Curriculum
What Our Students Learn
The Children's House curriculum is based on the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. The curriculum provides focused lessons in a carefully prepared environment which help the child to learn independently and master the materials. .
The Toddler Community (will be added 2012-2013)
Children enter the Toddler Community at approximately eighteen months of age, or when they are securely walking. The Toddler environment is carefully prepared to aid the toddler in achieving independence. Social interaction with other children, development of language skills, art, music, and movement activities are stressed.
The Preschool Community
It is between the ages of three and six that children most easily learn the ground rules of human behavior. These years should be constructively devoted to freeing the child through the acquisition of good manners and habits to allow him a place in society. The child who has had these opportunities in the Montessori environment is better prepared to devote more effort to the development of his intellectual faculties.
There is no timetable to regiment activities or a fixed syllabus to cramp the expansion of the mind. Here, in an orderly atmosphere of freedom, the children work independently at chosen tasks, working at their own pace and rhythm for as long as they wish in order to fulfill their needs. From the foundation of sensorial experiences, the child builds his mind in the world of abstract ideas.
Essential Reading
- Parent Handbook (see Debbie for a copy)
- Current School Calendar
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