Curriculum
Montessori classrooms are vibrant communities of multi-aged students who stay with the same teacher for three years, fostering stability and strong relationships. Teachers prepare the environment thoughtfully, arranging materials by skill level. After initial lessons, children freely choose their work, building independence, confidence, and curiosity. This approach helps them master their environment, ask questions, draw conclusions, and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Classrooms are multi-age and look different than traditional classrooms. Materials are at the child’s level and offer a hands-on experience. Students are shown lessons and then work at their own pace.
Three-year-old students attend in the morning only and four-year-old, pre-K students and Kindergarten students attend for the full day.
SENSORIAL
Materials in this area are designed to refine the child’s five senses and develop their mathematical mind. Things such as size, shape, color, and measurement are developed in this area.
PRACTICAL LIFe
Children use real, purposeful materials to learn aspects of everyday living. Through this, they develop concentration, coordination, independence, and order. Students learn self-care, classroom care, and practical skills such as pouring, buttoning, cleaning, food preparation, and grace and courtesy (manners).
peace
Students develop social and emotional learning skills such as self-regulation, conflict resolution and community-building skills.
CULTURAL
Geography, concepts of time, cultural appreciation, and community are taught using hands-on materials such as globes, puzzle maps, etc.
science
Students explore botany, zoology, physiology, physical and earth science, and STEM concepts using hands-on materials.
language
Individualized lessons are given with hands-on, phonetically based materials. P4 and Kindergarten students get daily, small-group literacy lessons in the afternoons.
math
Concrete materials are used to teach concepts such as counting, numeration, decimals, squaring and cubing, and manipulation of numbers (addition, subtraction, etc.)
Development
Movement, art, and reading in Montessori education nurtures creativity, literacy and motor skills while fostering independence and holistic growth. These elements empower children to explore, express, and learn at their own pace.