Principles Of Montessori Education

provides Montessori education form the age of 2 ½ years in appropriate child centred prepared environments.

Montessori (pronounced MON-tuh-SORE-ee) is a complete educational approach from birth to adulthood based on the observation of children 's needs in a variety of cultures all around the world. It is a child centered specially prepared classroom(environment). Here the teacher (trained adult or the directress/director) establishes a contact between the child and the scientifically specially developed materials rather than teach them.

The classrooms are all mixed age group, one of the main principles of the Montessori method.

Pre-Primary from the age of 2 ½ - 6 year

Elementary 6 – 12 years

Erdkinder 12 – 15 years

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The child of this age group is self centered and individualistic. The child of this age is sensitive to order, language, refine the senses, to learn good manners. The child shows a lot of interest in small objects. The children have a 'burning intellectual love ' (that is the love between the child and his environment). Their aspiration and acquisition in language is at the peak.

The child needs the freedom to choose, freedom to repeat, freedom to move, freedom to work, be independent. The child needs to utilize all the fives senses to the maximum to learn. Want to master the activities and movements of the adult in their environment.

The strength in a Pre-Primary environment would be only 35 children. More of individual work as the age requires.

The first day of school the new children are in school only for an hour (9:00 – 10:00). Their timing slowly increases till 12.30 p.m. After the child has settled and if the child and parents want to continue longer they can. Children above 3 years have to stay till the evening

If parents want to meet the teachers urgently, they can go through the principal.

Classroom observation

Parents of prospective students are given observation of the appropriate class through the office, after they have got the details they need in person. It is good if parents observe the class before admission.

It is important that parents come and observe their child’s classroom at least once a year. Parents are allowed for observation after the first two months of commencement of school. Observations are booked through the office. Parents have to be in the environment on time. They would be given the rules for observation and are expected to follow it. They are expected to observe the whole class and not only their child. Babies and toddlers are not permitted in the environment for observation. Only two people are allowed for observation at a time.

Observation time:

Pre-primary – 8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Elementary – 8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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