Thirteen different activities were going on in a lower elementary classroom this morning. The teacher was working with a group of five children, coaching

them as they worked with number multiples. It was the end of the lesson and the children were doing follow-up problems. Their teacher needed to know

that they would remember how to do the work once they left her table.

One of the boys said to a friend as they worked, “You didn’t invent multiples.” His friend replied, “I didn’t say that. I said I invented this way of doing them.” Montessori students are creative. They

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look for new ways to do things. They are given the freedom to make the work their own, to structure it in their own way, to put their stamp on it, to be innovative and inventive. And they see themselves as inventive.

So the teacher was giving a lesson to five children. What were the others doing? One was working with the classroom assistant counting coins. One was reading a book about prehistoric mammals. Another was reading a fictional chapter book. One was drawing a picture.

Other children were working in pairs on a variety of projects: the parts of a leaf, long division, a study of adjectives, Spanish, spelling, sentence analysis (diagramming), story writing, eating snack. That makes thirteen different activities going on at one time in this lower elementary classroom.

Wasn’t it chaotic? Most definitely not. To offer children so much freedom, there must be a high degree of order. Bart Giamatti, former President of Yale University, said, “Freedom without order is chaos; order without freedom is tyranny.”

Observers often ask about “structure” in a Montessori classroom. Most of us

attended conventional schools with their simple hierarchical structure. The teacher stands at the front of the classroom. The children face the teacher. They do what she instructs them to do. All students work on the same thing at the same time. There is order, but is there freedom?

Conventional schools narrowly control children. All activity is directed by the teacher. All classroom dialog flows through the teacher. “Discussions” are often merely “veiled examinations” wherein the teacher determines who read the material and who did not. All comments are directed to the teacher—students do not speak to each other.

The structure in the Montessori classroom is much more complex. The teacher delegates much of her control to the children individually and collectively. When you look into the classroom, you usually see the teacher working with an individual student or a small group while the rest of the children are working independently. This entails trust in the child. Some people mistakenly believe that Montessori children can do whatever they please but that is wrong. Freedom to choose their own work and to direct their

own learning entails responsibility both to themselves and to each other as members of a civil community.

Montessori teachers prepare children for the freedom we offer by helping them to develop a set of inner strengths and characteristics. “Control” in a Montessori classroom is rooted in the self-control of the children. There is also independence, respect, love of learning. Montessori observed that children have a deep and abiding desire to learn. They are intrinsically motivated and when we are able to direct that inner drive, children will do far more than we could command them to do.

Last night POS alumni Ben Jawdat, who is a freshman at Emory University in Atlanta, said, “I want to major in everything.” He also said, “Post Oak gives you the desire to learn rather than the desire to make a grade. If you have the desire to learn, the grades will come.” Ironically he credits Post Oak with giving him the desire to learn. Montessori would have said that the desire to learn was within him all along. What Post Oak did was to nourish that desire while avoiding extinguishing it under a load of drudgery within a restrictive structure.

This does not mean that conventional schools are all blatantly tyrannical. In overt ways they are not. Most teachers are well-intentioned and dedicated to the children. Many conventional schools are humane places. But Montessori observed that the way in which we learn shapes who we become, and that children educated in Montessori schools would be identified as “the New Children.”

Update: Ben Jawdat graduated from Emory University and is now a Ph.D. student in physics at the University of Houston.

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YCC students work happily on Sarah Moudry’s Gala project.

GALA INVITATIONS:COMING SOON!

Your invitation to Gala will be arriving in the mail in mid-January, at which point online ticket ordering will also be available through the Post Oak website.

This event WILL SELL OUT.

Be sure to RSVP online as soon as possible to guarantee your red carpet appearance in March – We can’t wait to see you there!

POST OAK PARENTS & BUSINESS OWNERS: PLACE YOUR AD IN THE GALA PROGRAM TODAY!

The Gala program is one of the few ways to advertise to our Post Oak community. If you would like to purchase a family or business ad in the program, please contact christinacantu@postoakschool.org.

The gala program will be distributed to each couple at the event. We anticipate a sold-out event with 450 guests.

