Parents are invited to spend an evening with world-renowned
Montessori expert Dr. Annette M. Haines as she speaks about optimal child development. Dr. Haines is the Director of the Montessori Training Center of St. Louis and internationally recognized lecturer, examiner and trainer of the Association Montessori Internationale.
Dr. Haines will present Your Child Will Never be This Age Again: Optimal Development from Birth through Adolescence.
The lecture, open to parents from across the entire St. Louis metro area, is sponsored by Chesterfield Montessori School.
The free lecture will take place Thursday, Nov. 17 from 6-7 p.m. at Chesterfield City Hall, 690 Chesterfield Parkway West. Space is limited. Please RSVP to melissa@chesterfieldmontessori.org
Founded in 1981, Chesterfield Montessori School (CMS) offers authentic Montessori programs for toddlers (from age 16 months) through Grade 8. CMS is a non-profit school accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), the Independent Schools of the Central States (ISACS), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Independent Schools of St. Louis (ISSL).
The school is situated on a 5-acre campus in Chesterfield, with an award-winning building, playgrounds, a swimming pool, two tennis courts and a children’s garden. The classrooms are open, inviting, well-organized and equipped with the full spectrum of materials scientifically developed by Dr. Maria Montessori.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
With the help of ten truckloads of sand, The Magic House's backyard has been transformed once again into a beachfront park for the popular Sandcastle Beach exhibit.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.
Hear stories in Spanish read by native Spanish-speaking storytellers at the Missouri History Museum's Cuentos En El Museo - Storytelling in the Museum in Spanish. In these free storytelling sessions, the museum's youngest visitors explore traditional and contemporary storybooks and do hands-on crafts.
Join in on First Art, a free art program for toddlers where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!