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Montessori Children's House of North Barrington Develops its Outdoor Classroom Environment

On
September 27th, 2013 Montessori Children’s House of North Barrington
was recognized by the Barrington Area Conservation Trust as an “Environmentally
Friendly Landscape”
through the BACT’s Conservation@Home program during its
annual Fall Family Garden Day. In order to achieve this recognition, the BACT
Naturalist, Lisa Woolford
, evaluated our grounds for features such as native
flowers, shrubs and trees, our rain garden, wildlife habitat areas, and other
features, and at the end of her visit presented our Head of School, Anna Perry,
and the children and families of Montessori Children’s House, with a plaque
recognizing this achievement. 

Montessori
Children’s House of North Barrington has a deep commitment to connecting
children with nature and is in the process of pursuing the Nature Explore
Classroom
certification from the Arbor Day Foundation. The project is a “work
in progress” and is continuously growing. The Fall Family Garden Day brought
together the school community as families and staff worked together to develop
the Nature Explore outdoor space, beautify the school grounds and enhance the
experiential learning environment for the children who range from birth through
age six.



Built in 1970 with a unique design to
serve the needs of today’s children, Montessori Children’s House of North
Barrington (MCHNB) is nestled among the rolling hills of the northwest suburbs,
where children enjoy a park-like 3-acre campus with educational programs
serving children from birth through age six.

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MCHNB is a lab school of the Seton
Montessori Institute, one of the largest Montessori teacher education programs
in North America. As a result, the children are exposed to the most current and
progressive teaching methods in an authentic Montessori classroom.



When speaking about Nature Explore
Outdoor Classroom project, Montessori Children’s House Teacher and Coordinator,
Rukmal Wanigasinghe, emphasized, “The enhancements to our outdoor spaces will offer
additional exciting hands-on experiences for our children. We believe that
children need real, regular experiences with nature, and it will be wonderful
to have these additional areas for exploration available!

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For more information about the school,
please visit our web-site at www.mchnb.net, our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Montessori-Childrens-House-of-North-Barrington/294236817297 or call (847)-550-0917


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