{"id":830,"date":"2011-08-11T11:16:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T11:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=830"},"modified":"2015-02-12T02:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T07:34:58","slug":"work-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/academics\/montessori-method\/work-cycle","title":{"rendered":"Work Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1610 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/middleschool-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Middle School Montessori Students Engaged In Research\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" \/>An uninterrupted work cycle is a key attribute\u00a0of the Montessori curriculum and philosophy.\u00a0At every program level, the classroom schedule is organized in a way\u00a0that provides at least one\u00a0uniterrupted work time every day.The directors and directresses are mindful to plan related arts activities and events during a time frame that does not detract from\u00a0the success of the children&#8217;s work time.\u00a0\u00a0The exact length of the work cycle varies based on the age and developmental needs of the children at each program level.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1463 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/primary1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Primary Student Works With Traditional Montessori Materials\" width=\"179\" height=\"270\" \/>The purpose of a long, uninterrupted work cycle is to provide children the opportunity to choose work\u00a0freely, complete tasks,\u00a0and become fully engaged and engrossed in their exploration. During the work cycle, children work individually and in small groups on self-selected materials. The work cycle also provides an opportunity for classroom directors and directresses to work with children and give lessons and guidance\u00a0individually. Adults and children alike respect concentration and\u00a0meaningful exploration\u00a0and do not interrupt another who is\u00a0engaged in productive work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An uninterrupted work cycle is a key attribute\u00a0of the Montessori curriculum and philosophy.\u00a0At every program level, the classroom schedule is organized in a way\u00a0that provides at least one\u00a0uniterrupted work time every day.The directors and directresses are mindful to plan related arts activities and events during a time frame that does not detract from\u00a0the success of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":1223,"parent":10,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/830"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/830\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}