GALA PROGRAM RATES:

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by James Moudry, High School Director

It’s January and for Post Oak High School that can only mean one thing: J-Term. The students have worked hard planning what these tailored

experiences will entail, right down to the financial details. You can imagine the excitement that has been building up to this moment, when the courses are ready to launch! Read on to learn about what the students will be experiencing and sharing with each other this month...

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MINDSET J-TER M This course covers two topics that are very hot in psychology today: Positive psychology and fixed vs. growth mindset. Positive psychology is the study of not only what makes people happy, but how happiness is, in part, created from one’s own attitude, rather than externally. Fixed vs. growth mindset is the idea that attitude about whether one’s intelligence, emotional well being, or social status is either set in stone, or can be changed by hard work, attitudinal change or diligence.

Course topics are explored through readings, interviews and presentations with researchers, videos (TED talks and other lectures), and experiences around these topics. Further, students will conduct an exploratory observation project to gather data about one topic. This gives students a chance to directly apply what they are learning. Each student presents a part of one of these topics to the rest of the class and includes a secondary research topic of their own choice.

The group meets in the classroom daily for lectures, presentations, seminars, and research time. Students go to the Fondren library at Rice University for research. The group goes out at least twice

for their observation studies. Readings are from top people in the field – a book or chapters from books, articles, etc. Lectures, or other videos of researchers such as TED talks, Coursera or other MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) are also used.

WINTER ORIENTATION The Winter Orientation J-Term affords all participants the opportunity to engage in a host of winter sporting activities situated in Telluride, Colorado. In addition to alpine skiing and snowboarding, students receive instruction in the disciplines of telemark, crosscountry and backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating. Participants will complete a three-day avalanche training course that will involve both classroom and field instruction. The experience will culminate with a guided overnight backcountry excursion to Alta Lakes Observatory.

While in Telluride, students will track and forecast local weather systems, write an essay on a facet of Telluride’s history that interests them (drawing upon the resources and knowledge of the local museum, library and townfolk), they will attend the town’s inaugural Fire Festival, and will attend a bluegrass concert at the historic Sheridan Opera House.

FILMMAKING J-TER M The Filmmaking J-Term gives students the opportunity to learn about the art and technology of filmmaking by planning, shooting, editing, and screening their own films.

Like the filmmaking process, the course is divided into three parts. Week one is pre-production, during which students work with local filmmaking experts and learn about film genres, avoiding clichés, writing screenplays, storyboarding, and choosing

Q. What’s your favorite thing about POHS?

A. I like the freedom and the choices we have here.

Q. What’s your favorite food?

A. Macaroni and cheese

Q. What are your major interests and hobbies?

A. I really love sewing and designing clothes.

Q. What’s been your favorite J-term or A-term project so far?

A. History and Preservation in Jamaica

Q. What’s your favorite TV show?

A. Selfie

Q. What colleges do you plan on applying to?

A. LSU

Q. What’s your favorite color?

A. Pink

Q. Title of the last book you’ve read?

A. The Penelopiad

Q. Out of all of the POHS trips you’ve taken, what’s been your favorite?

A. I really liked the 2013 Odyssey Trip to the Shumla School.

Q. Name someone who has had a strong impact in your life up until this point.

A. My mom

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props, costumes, and locations. Week two is production, during which students learn to use filmmaking equipment and shoot their short films. The final week is post-production, during which students edit their films and make rough and final cuts which local filmmaking experts critique. The culmination of this course is a film festival event, planned by students, at a local theater.

FALMOUTH FIELD SCHOOL In this course, students acquire a deep appreciation for the role played by the Jamaican port city of Falmouth in the global sugar and slave trade of the 17th to 19th centuries and for the ways that the global economic system (in particular, cruise ship tourism) continues to transform the lives of the city’s inhabitants. Students also experience first-hand the complete process by which historical knowledge is produced, from documenting primary

source evidence in the field to incorporating it within the larger set of existing data and using it to contribute to discussions of larger historical and cultural issues.

