Philosophy:
The Montessori Approach
A Montessori school is a learning center based on the whole child
educational approach of Maria Montessori (1870-1952), the first
female physician to graduate from the University of Rome. She believed
that children have a natural, spontaneous interest in learning.
A Montessori program is directed at helping each child reach full
potential in all areas of life. Every Montessori classroom is a
carefully prepared environment to promote the child's development
of social skills, emotional maturity, independence, and physical
coordination, in addition to intellectual growth. An essential feature
of the method involves the mingling of ages within each classroom,
over a three year range. The resulting atmosphere allows for flexibility
for each child to learn at his/her own pace in a home-like environment
where younger children learn from their slightly older peers, and
older children reinforce their own achievements by helping the younger
ones.
Please click on the links to the left for more info on the different
age groups:
Children's House is for ages 18 months-6 years, and the Elementary Years
is for grades 1-6.