Children are natural learners, and experimentation through participation is at the core of our program. The basics of natural joy and wonder are an integral part of the Montessori approach, and encourages your child’s natural love of learning.
The children learn to work solo, with a teacher, and in small groups. They learn to discuss problems with the idea of solving them logically and with concern for their classmates. It becomes common to find older children taking pride in what they can offer younger children, and to find the younger children looking up to the older children as role models.
The Montessori class operates on a principle of freedom within limits. Each class has a set of ground rules based on respect for each other and for their environment. A child moves freely around the Montessori classroom, working with any equipment and asking the teacher to introduce new material. Children are free to work at their own pace with the materials they have chosen, either alone or with others. The teacher observes each child and determines which new activities and materials to introduce with the aim to encourage active self-directed learning, and at the same time, strike a balance of individual mastery with small group collaboration for the whole class.
There are four different sessions currently offered, and Roots and Wings preschool classes are open to all children age 3-5.