Dr. Montessori believed education should encourage children’s natural desire to learn rather than simply fill them with facts. She emphasized creating a prepared environment where children can explore, learn independently, and develop their abilities.
Enhances the development of task organization and cognitive order through care of self, care of the environment, exercises of grace and courtesy, and coordination of physical movement.
Makes use of manipulative materials to enable the child to internalize the concepts of number, symbol, sequence, operations, and memoriazation of basic facts through repetition.
Enables the child to order, classify and describe sensory impressions in relation to width, temperature, mass, color, geometric shapes, height and weight.
Includes oral language development, written expression, reading, the study of grammar. Basic skills in writing and reading are developed through the use of sandpaper letters. Phonic lessons allow children to link sounds and letter symbols effortlessly.
Exposes children to basics in geography, history and life sciences. Music and art education are part of the integrated cultural curriculum.
