‘The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence".
-Maria Montessori
Program Details
Offered for children ages 2.5 - 6 years
Multi-age environment
Opportunities for leadership
Increases social and language skills
Learning by watching peers
Eliminates unhealthy competition
Minimizes changing classrooms + guides
Grace and Courtesy
Care of the person: respect and consideration
Social skills with friends and adults
Functioning in a community
Respecting the environment and the materials within it
Outdoor Time
2 hours of outdoor time daily
Outdoor time builds confidence, creativity, social skills, motor skills, and so much more.
We go outdoors in all weather! Children will keep sun hats, rain suits, snow gear, etc. at school so they are prepared.
Sensorial Development
Education of the senses: visual, tactile, auditory, and olfactory
“The muscular memory obtained through handling objects is the most precocious of the sense memories”
Practical Life Skills
“Help me to do it myself!”
Preparing meals
Growing and tending to plants and vegetables
Care of the environment
Developing fine and gross motor skills
Developing a strengthened coordination and control of movement
Cultural Avenue
Representation of all holidays and cultures throughout the year
Spanish lessons offered
Celebration of birthdays by walking around the sun
Language Development
Communicated to with a diverse, colorful vocabulary
Letter sounds > Rote memorization of letter names and alphabetic order
Taught using the “Royal Road to Reading” developed by Montessorian, Randall Klein
Mathematical Mind
Number are a natural function of the brain and humans are pattern seekers
Math is taught using the decimal system
Understanding quantity > Rote memorization
Program Schedule Choices:
2 Full Days
3 Full Days
5 Full Days
Hours:
Drop-off: 8 - 8:30am
Pick-up: 3:30 - 4pm