Montessori education offers our children opportunities to develop their potential as they step out into the world as engaged, competent, responsible, and respectful citizens with an understanding and appreciation that learning is for life.Each child is valued as a unique individual. Montessori education … [Read more...]
Montessori at Home
Have you marveled at the remarkable order of the Montessori classroom? Has your toddler told you that at school she pours her own juice? Does your teenager hang or put away all her clothes—without being asked?Encouraging order, independence, and self-motivation are fundamental to the Montessori approach. … [Read more...]
Aiding Your Preschool Child’s Development
Aiding Your Child's Concentration, Sense of Order, Independence, Emotional Development and Inner Discipline CONCENTRATION: The Hand and The Mind in Purposeful ActivityOne of the most calming activities for a child is concentration. This does not include passive, non-participatory concentration such as … [Read more...]
Children at Montessori Schools Are Better Educated
A controversial schooling method that focuses on personal development rather than exams produces more mature, creative and socially adept children, scientists have revealed.Psychologists in the US found that across a range of abilities, children at Montessori schools out-performed those given a traditional … [Read more...]
The Montessori Primary Curriculum
There are 4 major areas of the Montessori curriculum in the Primary classroom: practical life, sensorial, math and language (including the cultural subjects of geography and science). Below is a brief description for each area.Practical LifeThe exercises of the Practical Life curriculum are designed to … [Read more...]
Country Day For Children Montessori