Kindergarteners in Montessori elementary school have a lot to look forward to in their school year. Like in traditional schools, Montessori kindergarten is a formative time filled with exciting and affirming learning experiences. However, the Montessori method’s characteristic mixed-age classes, expansive curriculum, and emphasis on self-directed learning that results in the mastery of subjects and […]
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One of the many benefits of Montessori education is the character development that naturally occurs as a function of its unique approach to learning and education. Maria Montessori felt that children possess the inherent capacity for respect, independence, and a love of learning, and the practice of the Montessori Method lends itself to the cultivation […]
READ MOREUsing Small Groups to Promote Learning during the Upper Elementary Years
The Upper Elementary Program typically has students who are aged 9 to 12 years and who are poised to advance the studies and skills they’ve acquired in the previous two programs. In these classrooms, they will go deeper into culture, grammar and sentence analysis, language mechanics, vocabulary, writing skills, biology, zoology, botany, geography, meteorology, astronomy, […]
READ MOREBenefits of Mixed-Age Groups
Montessori schools are typically broken into three curriculums, or programs: Primary, Lower, and Upper Elementary. This nontraditional structure means children share classrooms with a range of ages, usually three to six year olds in one class, six to nine year olds in another class, and nine to twelve year olds in another, and so on. […]
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