The Washington times., 1922-09-24
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ARE TAUGHT IN
NATURE SCHOOL
Pierce orme School Of Natural
Education for Bright e. (
Child" i

The Pierce Orme School Of
Natural Education gives lessons 20
babies OF five. Children too bright
for the public school kindergartens
but too young to be admitted to
the grades have a chance to begin
their education, with studies worth
while. The five.year .olds are learn.
ing history, music, reading type.
writing, handcraft. spelling, arith.
metfc. geography, writing, drawing,
French, German, Esperanto and
good manners. 49,.
The Pierce Orme School of Natural
Education marks an advance step
in progressive education. 1t makes
a child hungry for knowledge and
happy in attaining 1t. 1t treats the
child as a thinking being and pro-
vides constructive toys, games and
materials which stimulate his imag-
ination or creative faculty. 1t
teaches him in such a way that ne
invents original toys and useful
articles for himself and others.
Teaches Joy Of Service.
Self.control and the JOY Of service
are the guiding principles. The
children take pleasure in teaching
younger children what they them.
salves have been taught: 1t 10 a
unique feature to see the fiye-year-
old reading with keen interest to
a little group OF three or four year
olds. Yet, In this remarkable and
home.like school, such is a part OF
the daily regime.
The teachers are enthusiastic about
the typewriter as a means of making
reading and spelling a pleasure 10
children. 1t trains their minds ana
little fingers ito accuracy and precl.
sion; gives coordination Of mind and
muscle and at the same time serves
as q memory helper to impress upon
the mind proper forms Of speech and
punctuation. 1t is all like a fasci.
mating game and, subconsciously. the
child becomes able 10 put his
thoughts on paper, composing
rhymes and jingles Of his own. Dur
Ing the memory period two to twelve
years) the child's mind should be
filled with beautiful thoughts, so that
when the age OF reason begins at
twelve he will have something upon
which to reason.
For the Bright Child"
The aim is to take the bright
child" anG keep his growth in the
direction OF HIS aown individuality.
Our public schools help the ordinary
children and there are plenty or sys-
TENS for the detectives, but up till
now 30 little has been done, to help
the exceptionally bright child climb.
With more schools Of natural edu.
cation. with not over ten pupils in
one room TO keep the children's love-
sympathy. and good cheer. more chill
dren would continue TO seek knowl.
edge because they loved II. There
would be less apathy. and more play
to a purpose-instruction
The music kindergarten course in.
cludes the piano and the teaching OF
singing in such a manner that the
baby voice Is preserved and develop
ed so that IL becomes the basis OF a
beautiful voice for the adult in later
years.
In this new education, every sub
ject through the fourth grade is ap-
preached and handled in a way that
allows each individual TO find within
himself the open channel TO complete
self.expression. Because Of these
facts, and the many children who
for several years have attracted at
tention to its principles, the Pierce
Orme School is now receiving appli-
cants from a number of mothers as
well as teachers who wish to enroll
for the training course.