Students make a real-world contribution to the preservation of Falmouth’s extraordinary historical and cultural heritage, adding their work to a comprehensive archive of archaeological, architectural, and oral evidence for the town’s remarkable history maintained by the University of Virginia in collaboration with Falmouth Heritage Renewal. Through their work in architectural preservation and with the students at the Falmouth All Age School, students also have the opportunity to help to improve the lives of the Jamaicans living in Falmouth today, as well as forming life-long relationships of empathy and friendship with the Jamaicans with whom they work and live.

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THE 2014–2015 POST OAK FUND

TOGETHER WE CAN!

Dear Post Oak families,

Welcome to 2015! The Big Work campaign continues to be Big News around both campuses these days. Many Post Oak families have already been contacted to attend one of several scheduled Big Work events. Please take the time to attend one of the events, learn about the campaign, ask questions, and consider supporting this transformational effort. If you would prefer to learn about Big Work one-on-one, please contact

Development Director Christina Kopanidis Cantu at 281.822.8024. Over 90 Post Oak families have generously contributed to the Big Work campaign bringing us to $4.8M of our $8M goal. We are reaching out to every single Post Oak family. All gifts make a difference and as with all things we do at Post Oak, we are beating the drum for full community support.

Please join us. John Long

CONGRATULATIONS TO

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR REACHING 100% PARENT PARTICIPATION BEFORE WINTER BREAK!

Other classes that have reached 100%:

ORLY KLUKDEBBIE NICKERSONERROL PINTO

This annual effort continues until we reach full participation. Parent participation is currently at 83%, and we have raised $244,000 of our $300,000 goal. Your support is both important and truly appreciated.

WHY GIVE?

Annual Fund supports:

• FinancialAid

• Facultyprofessionaldevelopment

• Unexpectedrepairssuchasthethreemajor air conditioning repairs needed this year.

• ThenewvanfortheBissonnetcampus

• NewlightingandceilingtilesinthePrimaryarea

• Anewsprinklersystemthatwasinstalledoverthesummer.

…just to name a few items

Pledges can be made by emailing christinacantu@postoakschool.org, or go online to our website to donate with a credit card or downloadtheAnnualFundform.PledgesareduebyMay31.

Questions? Please call Christina Cantu at 281-822-8024

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED!

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A D M I S S I O N O P E N H O U S E

Tuesday, January 13 7:00 p.m.1102 Autrey Street, Houston, TX 77006Please park in the lot at the corner of Montrose and Autrey

Bearkats Basketball

2014-2015 SCHEDULE

DECEMBER 2 vs St Stephens

4:15–COED

5-6 @ Memorial Lutheran Tournament 6:30–Boys

8 vs St Stephens (@ Tellepsen YMCA) 4:15–COED

9 @ Emery/Weiner 6:00–Boys

11 vs Yellowstone Academy 5:30–COED

JANUARY7 @ Yellowstone Academy

5:30–COED

16 vs Iman Academy (location TBA) 5:30–COED

20 vs Emery/Weiner 4:30–Boys

21 vs Briar Meadow 4:30–Girls, then Boys

22 vs St Stephens 4:15–Girls, then Boys

22 vs Iman Academy 5:30–COED

23 vs Memorial Lutheran 4:30–Boys

26 vs St Stephens (@ Tellepsen YMCA) 4:15–COED

29 vs St Stephens 4:15–Girls, then Boys

FEBRUARY3 vs St Stephens (@ Tellepsen

YMCA) 4:15–COED

10 vs St Stephens (@ Tellepsen YMCA) 4:15–COED

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MORNING SERIES

Thurs., January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 weeks)

9:00–10:30 a.m. $20 for entire 6-week series

Optional workbook $15(a public service offered by Post Oak)

EVENING SERIES

Wed., January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25 (6 weeks)

6:30–8:00 p.m. $240 per couple, $150 individual

Optional workbook $15

LOCATION

The Post Oak School 4600 Bissonnet St. at Ave. B

This series of courses offers solutions for families with children from early childhood to beyond adolescence, and is designed to give you practical skills you can use immediately. Previous participants are en-couraged to return to share experiences and reinforce skills. Care givers are also welcome. All classes are open to the public.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phylis Tomlinson, Post Oak Counselor & Independent Facilitator of Parenting the Love & Logic Way® curriculum

phylistomlinson@gmail.com • 713-668-6558

Please send registration fees payable to Phylis Tomlinson in advance: 4010 Bluebonnet #109, Houston, TX 77025, or c/o The Post Oak School, 4600 Bissonnet, Bellaire, TX 77401

Please be advised that there is no childcare provided for the classes.

