PROGRAMS

Throughout the years spent in the Montessori environment each child grows toward becoming both a compassionate citizen and an independent learner.

Toddler Class: In the first years, children progress from the new-found joy of learning the sounds of the alphabet to the thrill of unlocking the "secret" of blending sounds to read words. They move from manipulating, with tiny fingers, knobbed cylinders, rods and spindles, grading for size, color or number.... to using colorful beads to solve addition problems developed the year before. Each year many of the same materials are used in increasing depth and new ones are introduced.

Between the ages of 2 and 4 the child will require physical independence and learn the art of socialization with peers. The beginning equipment uses the child's natural urge to manipulate objects and explore through the senses. Through sight and touch, the child will soon memorize sounds of letters and numbers. Certain pieces are manipulated specifically to develop the fine hand and finger muscles necessary for buttoning, zipping, cutting with scissors, and later for tying and writing.

Elementary Classes: From the ages of 4 through 8, the brain is ready and most receptive to the abstract concepts of reading and math. The child can now begin to acquire the basic academic independence necessary for self-education.

This level is made far less forbidding by the respect the child receives from parents and teachers, and by the self-confidence acquired during the first stage.

To benefit completely from the Montessori method, a child should be enrolled for 3 years.

A Montessori education is an investment in your child's future, at a time when learning and discovering comes quickly and easily, and to insure the formation of good habits for later years.

Also see:
School Calendar for the 2005-2006 academic year