{"id":60,"date":"2016-09-30T15:58:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T14:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenmontessorischool.com\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2016-10-17T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T11:51:22","slug":"our-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edenmontessorischool.com\/our-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-ddf09c88a1290094777b52c3866fa6fc main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-60'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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Between the ages of birth and six years, children have what Maria Montessori termed <strong>\u201can absorbent mind\u201d<\/strong> \u2026the ability to absorb life and the world around them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>It is therefore a critical time for building solid foundations for living and learning into the future. We work to develop culturally literate children and to nurture their natural curiosity, creativity and intelligence. 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