Parenting the Love & Logic Way®presented by Phylis R. Tomlinson

Primary Parent Education Event: Setting Boundaries and Gaining Respect

Thursday, January 15, 6:00 p.m.

presented by Deborah Fry, Ph.D.; C.P.E.Deborah Fry is a certified instructor for the International Network for Children and Families. Deborah gives talks and teaches seminars for parents, teachers, and people involved with children and families, as well as teaches three year olds at Westminster Weekday School. With her enthusiastic speaking style and her sense of humor, Deborah helps make the art of parenting and working with children enjoyable.

Childcare offered for primary and elementary children. We will serve a light dinner for the children too. Please call the front office to reserve a space for your child.

Redirecting Children’s Behavior

The Gentle Art of Parenting

This six week, fifteen hour course teaches parents how to help children grow in a way that enhances self-esteem, teaches responsibility and promotes cooperation and self mastery.

Tuesday evenings 6:30-9:00 PM

Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3

Course fee: $235 for one; $335 per couple (Includes book, workbook and 15 hours of class time)

Taught by Deborah Fry, PhD, CPE

For more information and to register, please call Deborah at 713-840-8663.

Coffee with the Elementary Director Wednesday, January 14

9:00 a.m. in the Common Room

Join us as Elementary Director Jeff Schneider presents the use of grammar materials in Lower and Upper Elementary and discusses accountability in the Montessori classroom.

We invite you to join us for our upcoming

INFORMATION GATHERING SESSIONJANUARY 166:30 P.M.We will be sharing details about the next AMI Primary Training Course which starts June 29, 2015.

4600 BISSONNET ST.

BELLAIRE, TX 77401

281.822.8028

INFO@HMIUSA.ORG

Brown Bag Lunch with the Middle School and High School DirectorsThursday, January 22

11:30 a.m. on the Bissonnet Campus

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1. Lower Elementary students perform in Mrs. Taj Mahmood’s class play.

2. A child in the Young Children’s Community (YCC) decorates gingerbread men with her classmates.

3. An Upper Elementary student works on a multiplication problem using the checkerboard.

4. A Lower Elementary student finds a quiet space for reading in the library.

5. It’s back to work in Middle School this week.6. The 9th/10th grade students witness the

creation of a sand mandala by Buddhist monks at the Menil Collection.

7. A Lower Elementary student explores mirror images and negative space in Art class.

8. A YCC child learns to integrate will, intellect, and movement through table washing.

9. Children in Primary Home Environment (PHE) gather for a family sing-along.

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Tue1/13

High School Admission Open House7:00 p.m. (Autrey Campus)

Wed1/14

Coffee w/ EL Director9:00 a.m.

Parenting the Love & Logic Way (1 of 6)6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ($ & reg. required)

Thu1/15

Parenting the Love & Logic Way (1 of 6)9:00-10:30 a.m. ($ & reg. required)

Primary Parent Education Meeting6:00 p.m.

Fri1/16

Application deadline for new students

HMI Information Gathering Session6:30 p.m. (Bissonnet Campus)

J A N U A R Y 1 8 - 2 4

Mon1/19

SCHOOL CLOSED MLK Jr. Day

Thu1/22

Brown Bag Lunch w/ High School Director11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Bissonnet Campus)

Fri1/23 HS J-Term ends

Check out our calendar online at www.postoakschool.org

C A L E N DA R N OT I C E B OA R D

A B O U T T H E P O S T

The Post appears every other Friday of the regular school year. You can receive a printed copy from your oldest child, or a PDF version online.

