Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
29th July –10th August 2019
Willows Montessori
Nursery School Newcastle—North of England
Workshop Information Booklet
Why choose Willows Montessori Nursery School?
Willows Montessori is a small Montessori school in the beautiful
North East of England. Based in Ryton Village, near both Gates-
head and Newcastle, it is a peaceful location that is perfect for
getting away from the hustle and bustle and focussing on your
studies.
Our workshop is a two week workshop with a rest day in the mid-
dle. You will benefit from working with a small group (up to 12 stu-
dents at the most) with access to the full range of materials during
your practice sessions.
We will have sole use of the ‘Foxes Den’ which is a new wooden
classroom complete with veranda set in the rear garden of the
nursery. Facilities in the den include a small kitchen with a fridge,
kettle, etc, and if the weather is nice perhaps some of the sessions
might take place outdoors.
There is some childcare available at The Willows nursery but please book early to avoid disappointment. For further infor-mation please contact Alison Barker on 01748 821466 or email [email protected].
Where are we?
Willows Montessori Nursery
Community Centre
Barmoor Lane
Ryton
Tyne and Wear
NE40 3QP
Travel The nursery is set in Ryton which is a semi-rural small town
near the western border of Tyne and Wear and easily
accessible by car or by train to Newcastle and then bus to
Ryton. There are regular buses in the area so travel to
Gateshead, the Metro Centre or Newcastle is very easy.
Bus website—www.nexus.org
Train information—www.thetrainline.com
Telephone us on 07784 832000
or 01748 821466
Click here to open the map in your browser
Accommodation
Bed and Breakfast locations
Hedgefield House, Stella Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE21 4LR – has four acres of gardens,
situated just outside Ryton. Some rooms have a shared bathroom.
www.hedgefieldhouse.co.uk
Laburnum, Heddon-on-the-Wall
www.booking.com/hotel/gb/laburnum-guest-house
Hotels
Michelangelo Hotel, Ryton, has single, double and family rooms and serve breakfast from 7a.m.
http://www.michelangelohotel.co.uk/
Best Western, Gibside www.gibside-hotel.co.uk
Haughton North Farm www.hadrianswallaccommodation.com
Please contact all B&B owners directly to see if they can offer you a deal for your stay
There are several hotels at or close to the Metro Centre, approximately 4 miles away and these
include:-
Newcastle Gateshead Marriott Hotel
http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/nclgh-newcastle-gateshead-marriott-hotel-metrocentre/
Premier Inn,
www.premierinn.com/Gateshead
Holiday Inn Express
http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/gb/en/newcastle-upon-tyne/ghncl/hoteldetail
Please Note
MCI & this training centre accepts no responsibility for the quality or availability of your accommodation. We cannot arrange accommodation for students.
It is advisable to make accommodation arrangements in advance of the commencement of your workshop - we recommend you apply three to six months prior to starting
Places to Eat and Local Amenities
For Lunch or Snacks - Sainsbury, Co-op and a café are within walking
distance of the nursery and provide a variety of sandwiches, salads and other snack items. As there will only be half an hour for lunch-time you will need to bring all provisions with you.
Evening meals – Several pubs are situated within walking distance and these include The Half Moon where main courses start from around £10.00, and
Ryton County House.
Free Time
In Ryton there are lovely walks in the woods and along by the river, however, should
you have time to go a little further then there are a myriad of ideas.
Gibside is a country estate formerly owned by the Bowes-Lyon family and now run by
the National Trust, there are wonderful gardens to explore and it is set amongst the
peaks and slopes of the Derwent Valley. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/gibside
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Sir Antony Gormley,
located near Gateshead in Tyne and Wear and was completed in 1998. It is a
magnificent steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres tall, with wings measuring 54
metres across. www.gateshead.gov.uk/angel/angelmen.htm
Metro Centre has miles of shopping plus bowling, cinemas and restaurants and the
all important IKEA to stock up on nursery supplies. www.intumetrocentre.co.uk/
Newcastle is an amazing place and links with Gateshead which is set on the south
bank of the Tyne, they offer a wide selection of galleries, museums, theatres,
riverside restaurants and Chinatown. The Biscuit Factory is one of my favourite
galleries and has an excellent café. Do not miss Seven Stories, the National Centre
for Children’s Books, which has interactive sections and a wonderful book shop
complete with story chair. Gateshead Millenium Bridge, Sage at Gateshead, The
Discovery Museum in Newcastle and The Quayside in Newcastle are all worth a visit. www.newcastlegateshead.com
Registration
The Apparatus workshop will start at 9am on the first day, please ensure that you
sign in by 8.55 at the latest, please telephone us on 07784 832000 to let us know if
you will be unavoidably late.
