Our Philosophy

The Montessori Method was developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy in the 1900's. Montessori became the premier educator of the 20th century. Today, many public schools are incorporating her teaching methods into their curricula to improve student educational outcomes. Recent brain research and early childhood learning research suggests that Dr. Montessori was way ahead of her time.

Maria Montessori became very interested in how children learn and discovered that children's learning capabilities are specific to their developmental stage of life. She observed that children have developmental periods in which they are primed to learn different things. From birth through six years is a very crucial time for young children when they use sensorial instruments - sight, sound, smell and touch - to understand the huge world that is before them.

Instead of the traditional methods that included reciting and memorizing, she taught the children by using concrete materials. Learning was no longer memorizing but exploring, sensing, experiencing and discovering knowledge. Her method simply channeled the children's natural curiosity and wonder instead of working against it. She found that these methods were far more effective than the traditional approach. The children learnt faster because they chose activities of their own interest, utilized all their senses in mastering them and, consequently, developed confidence in their own ability to learn.

Our Philosophy is inspired by Dr. Maria Montessori who created classroom model and the developmental learning materials and we have adapted it into the needs for children for 2008 and beyond. We believe that each child is a born leader and that the full potential of each person is realized only through an ordered, challenging, nurturing environment that meets the physical, intellectual and spiritual need of the child. It is the role of out school to observe, to know and to provide for the child as he or she proceeds through the stages of development. We see in each child the future of out society, of our nation and of our planet.

The child in the process of fundamental development (ages 2 1/2 – 6) has unlimited possibilities and the future relies on our ability to cultivate these potentials. Our environment offers lessons in practical life, sensorial language, math and cultural aspects: geography and science. Coordination of movement and the development of a social community further strengthen the child’s foundation. Through purposeful work within our environment each child is able to develop as his own person and to learn how to live within the community, part of this development includes overall instruction and guidance in the areas of grace and courtesy.

We offer extended care from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and also full school day from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and half day. We offer a Summer Camp with hours from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.