009

Reggio Emilia, Play-based, High / Scope, Waldorf, Montessori....trying to read up on all of the different types of preschools, in addition to working, folding laundry, shopping, sleeping, spending time with your significant other, and oh, PARENTING, can be daunting. Sometimes it helps to ask an expert.

Several mama friends have raved about the St. James Episcopal School, which is located in East Austin near the intersection of 183 and MLK and accepts children who are 2 1/2 and potty trained by September 1st. St. James is a reasonably priced, full day Montessori program with a diverse population of students and staff members. Tuition assistance is available for qualifying families.

I am thankful that Melinda Ressling, a Guide at St. James, agreed to answer my questions about the Montessori method.

The lunch bunch

by Julie Holden

September 18, 2008

Johanna started preschool this week. I'm still in shock. Day One was Tuesday, and by all reports it went well. She clearly had been recently crying when I arrived to pick her up, but she was also snuggled happily in the arms of her teacher. Excellent! This means she likes her teacher, and will take comfort from her. That's half the battle, won. Another significant portion of the battle, I  Read more...

Daycare blues: advice for day one

by Julie Holden

September 08, 2008

Just last Thursday, I said something about us placing Johanna in a Mother's Day Out program "this fall." That betrays the depth of my denial about the start of Johanna's daycare days. She's not starting "this fall." She's starting TOMORROW. Last week, I began to cry just reading her CDC handbook. Learning how to pack her lunch, discovering the crazy-fun activities she'll be doing, reading  Read more...