{"id":5011,"date":"2015-08-13T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:14:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:14:34","slug":"1115-photo-studio-transforms-into-the-little-big-learning-centre-montessori-influenced-home-schooling-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/13\/1115-photo-studio-transforms-into-the-little-big-learning-centre-montessori-influenced-home-schooling-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"#1115 Photo Studio Transforms into the “Little Big Learning Centre” – Montessori Influenced Home Schooling Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The photo studio that many of you know and visited over the last half decade has a new direction.<\/p>\n

… We are excited to welcome Amy of the\u00a0Little Big Learning Centre<\/a>\u00a0into the classroom we developed in 2010 to support my photo and arts workshops.\u00a0Amy started Little Big<\/em> in 2014. It blossomed so quickly that she needed a bigger space in Ottawa for her Little Big Learners<\/em> to develop.<\/p>\n

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Amy of The Little Big Learning Centre!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

How did the learning centre take off? Amy drew on the influences of\u00a0Maria Montessori<\/a>,\u00a0Howard Gardner<\/a>, the\u00a0Reggio Emilia approach<\/a>\u00a0and outdoor and experiential education.<\/p>\n

The students blossomed and word spread… all the way to their new learning centre\u00a0at 160 Preston St.<\/p>\n

I asked Amy what inspired her to open “Little Big.<\/em>” Her answer was three-fold:
\n\u2022 “I had a good public school experience\u00a0due to my small cottage town. I grew up in Apsley, Ont. and our school had only\u00a05 teachers. There was lots of one-on-one time, small classes, enriched learning. It was a great way to learn.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

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One of the smaller learning areas of the Little Big Learning Centre<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022\u00a0“I earned my Bachelor of Education and was shocked. There were so many kids in a class. There was too much going on. Kids were falling through cracks. Everything was so tied to the curriculum in the wrong way and geared towards practice tests for EQAO (standardized testing). I wanted to\u00a0give younger students a voice – school is not just book learning.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

\u2022 ” ‘Hmmm,’ I thought aloud to my husband. ‘What if we opened our own learning centre?’ \u00a0And I started looking for like-minded teachers, parents, students. I\u00a0wanted to be creative with teaching so that all students could fit…”<\/em>There is currently only one other learning centre like Amy’s in Ottawa based out of Barrhaven.<\/p>\n

Curious to see and hear more?<\/strong>
\nAmy is opening the doors of her Little Big Learning Centre<\/strong><\/a> to welcome curious minds soon. An open house is in the plans. Stay tuned…<\/p>\n

Visit their Facebook page<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n

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New Learning Centre for students aged 4-10.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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