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Introduction The Montessori method of learning is based on the teaching of Dr. Maria
Montessori (1870-1952), an Italian educator and physician. Dr. Montessori established methods of
developing a child's natural abilities by encouraging the utilization of all
the senses and providing the child with the freedom to act. Since its first introduction in Italy,
the Montessori method has spread rapidly and widely through Europe, Asia and
America. The Montessori environment (the classroom) is sequentially structured,
relaxed and creative. It
encourages the child to take personal responsibility for his or her actions,
resulting in the development of strong personal awareness and self-respect. The years 1 to 6 are crucial for setting down lifetime attitudes toward
learning. These constructive
attitudes form an essential foundation for education and self-discovery. When the emphasis is removed from uncontrolled self-expression and
focused on self-realization through making judgments, dealing with reality and
learning by doing, the children develop self-confidence in their own
abilities. They develop an
intellectual initiative regarding the learning process.
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Our pre-primary curriculum follows the
Montessori methodology. The first few years of your child's life are crucial to
the development of personality and intellect. This is a period during which learning takes place at an
accelerated speed. At Montessori
Country Day School we provide the sense of security and loving care that
pre-primary children need to thrive during this stage of intense learning. Since pre-primary age children are
especially determined on achieving independence, our teachers provide
responsive, individual attention as your child deals with positive experiences
as well as overcoming everyday obstacles.
Our curriculum takes advantage of the rapid growth of gross and fine
motor skills at this stage. Our pre-primary program is developmentally
appropriate for each stage and rich in sensorial activities. The program focuses on five key
developmental areas: Sensory and perceptual development Physical and motor skills Self-help skills Social and emotional growth Language skills
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In a Montessori classroom children are grouped in three year age spans,
rather than the traditional grades.
In this system, younger children are stimulated by older children; older
children share and care for those who are younger. This community, much like the world itself where individuals
of differing ages and abilities work together and learn from each other, is the
advantage of this grouping structure. Since the children work independently or in small groups, the class is
generally an active and harmonious environment. An atmosphere of self-discipline, which each child achieves
through work, permeates the classroom. There are specially designed Montessori materials within each area of
the curriculum. They are
attractive, concrete (they are designed to be physically handled by the child),
orderly, sequential, and allow for a maximum amount of self-correction. The exercises within the several areas of activity; that is: Everyday
Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, Art, Music, Geography, Science, and
Physical Education, are integrated.
They lead the child from concrete experience toward abstract ideas. Each progressive exercise done with an
apparatus presents one difficulty to be mastered and has a specific learning
objective. The child's success is
built on success. Work,
developmentally appropriate, is joyfully undertaken by the child, reward is
found in the refreshment of accomplishment
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