Resource Fair Introduces University of Michigan Graduate Students and Their Children to Daycroft Montessori School

Ann Arbor, MI (October 31, 2009) – Daycroft Montessori School of Ann Arbor today participated in the third annual Graduate Parent Resource Fair, an informative and helpful event open to all University of Michigan graduate students with children.

The Resource Fair introduced U-M graduate students to local family-oriented businesses and organizations, while providing fun for their children. This year, many of the children’s activities were Halloween-themed, in keeping with the date of the event. Activities ran from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on the fourth floor of the Rackham Building on U-M’s main campus.

Daycroft teachers and administrators were on hand in three areas of the Resource Fair, where they answered parents’ questions about the school, and guided children’s participation in arts and crafts, games, and other fun.

The children, who generally ranged from two to five years of age, created Halloween face masks in one Daycroft-led activity, while making trick-or-treat bags elsewhere at the Resource Fair. Children also explored some the Montessori materials used in Daycroft classrooms.

In addition to Daycroft, other area businesses and organizations contributing to the Resource Fair included the Ann Arbor District Library, First Steps, My Urban Toddler, U-M Financial Aid/Child Care Subsidy, U-M Museum of Natural History, U-M Work/Life, Mothers & More, Leslie Science Center, and others.

More information on the third annual Graduate Parent Resource Fair can be found at: www.rackham.umich.edu

About Daycroft Montessori School

Daycroft Montessori School blends the distinctive student-centered teaching methods of Maria Montessori with traditional and progressive teaching methods. Daycroft thus accomplishes its educational mission: to provide a personalized learning environment that appreciates individual differences, nurtures the whole child, and enables students to develop at their own pace and achieve to their full potential.

Daycroft is one of Washtenaw County’s leading independent schools. It began as a preschool program in 1968. Daycroft has since grown to include a full-day kindergarten program, an elementary school program through 6th grade, before-school and after-school care, summer camp programs, and enrichment classes.

Daycroft has earned accreditation from the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS; www.isacs.org). It is a member of the Associations of Independent Michigan Schools; www.aims-mi.org) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS; www.nais.org).

Daycroft Preprimary School (preschool and kindergarten) is at 100 E. Oakbrook Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Phone: (734) 930-0333.

Daycroft Elementary School (grades K through 6) and Daycroft’s administrative offices are at 1095 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Phone: (734) 662-3335.

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