The following enrichment classes (*optional class/additional fee is required) are offered by Millbrae Montessori School:
Spanish Class
Mr Bertin teaches Spanish through his songs and music. He plays games with the children through movement exercises and by using puppetry. Mr Bertin plays the ukelele and the guitar as the children sing-a-long in Spanish. He is always smiling, has a joyful personality and is well liked by all. We are lucky to have Mr. Bertin at Millbrae Montessori School as he makes learning Spanish fun for everyone. We look forward to Monday mornings with Mr. Bertin!
Mandarin Class
*Info Coming Soon*
Music Class
Ms Liz Hannon always brings our students the gift of music and leaves us smiling with a song in our hearts. One of our favorite songs that we sing is "We Are Planting Seeds of Love". The children have fun moving and grooving to the music as Ms. Liz plays her guitar and we all sing-a-long.James Henry
James Henry, an accomplished musician and educator, visits our school once a month in the mornings and teach us about cultural music and customs of the world. His lessons teach children about peace and friendship. The children laugh and sing, and he involves us all (even Parents) in his music. Samba, Samba, Samba!
Ballet*
Leah and Megan Watson have cookie-cutter career lifestyles, joining the San Francisco Ballet as apprentices in 1992, and joining the corps de ballet in 1993. After performing and touring internationally with the company for seven years, Leah and Megan decided to retire and adventure into other avenues of the dance world. They began teaching ballet extensively throughout the Bay Area, honing their skills to better meet the needs of their students. Their diverse background has enabled them to become leaders of quality in dance instruction. If you have any question, please email Lea and Megan Watson or go to their dance studio at www.DuoDanceAcademy.com if you want to learn more.
Chess Class
Mrs. Amy Murad will be teaching chess this school year. Mrs. Murad's passion is teaching and working with children. She finds it rewarding to help and see success in each child. She values the the idea of using chess as a teaching tool. It is a unique way to improve math abilities, problem solving and increasing brainpower while having fun. If you have any question, please email Mrs Murad or go to: Ho Math and Chess Peninsula to find out more.
Yoga Class
Ms Tiffany Belzer has been teaching yoga to our children for the past year. Her typical agenda is: Sharing Circle (the children respond to a question), Warm Up (with their sundance or other movement activity), Poses (new and familiar), Game, Partner Poses, Cool Down with reathing exercises or floating on their cloud and they end with Closing Circle (saying "namaste", their special yoga thank you). We encourage you to ask your child to show you their favorite pose. Children love to be teachers, so maybe they can teach you what they've learned. If you have any question, please email Ms Belzer or go to www.nandiyoga.com if you're interested to learn more.