Early Childhood
PRE-SCHOOL – KINDERGARTEN
Walk into our classrooms and see a loving environment. Observe in our classrooms and experience the wonder of learning.
Every person has a unique learning style, including your child. At their early age, they are absorbing everything in their environment; whether it is emotional, social, or academic. In our school, we understand the importance of following the individual child’s development and allowing the child to satisfy his/her learning needs through experience. Our teachers structure the classroom so that students can be independent and confident. Through observation and authentic assessment, our teachers gain knowledge of how your child learns best, (is your child a visual learner, an auditory learner, a kinesthetic learner) then organize the environment to meet each child’s needs. Rather than construct the knowledge for your child, our caring staff, help facilitate and guide the learning/skills your child needs to become a life-long learner.
How do we do that?
Each classroom is filled with materials children love. The beauty of the materials and the classroom environment,
appeals to all of the child’s senses. The Early Childhood classrooms contain six main content areas; Everyday Living,
Sensorial, Math, Language, Science/Culture and Peace. The Everyday Living area (spooning, pouring, cleaning activities)
assists the child in developing independence, confidence, coordination and order. The Sensorial area (sound cylinders,
pink tower, brown stair, blue and red rods, etc) increases your child’s awareness of his/her senses and guides the
development of concepts such as, volume, gradation, length, and discrimination.
In the Montessori classroom, Math is one of the most intriguing to new parents. Even at an early age, children begin using manipulatives to understand the numerical concepts of numeration, linear counting, the function of the decimal system and other supplemental topics. The Language area of the classroom is phonics based with a whole language approach. Children learn to identify letters and sounds using Montessori sandpaper letters, by matching sound objects, manipulating a moveable alphabet and forming words. The Science and Culture area of the room broadens your child’s horizons by providing opportunities for children to explore our universe, the planets, continents, living and non-living things and more!
The Peace area of the classroom is one our most treasured places for
students. Our school motto of “Education for
Peace” is true at every level. Each classroom has a Peace area where children
can rest quietly and choose activities that teach empathy and communication.
The children learn to resolve conflict between one another on a one on
one basis under the guidance of their teachers. Your child
will recognize, continue seeking and gain confidence leading to independence
within their learning environment.
Finally, it is important to note the following:
One of our goals is to keep a balance of full and half day children in each classroom. New early childhood children will be accepted into full or half day programs as space allows. Parents of new early childhood students may request either of the two classrooms, east or west. The office staff will make every effort to accommodate parental requests as they place the child, while keeping our ratios of ages and genders as equal as possible. Children may be transferred between full and half day programs as space allows; however, in keeping with Montessori philosophy, once a child is placed in an early childhood classroom he/she remains there until it is time to transfer to lower elementary or another school