The Montessori Advantage
Education
Children receive a strong foundation that creates a passion for lifelong learning, the ability to focus, and a sense of self responsibility and community.
Method
Montessori education encourages children to explore works that capture their interests and provides an opportunity to share these discoveries within their classroom community.
Classroom
Through individual works and small groups, each child is encouraged to be curious, learn, and discover.
The Montessori classroom is a child-size world.
By careful selection of materials, an environment is set up to allow the child to explore life on a level he can understand. The materials are designed to stimulate independent exploration. This prepared environment entices the child to proceed at his own pace, from simple activities to more complex ones. Through this process the child’s natural curiosity is satisfied and he begins to experience the joy of discovering the world around him. Materials and curriculum center around practical life, sensorial, language, math, geography, science, art, and music.
As children develop a sense of pride in their work, a feeling of confidence, well-being and joy begins to manifest in the child. A new child is born. A classroom of Montessori children is a joy to watch. A spirit of respect, love and cooperation among the children develops that is not often found in that age group.
Within our classrooms, students also receive lessons in a secondary language. Students learn colors, counting, simple sentences, songs and finger plays in a second language. Exposure to an additional language is important to developing the neural pathways to language development and understanding of
cultural differences.
Classroom Focus:
Grace, courtesy, and manners
Fine and gross motor skill development
Phonetic reading and science
Early math concepts and introduction to decimal system
Geography and foreign language
Art and creative thinking
Responsibility for personal needs
Critical thinking and the ability to focus