Montessori emphasizes learning through all five senses, not just through listening, watching, or reading. Children in Montessori classes learn at their own, individual pace and according to their own choice of activities from hundreds of possibilities. Learning is an exciting process of discovery, leading to concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning. Montessori classes place children in three-year age groups (3-6, 6-9, 9-12, and so on), forming communities in which the older children spontaneously share their knowledge with the younger ones. Montessori represents an entirely different approach to education.
Montessori is the name of the discoveries and educational methods by Dr. Maria Montessori.Dr. Montessori, Italy's first woman physician in the early 1900's, used her scientific training to observe how children learn. She discovered that children learn in different ways at different ages.The Montessori classroom is a prepared environment in which the child develops according to his on rhythm and to his own individual potentiality. Since the child learns at her own pace, a student is able to enter school at any time during the school year.
Montessori is designed to help all children reach their fullest potential at their own unique pace. A classroom whose children have varying abilities is a community in which everyone learns from one another and everyone contributes. Moreover, multiage grouping allows each child to find his or her own pace without feeling "ahead" or "behind" in relation to peers.
Our goal is to offer a rich warm caring, community environment for the children. We are committed to ongoing study in order to better support the natural and total development of each child. We take profound pride in all of our faculty staff and students.
Only you can know what kind of school is right for your child. If you’re considering Montessori for your child, read on to discover the benefits of our educational philosophy.
One of the greatest benefits of the Montessori Method, particularly during the early learning experience, is the focus on hands-on learning. The emphasis is on concrete, rather than abstract learning, as students work on activities that teach language, math, culture and practical life lessons
Read MoreUnlike the traditional teacher-centered education, the Montessori method is focused on inspiring children to drive their own learning. Teachers guide the students and provide help, while encouraging students to choose their tasks and decide how to best approach each challenge.
Children who attend Montessori schools learn to value cooperation, stay within the framework of rules and think about how their actions affect others. Students retain their creativity and push themselves to excel due to their love of learning and their own natural curiosity. Above and beyond standard school subjects, Montessori students are taught how to fit a larger worldview into their thinking and encouraged to be curious and creative students.
Challenge your child... the world will.
In The Absorbent Mind, Dr. Montessori wrote, “The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when man’s intelligence itself, his greatest implement is being formed. But not only his intelligence; the full totality of his psychic powers. At no other ages has the child greater need of an intelligent help, and any obstacle that impedes his creative work will lessen the chance he has of achieving perfection.”
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Our Primary program offers inherent flexibility through the Montessori approach which allows it to be adapted to the needs
of each individual child, regardless of the level of ability, learning style or social
maturity.
“The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the
age of six.” ~Maria Montessori
Our Elementary program offers a program for children between the ages of six and twelve. Children at this age are interested in society and they relate to it. Experiences are provided that enable them to gain access to that society, working through an integrated program of cultural subjects: Botany-Zoology, History, Geography, Arts, and Music. Each area of study provides the keys to who we are, where we came from and why we are here.
Read MoreThis summer we will offer an 7-week Summer Program from June 6th to July 22nd. The program will offer a variety of fun and educational activities designed for children of 18 months to 6 years of age. There will be application fee of $125.00 for students not currently enrolled in Montessori School of Douglas County.
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