Montessori-Based Principles

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self-directed activity

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hands-on
learning

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multi-age
play

Every material in a Montessori classroom supports an aspect
of child development, creating
a match between the child’s natural interests and the available activities. Children can learn through their own experience and at their own pace. Students are encouraged to advance through a curriculum as they are ready, and the teacher is there to guide them along this individualized learning path.

Montessori students are shown at an early age that they are a part of a caring community. From the start, we want children to identify with their community and take pride in their potential to impact all the communities to which they belong. They learn hands-on life skills that will take them through their life. The Montessori method looks at education as a release of potential from within, not as something being poured in.

Multi-age environments enable younger children to learn from older children and experience new challenges through observation. Older children reinforce their own learning by teaching concepts they have already mastered, while developing leadership skills and serving as role models. Children progress at their own pace, mirroring the real world in which individuals work and socialize with people of all ages and dispositions.