Eligibility for Registration
Students on the Diploma Early Years Educator course – must have paid fees in full (or at
least two instalments, if paying in instalments), have completed at least the first semester
of the course and must attend all sessions of the Apparatus Workshop.
Students on the Introduction to Montessori Practice course – must have paid the full
course fee, successfully completed the first three assignments and must attend all the
sessions of the Apparatus Workshop.
Itinerary
Week 1 Week 2
Mon Philosophy and AEL Mon Numeracy and Literacy
Tue AEL and Sensorial Tue Literacy and KUW
Wed AEL and Sensorial Wed Literacy and KUW
Thu Sensorial and Numeracy Thu KUW and Preparation for Practical
Assessment
Fri Sensorial and Numeracy Fri Practice
Sat Numeracy and Practice Sat Practical Assessments
Registration and Itinerary
Workshop Hours and Preparation
Workshop Hours
For the Apparatus workshop hours will be between 9am and 6pm which will include
two hours of supervised apparatus practice.
You must attend on both Saturdays (but not on Sunday).
Remember to bring notebook, pens, coloured pencils and a laptop/tablet will be useful to
access the VLE whilst here. The training centre will provide free Wi-Fi although this may
be limited in the Foxes Den.
Preparation for Apparatus Workshop
You will need to refer to MCI modules 6 - 10 during the sessions (AEL, Sensorial
Education, Literacy, Numeracy, KUW). We advise you to work from a hard copy, in printed
form, which you can either print off in advance or buy from the office of the training
centre. (The Literacy and Numeracy modules should be printed in colour). The complete
set of PDF’s of all your Modules is available in the resources folder in Moodle (in the sub-
folder Complete Module Texts).
If you wish to view and work with the modules electronically you will need to bring your
laptop/tablet with you. Electronic devices should be brought to the training centre fully
charged. For health and safety reasons, devices cannot be plugged into the mains in the
classroom.
Prior to the workshop please read all the introduction sections of the curriculum modules
if you have not yet reached them in your schedule. This will support you in the oral
professional discussion that forms part of your final assessment for the workshop.
Students on the Early Years Educator course (EYE) and Introduction to Montessori Practice course (IMP) will take part in a practical assessment and professional discussion on the final Saturday of the Workshop. This is a compulsory component of the workshop.
Early Years Educator students will be assessed against a range of assessment criteria which will be either met or not met. Any outstanding assessment criteria not met during the practical assessment and professional discussion will need to be reassessed through an additional and final assessment opportunity. This may involve having to attend an additional workshop, dependent on the assessment criteria not met.
Introduction to Montessori Practice students cannot be awarded with the MCI certificate unless the practical assessment is successfully completed. Students who do not successfully complete this part of the course are invited to book for another workshop, which will incur an additional charge.
The practical assessment and professional discussion will last approximately 1½ hours and you will be allocated a specific time during the workshop. The schedule will be posted prominently on the notice board during the second week of the workshop. If you plan to travel home on the Saturday, please let us know in advance so that arrangements can be made for an early slot.
Practical Assessment
Refreshments
Coffee and Tea will be provided during all breaks but may not be available before
lectures start in the morning. There is a garden for use at break-times.
A complimentary buffet lunch will be provided for workshop students on one day during
the workshop, you will be advised of the date at the start of the Workshop.
If there are any changes to the timetable then the tutors will advise you.
Facilities
Free Wi-fi (although connection may be limited in the Foxes Den)
Childcare
There is some childcare available at The Willows nursery but please book early to avoid
disappointment. For further information please contact Alison Barker on 01748
821466 or email [email protected].
Please note that we cannot arrange accommodation for students.
Professional Placement (for Early Years Educator Students) briefing
If you have recently started, or are thinking about starting your professional place-
ment, there will be an opportunity to talk to tutors about placement
during the lunch hour on one day during the workshop. Please check notice board for
exact details.
Refreshments and Facilities
Email Alison Barker, the lead trainer—
Telephone on 07784 832000 or 01748 821466
Visit the nursery website at www.willowsmontessorinursery.net
A little help please
To help me prepare for the upcoming Apparatus Workshop it would assist me if you could
email me at [email protected]. I really would like to know a little more about you
before the course starts. It would also be really helpful to match a name to a face prior to
meeting you in person, so please can you include a photo of yourself.
Are you currently or have your previously, worked in childcare, if so what age range?
Do you have any previous Montessori experience?
Do you have any Early Years qualifications, if so what are they?
Do you have any requirements that I need to take into account regarding access?
A buffet lunch will be provided one day so please let me know if you have any dietary
requirements that need to be taken into consideration?
Do you need any study support or academic assistance?
If you have any queries prior to the start of the workshop, then please contact me and if
there is any other information that you wish to share please do so.
Thank you
Contact Us
