OPENING JANUARY 2, 2025
MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
The child-centered method known as the Montessori Method of teaching was developed in the early 20th century by Maria Montessori, the first female Italian doctor. It is based on scientific observations of children. Drawing from her background as a scientist and doctor, Montessori designed a school meant to align with children's natural inclinations, rather than oppose them.
What is Montessori?
A child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children. It is an individualized approach.
How would Montessori benefit your child?
Montessori encourages children to explore, inquire, and examine as they learn new abilities. This approach cultivates creativity, curiosity, and independent thinking in young learners. The curriculum prepares students for both academic success and real-world issues by fostering practical life skills and sensory development in addition to emphasizing academic learning.
SPECIFICS OF THE MONTESSORI CURRICULUM
1. Practical life: Activities build children’s concentration coordination, these exercises to help children learn skills used in everyday life. Activities such as pouring water and tying shoes, enhance children's concentration and coordination while teaching essential life skills.
2. Sensorial: The five senses are developed and refined through the use of sensory curriculum. It is the instruction of the senses and is most common in early childhood schools. According to Montessori, children pick up knowledge through their senses, and tools have been created especially to help them develop their senses of hearing, smell, and other senses. Students work on their tactile, visual, and taste perception as well as their stereognostic and olfactory senses as they practice these activities.
3. Language: A rich learning environment designed for the delicate stage of language development supports language development in Montessori education.
4. Mathematical: Using tactile materials, mathematical ideas are presented in a concrete way, enabling kids to understand basic math concepts like counting and number recognition.
5. Cultural: Children's understanding of the world is enriched by cultural activities that expose them to music, stories, and artifacts from both their community and beyond, encompassing science, zoology, geography, and botany.
In Montessori, children not only learn academic subjects but also develop holistically, learning valuable life skills and concepts such as conflict resolution and peace education, equipping them for success in both school and life.