Submit letters, articles, or photos in electronic form by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before publication to Communications Coordinator Elisa Schmidt (elisaschmidt@postoakschool.org). If publication is on a

Thursday due to school closure on Friday, then the deadline is 5:00 p.m. on the preceding Monday.

THE POST OAK SCHOOL was founded in 1963 and accredited by both the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)

4600 Bissonnet, Bellaire, Texas 77401 • Telephone: 713-661-6688 • Fax: 713-661-4959 • www.postoakschool.org

POST OAK DADS’ CLUB

POKER NIGHT

by Michael Foertsch, Post Oak Dad’s Club Chair

I am happy to announce that we have a date for the next Post Oak Dad’s Club poker night: January 28, 2015. It will be held at the location of my vintage exotic car dealership, M. Brandon Motorcars, so not only will we play some cards, we can look at lots of interesting cars as well. (And, when I say “lots”, I mean it; Alara Garage, a car storage facility, and Sphere Motorsports, an exotic car service facility, are in the same location.) The address is:

3233 West 11th Street, Suite J2, Houston, TX 77008

Doors open at 7:30 pm, and we will start dealing cards at 8:00 pm. We play no limit Texas hold ‘em, tournament style. 40 seats are available. The buy-in is $60, with unlimited re-buys up to the halfway point. 11:00 pm is when we end. Antes increase throughout the night, and we play until there is a winner.

Alan Ying will be handling the money, as usual, and you can either bring cash or PayPal him. We will have drinks and snacks available, and most likely we will have professional dealers and tables as well.

All money raised by the event will go directly to Post Oak School.

Specifically, the money that we raise in this event will be used to purchase the fine wine assortments which will be auctioned off at the upcoming Gala,

multiplying the amount of money the school ultimately receives. There will be no cash prizes distributed. We are working on a

“surprise” for the winners.

Please RSVP to me at postoakdadsclub@gmail.com. This has been a highly successful event in previous years, and I hope that we can continue the tradition. Plus, it’s a lot of fun!

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SPEND A MORNING WITH A HEART DOCTOR Come join Dr. Wayne Franklin at Texas Children’s Hospital as he gives a private tour of what it’s like to be a pediatric cardiologist. Activities will include a lecture about the cardiovascular system and visits to the echo cardiography lab, the catheterization lab, the pathology section where participants can get a “hands on” view of real hearts, and the intensive care unit where the small-est patients are being treated. Minimum age is 8.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES RADIO EXPERIENCE This exclusive Houston Public Media Station Tour includes a tour of Houston Matters Talk Studio, access to watch the show live, access to the post-show debriefing, and an exclusive Q & A with the producers of Houston Matters. Available to 3 top bidders - Minimum age is 12.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TV EXPERIENCE This exclusive Houston Public Media Station Tour includes a tour

of the Red White & Blue TV Studio, access to watch the show live, access to the post-show debriefing, and an exclusive Q & A with the producers of Red White & Blue. Minimum age is 12.

INTERNSHIP AT THE BERCUTT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND WELLNESS CENTER This four day internship is for a student interested in a career in physical therapy. They will discover how these health care professionals diagnose and treat individuals of all ages using a variety of treatment techniques. 8th through 12th grade students only.

EXPERIENCE A CAREER IN MEDICINE Earn an honorary “white coat” while you experience on-call activities. Student will join Dr. Jay Volpi and his team in the ER for first hand experiences in evaluating and treating patients with critical brain diseases, such as strokes, brain bleeds, and seizures. High School students only.

PSYCHIATRY SHADOWING EXPERIENCE One week shadowing at a solo child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry practice. Student will observe patient appointments, electronic medical records use, and prescribing while also learning the business end of running a private medical practice. High School students only.

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April 4 Children’s Bollywood Party

April 10 An Evening with Apollo Chamber Players at the Wortham

April 24 - 26 Family Camp Weekend at Camp Lonehollow

May 7 Wine & Light Bites - Mom’s Night Out

May 8 Pajama Movie Night At Post Oak

May 9 Miriam and Monica’s Tea Party

June 5 - 7 or August 8 - 10 Weekend In Galveston I

June 5 - 7 or August 8 - 10 Weekend in Galveston II

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