Fall Frolic 2011

Fall Frolic 2011

When?             October 1, 2011 and races begin at 9:00am

Where?           The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes, 530 East Day Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545

What?              Fall Frolic is a charity event featuring a 10K, 5K, 2K and Kids Obstacle Course on the campus of The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes.  The funds raised through this event support the Montessori Academy Classroom at the South Bend Center for the Homeless.

Why?               Why do we at The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes feel driven to support the homeless children of our community?  The answer is simple…we are following in the footsteps of Dr. Maria Montessori.  Her work, which began in 1885, laid the foundation for a mindset that addresses the specific needs of children living in dire conditions.  Over her career she developed a teaching model for poverty-stricken children that we, over a century later, apply today.

In 1994, a unique partnership was formed between the South Bend Center for the Homeless and The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes.  This partnership began a Montessori Early Childhood Program to serve children living at the Center.  The children in the Montessori program benefit from a certified Montessori teacher, a trained classroom assistant, and a fully-equipped classroom. Children who come into the classroom have often been exposed to extremes of human existence; hunger, poverty, abuse, neglect and homelessness.  This unique preschool offers a therapeutic environment where children are able to heal, grow and learn.

Please join us on October 1^st to support our community’s most vulnerable…homeless children.

You can make a difference!

For more information, please visit The Montessori Academy website at: www. tma-el.org

For a video presentation please visit: http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=l-7fSM8k1nY