In a Montessori preschool Creativity is more than just the visual arts. Creativity is the freedom to choose to be creative whenever a child’s inner urges directs them. In a Montessori preschool Creativity is nurtured in many places. In the arts and crafts corner a permanently set up area for the visual arts. For creative…
The Sensorial learning area of the curriculum is focused on educating and refining your child’s senses. Sensorial comes from the words sense or senses. Children learn from their environment. This occurs through contact with their surroundings and with the use of their senses. The Sensorial exercises are categorised into eight groups: Visual – sight Tactile…
Montessori Mathematics separates mathematics from being able to write. This enables children to advance their mathematical knowledge without being held back by their writing skills. Montessori Mathematics also separates number symbols from the physical quantities. This allows children to have time to learn what numbers look like and their sequence whilst in parallel they learn…
The literacy learning area of the curriculum is where reading and writing are taught. A key feature of child development is that your child’s capability to learn to read develops at a different rate to the capability of your child to learn to write. Montessori literacy separates reading from writing so that one is not…
The Activities of Everyday Living, which are also known as Practical Life, provides a link between your child’s home life and the Montessori classroom. All of the activities use materials that your child may have used or seen in their own home for example jugs, cups, pasta shapes, beans, clothes buttons and zips. This is…
Physical development Physical development There are two aspects to the physical development of a child: Hand eye coordination Coordination and balance of the child’s whole body All other learning areas contribute to the development of hand and eye coordination. The Physical learning area of our extended Montessori curriculum is focused on developing coordination and balance…
The Cultural activities learning area is also known as Understanding Of The World. The Cultural learning area of the curriculum includes: Biology Geography History Science The teaching is holistic, starting from a general perspective and moving to specific aspects. For example the children are introduced to the solar system and the planets, of which Earth…
