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A True Montessori Education

The Peace Rose Montessori School strives to provide a true Montessori education for your child by providing a caring and respectful environment for our students. Our mixed age classroom (ages 3 to 6) serves to encourage learning from peers and the development of a sense of community. Our children learn using the materials engineered by Maria Montessori over 100 years ago. These didactic materials help children learn abstract concepts using concrete materials in a multisensory fashion.

In our classroom each child learns at their own pace. Most of our children will progress beyond their grade level in academics by the time they complete our program. One aspect of the Montessori education that distinguishes it from other programs is our emphasis on encouraging the child’s independence. They learn to care for their environment, for themselves, and for others through methods that nurture their self-reliance and confidence, along with social skills like grace and courtesy.

Our students receive a holistic education that includes learning about other cultures and studying subjects such as science and geography. At The Peace Rose Montessori School we pride ourselves on cultivating students who excel academically and develop leadership skills and a love of learning.

Location: 3091 Bordentown Avenue in Parlin. For more information call 732-518-8745 or visit ThePeaceRose.com.

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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