Seamless Transitions Guidebook - updated 2024
Seamless Transitions is an approach that reimagines the entire process of how children and families experience the move from one classroom to another. In conventional settings this happens every year and is often done by the main office staff or by a computer. In contrast, in Montessori schools children move to a new classroom only every three years and so the transition can be anywhere from unsettling to upsetting if done without a process that allows for preparation and planned steps taken over time. Everyone should see what’s coming: children, families, school adults, and be able to walk towards it with a sense of excitement. Class transitions can then be a celebration of growth and readiness for the child rather than an unknown event that happens to the child.
In this eBook, you will receive:
Step by step guidance on how to successfully implement a whole school approach to the the classroom transition process. No area is left out; from the initial class placement meetings all the way to visiting day, each aspect of this process is explained to ensure an equitable, efficient, and transparent experience for all involved.
A bank of useful tools and resources - including transition skills checklists, calibration guidance across levels, spring focus lists, and sample materials for the transition process.
Both the tools in their original format and the opportunity to edit the tools to maximize their fit for your school community - all revised for this updated version.