| What Others Say About Khalsa Montessori School |
What Others Have Said
"Imagine a classroom that believes a child's hand is the extension of the mind … " More photos»"Finding the right day care is not always easy. We came across one with a very unique approach to teaching and caring …
Imagine a classroom in a preschool that teaches children the alphabet, numbers, color, and time; yet, at the same time, teaches courtesy and grace, respect for themselves and for others, and total love for everyone and everything around them. Imagine a classroom that believes a child's hand is the extension of the mind and that a child learns more when he can see and feel what he's being taught …
The Montessori method of teaching provides the learning process … the Khalsa School provides the loving process."
— Channel 10 reporter Jan D'Atri in her televised documentary "Under the Sun.""Teachers at the Khalsa School … follow the Montessori method, which allows children to choose from a variety of educational materials that teach them math and letter concepts and manual coordination … the center emphasizes a "total approach to the development of mind, body and spirit."
— Money Magazine, article entitled "Picking the Best Day Care.""PHOENIX magazine rates the top academically performing schools in the valley." [Top Five Charter Elementary Schools]: "Khalsa Montessori Elementary"
-- Phoenix Magazine Best Schools edition, August 2010"The Khalsa School emphasizes the self-esteem, self-confidence and development of the child."
— Arizona Republic, article by Geoff Davidian" … allows children to choose from a variety of educational materials that teach them math and letter concepts and manual coordination … " More photos»
" … allows children to choose from a variety of educational materials that teach them math and letter concepts and manual coordination … " More photos»3 schools models for other Arizona charters: First-of-its-kind study highlights leadership
"Out of more than 200 Arizona charter schools, three stand out as top performers in a first-of-its-kind study examining year-to-year progress of charter-school students' AIMS scores.
Students at BASIS Tucson, Mesa Arts Academy and Phoenix's Khalsa Montessori School rapidly improved their scores on both the AIMS math and reading exams from year to year, according to the study to be released Wednesday by the Arizona Charter Schools Association. Also, the schools maintained overall scores above the state average…"
- The Arizona Republic, Article by Pat Kossan - Aug. 19, 2008
For the complete article click on the following link: 3 schools models for other Arizona charters
"All Arizona educators want their students to get a quality education. Success Measured, a study conducted by the Arizona Charter Schools Association, offers some valuable answers on how to achieve that goal. The rigorous research identified four foundational elements of student-level growth that schools – district or charter – must have to help students perform better academically. They include a leader with a purpose; teachers who take responsibility for the end result; a culture that promotes teamwork; and using data to solve problems….Success Measured used four filters to identify the best charter schools in Arizona. Two methods focused on student growth and two focused on systematic high achievement and sustainability… As soon as we were confident that the data we used identified schools that were succeeding beyond just having high test scores, we were ready to take a closer look at each one. Three schools met the Success Measured study's criteria in both reading and math: BASIS Tucson, Mesa Arts Academy and Khalsa Montessori in Phoenix."
"Initially a private school, Khalsa Montessori became a charter school in 1996. The Montessori teaching method emphasizes a multi-sensory learning environment. Student's intellectual, physical, and psychological abilities are nurtured through extensive use of hands-on activities, a non-traditional classroom and multi-age grouping. At Khalsa, a culture of comfort and respect is fostered in an atmosphere where students and teachers remove their shoes, sit on floor cushions, as well as traditional desks and speak in quiet voices. Hands on learning activities include using beads or puzzle like grids to calculate math problems and working in the vegetable garden…The students move through their work, receiving lessons from the teacher or guidance from a well-trained classroom assistant. Students are allowed to work together which encourages peer learning…Homework forms a bridge between hands-on Montessori materials and more traditional formats, preparing students for life beyond Montessori. Class work is monitored daily, to address a student's difficulties immediately. This learning culture has worked well for Khalsa Montessori, whose students place near the top of the state in both reading and math."
-- Success Measured; Four Foundational elements of Student Level Growth, Research Study by Rebecca Gau and Marcella Gemelli, 2009. View the full study online or download the executive summary.
