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Elementary Montessori Classes
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Ages 6 Years - 12 Years |
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M - F (Full Day) |
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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M - F (Extended Day) |
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Full Day Elementary Program
The Elementary Full Day Program is uniquely designed to meet the developmental
needs of the child from 6 - 12 years of age.
Extended Day Elementary Program
The Extended Day Elementary Program accomodates dual-career families who
need extended hours.
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Elementary Classes Program Description
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"Education should no longer be mostly the imparting of knowledge, but must take
a new path, seeking the release of human potentials"
- Dr. Maria Montessori
The Elementary Montessori program is uniquely designed to meet the developmental
needs of the child from 6-12 years of age.
The prepared Montessori environment maximizes independent learning and exploration
on the part of the child. Each child works in an individual way with their
own store knowledge, allowing him/her to progress at their own pace.
Montessori individualized instruction deals in concrete, making use of manipulative
which materialize abstract concepts.
A multi-aged setting allows for in-depth social interaction between class members.
All subjects are introduced in the 6-12 aged classroom. These include language,
mathematics, geometry, botany, zoology, geography, the physical sciences and the
arts. Children are given key lessons, which thus allow for open-ended unlimited
exploration in areas of specific interest to the child.
Elementary Montessori students rarely use textbooks. The approach is largely
based on library research, with children gathering information, assembling reports,
teaching what they have learned to their fellows, and assembling portfolios and
handmade books of their own.
Literature, art, music, dance, drama, history, social issues, political science,
economics, architecture, science, and the study of technology all complement one
another in the elementary curriculum. This integrated approach is one of the
elementary Montessori program's great strengths.
Field trips are often an integral part of Elementary Montessori programs.
The children typically suggest and organize thier own field trips for the class
or a small group of children who share a common interest.
The elementary plane of development from age 6 to 12 is characterized by imagination,
moral sensitivity, intellectual drive and an increasing interest in social groups.
Therefore, we introduce Montessori children to moral questions in personal relationships
and to encourage the awakening of their social conscience.
All these characteristics are what form the basis behind Montessori elementary education.
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