I truly believe that keiki are so important. Keiki learn what they see and hear from their makua, us! Often times we find ourselves getting annoyed with keiki for making little mistakes but I think that we forget that we were all there at one point. How can we get upset at keiki for spilling milk if we don't first teach them how to pour milk? After learning a little bit about the Montessori teaching methods, a lot of things make sense to me now. In a Montessori setting the teacher follows the child and gears teaching toward the child's specific personality. How awesome is that? I think it would be great if we could all get back to that style of teaching and thinking. Kulia I Ka Nu'u is a program that I work with and it's a Hawaiian based Montessori curriculum that is taught to makua of 3-4 year old keiki to do at home for about 5-15 minutes a day. This curriculum is taught free of charge AND we have many sites around the island AND we have childcare free of charge for the duration of our classes. :) Let me know if you have any questions! Ke aloha no, Nohea.
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