The Tristate's newest elementary program is at Prince of Peace School in Covington. The program was started by three families who wanted their children to continue in a Montessori environment after kindergarten. Sharon Menke of Morningview is one of those parents. She favors Montessori education because of its noncompetitive environment that allows students to progress at their own pace. Classrooms different Montessori classrooms differ from traditional classes.
Students are responsible for their time, and for cleaning up after themselves.
They move from one activity to another, without direction from the teacher. If they get hungry, they can grab a buddy, make themselves a snack and sit down and chat. They have a lot of choice, as long as it's on their work plan. Prince of Peace's Montessori program opened in 1999 with eight children in first through third grades. The program grew to 23 students this year as a fourth-grade class was added.