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Montessori Primary Classes
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Dr. Maria Montessori believed that no human being is educated by
another person. He or she must do it by him or herself or it will never be done. A truly
educated individual continues learning long after the hours and years he or she spends in
the classroom because that person is motivated from within by a natural curiosity and love
for knowledge. Dr. Montessori felt, therefore, that the goal of early childhood education
should not be to fill the child with facts from a pre-selected course of studies, but
rather to cultivate the child's own natural desire to learn.
In the Montessori classroom, this objective is approached in two ways: first, by allowing
each child to experience the excitement of learning by his or her own choice rather than
by being forced; and second, by helping the child perfect his or her natural tools for
learning, so that the child's abilities will be maximized for future learning situations.
The Montessori materials have this dual, long-range purpose in addition to their immediate
purpose of giving specific information to the child. |
| Early Primary: |
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This is an Early Primary class for children ages two and one-half to
three and one-half years of age. Your child must be potty-trained or be
actively working on this process. This classroom has a very limited class size. |
| Primary: |
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Our Primary program is for children ages three through six. We
have three classrooms with dedicated lead teachers and aides who offer half day or full
day programs and extended care. See the curriculum section to learn more
about our Primary classrooms. |
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The
Montessori Classroom
Montessori classrooms
feature areas of language, math, culture (science, history, and geography), and practical
life. Preschool rooms also feature an area of sensorial work. Each classroom is a prepared-environment designed
for the students. All of the materials, or "works" are attractively
displayed on low shelves. Children word independently during an uninterrupted period
of 2 - 3 hours. The choose work from the shelves and complete it at a table, on
floor desk or a rugs on the floor.Lessons are offered by the teacher as needed by
the children. Some lessons are given to the whole class, some to small groups
and others to individual students. When the teacher is not giving lessons, she and
her assistant move around the classroom, guiding and giving direction as necessary.
"Human consciousness comes into the
world as a flaming ball of imagination. The secret of good teaching is to regard the
child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the
flaming heat of the imagination."
~Maria Montessori
"To Educate the Human
Potential"
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