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Montessori Kinder offers a program for:
- Infants & Toddlers (0 months - 36 months of age)
- Primary (3 years - 6 years of age)
- Lower Elementary (6 years - 9 years of age)
The Montessori Kinder Program offers an age-appropriate developmental curriculum for children ages newborn to nine years. The curriculum is organized into the following learning areas:
- Language Development: Activities that contribute to language development are at the core of the Montessori experience for 3- and 4-year-olds. Language is taught phonetically in order to provide students with the skills for reading as soon as they are ready. Different languages (Spanish and German) are part of the Montessori Kinder classroom.
- Sensorial Materials: Self-correcting introductory Montessori materials cultivate students' ability to make accurate judgments and comparisons of size, shape, color, sound, and texture to enable them to become more perceptive and analytical in their observations. These materials prepare the child developmentally for mathematics.
- Mathematics: Montessori math materials enable students to learn about numbers concretely by working with especially designed manipulatives representing quantities.
- Science Exploration: Students' appreciation of nature is enhanced with regular hands-on experiments and exploration.
- Practical Life Activities: A carefully chosen selection of small-motor activities designed to develop students' independence, coordination, concentration, sense of order, and care for the environment.
- Geography and Culture: Cultural diversity, customs, maps, and landforms are studied in our Geography and Culture Room as well as in the classroom.
- Social Emphasis: Children are taught to get along with others and to be respectful of others and their work. Peace Education.
- History
- Grace and Courtesy
- Yoga and Gymnastics
- Tae Kwon Do
- Music
- Suzuki Violin
- Gardening and planting
- Art and Art Appreciation
Students in each class work individually or in small groups, directed by a Montessori-certified teacher and an assistant. Each class offers a stimulating, carefully planned environment for learning. The materials used are designed to provide a wide variety of experiences geared to the developmental needs of each child.
At the infant, toddler and primary level at Montessori Kinder, much of the learning happens as a natural part of play. At the upper primary (kindergarten) and elementary levels, the learning becomes more structured. At each level, one-on-one instruction allows the curriculum to be individualized for each student.
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