๏ปฟHi ๐ Iโm Vanessa!
The founder of Greenleaf Mindful Montessori Preschool and Online School. For the next 12 weeks, I will be your guide!
๐ Iโm originally from Caracas, Venezuela and now live in Sherman Oaks, California (USA.)
๐ I am the Momma of two incredible, deeply loving, and sensitive teens- they are my biggest joy and inspiration!
๐ป I am a Montessori child myself and have been a Montessori teacher for over 25 years.ย
โญ๏ธ Two of my favorite things about being in the classroom are:ย
๐ญ.ย ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐๐ต๐ฒย ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ย ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐๐ต๐ผย ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ย ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ,ย ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ย ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ย ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ,ย ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟย ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒย ๐ท๐ผ๐,ย ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟย ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.ย ๐๐ย ๐ต๐ฎ๐ย ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ย ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐย ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑย ๐ถ๐ปย ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ตย ๐๐ถ๐๐ตย ๐บ๐ย ๐ผ๐๐ปย ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒย ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณย ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟย ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐.
๐ฎ.ย ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐นย ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ย ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟย ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐นย ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐๐ผย ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ย ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒย ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ย ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปย ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒย ๐๐ต๐ฒย ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ย ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธย ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ!
We can all agree that life in the classroom has radically changed, this gave me the opportunity to re-imagine ways to serve the young community of future trailblazers. In the spring of 2020, I created Greenleaf Online to serve our school families remotely, this Fall I am excited to be re-launching it for all!
Now I am here to offer you ๐๐ผ a little of the Greenleaf Mindful Montessori Magic ๐ฑ ๐ซ at home ๐ก โค๏ธ
Welcome to Greenleaf Online
Course Content
Self-paced, online guidance from an experienced Montessori preschool teacher to explore Mindful Montessori activities at home in orderย to help you build a space for independent play and exploration. Support through short andย sweet videosย that will provide daily anchors,ย inspiration, and structure.
Our carefully crafted, age appropriate activities, are designed for the 3-5 year old.
Your child will not be staring at a screen for hours. The pre-recorded demonstrations are short and intended as instruction, inspiration, and invitations.
Greenleaf Online provides a way to give your child structure, to open curiosity, and deepen their love for learning at home!
Your child will get a variety of at least 5 prompts daily which include:
Invitations in:
- Montessori DIYs
- Introduction to Montessori
- Multicultural Studiesย
- Mindfulnessย
- Scienceย
- Art
Weekly enrichment classes in:
- Music
- French
- Art
+ Daily Story Time
๐ BONUS
On Fridays- I have included a fun-friday theme, to help you create an opportunity for play, curiosity and fun for the whole family.
Some of our themes are: Tea Party, Magic Potions, Dinosaurs, Volcanos, the Story of the Universe, Bugs... to name a few
See you inside!ย ๐
Here are a couple of examples of what our videos look like:
This one is a sorting, one of the basic Montessori Practical Life activities that you can change around and adjust with whatever materials you may have at home!
...and here is one for our Fun Fridays on making potions.
You are still not sure if this course is for you?
Feel free to contact me at [email protected] or simply click here
What our ๏ปฟGreenleaf Online
Families are saying:
"Having both elementary and preschool-aged children, it can be challenging to plan for at-home learning that is right for both of their needs. My three-year-old benefits greatly from the Greenleaf Online curriculum because she can do activities alongside her older sister who has virtual learning during the day. The lessons help her have structured fun.
She still gets to do her "important work" of playing and learning during our time at home.ย
ย ย ย ย ย - Marissa, Greenleaf Mommaย
"The amount of love, effort and thought you put into creating this online content for our little ones is incredible! The content covers all the aspects of Montessori and so easy to execute even as I work full time from home! Raynah starts her mornings with Story Time with Ms. Jenna. More power to you and your team for bringing this content to other families,"ย
ย ย ย ย ย - Shermeen, Greenleaf Mommaย
"We go on story time! Also I want to do jobs, and my favorite one is the grating job because it makes me very happy. I like Greenleaf school and jobs."ย
ย ย ย ย ย - Claire, Age 3ย
โThe classes have been fantastic for Olivia (and therefore me!)ย It gives us just enough structure and direction. It made me go through her play space and reimagine it, so that she is beginning to work/play on her own. Sheโs a tough kid, very very willful and spirited, and this program really speaks to her and brings her peace. Iโm so grateful.โ
-Kellie
โVanessa has been the most nurturing, thoughtful, dedicated teacher we have ever met, and her love for teaching and for her students only expanded during the pandemic. The Teachable curriculum she created, along with her teachers, have been a saving grace for us during this challenging time. Our youngest son has thrived in such a wonderful way that it made us believe we as his parents have the capability to provide a learning environment for him and his brothers just by following the curriculum. It's been easy to understand, put together and follow through whilst juggling home and work life at the house. The part that has been most special for us is how fun it's been for the whole family to do, we have been able to share the lessons with our older children and that has been wonderful to witness. We are grateful and satisfied as a family for the Teachable model GLMM put together for us. We hope more families are able to enjoy and thrive by using it.โ
-The Perego Family