Early Childhood

This introductory Montessori program fosters the child’s development through exploration of thoughtfully designed materials, aiding and refining the child’s language, motor, social-emotional, and cognitive growth.

• Engaging in materials and activities such as puzzles, preparing food, and handwashing fosters skills in independence, coordination, and confidence.
• Parents observe, support, and encourage the natural development of the child.
• Teachers guide in a supportive and nurturing environment.
• Parent education meetings are offered throughout the school year.

In our Young Children's Community (YCC), the classroom is considered an extension of the home. We provide a nurturing environment with a variety of Montessori materials and activities to promote the child’s language, motor, social-emotional and cognitive development.

• Developing greater independence and confidence.
• Exploring with materials and activities such as preparing food, creating artwork, learning to use the toilet, washing tables, and sorting shapes.
• Curriculum designed to strengthen the child’s motor coordination, refine senses, expand vocabulary, and help the child learn to work alongside peers.
• Parent education meetings are offered throughout the school year.

Work Cycle

Preparing Snack

Recess

Lunch

Nap

Time	Activity
8:20–8:40am	Drop off
8:45–10:45am	Morning work cycle and snack
11:00–11:50am	Recess
12:00–12:15pm	Half-day dismissal
12:00–12:45pm	Lunch
12:45–2:45pm	Nap
3:00–3:15pm	End of school day pick up
3:15–4:15pm	Extended day – pick up
4:15–5:15pm	Extended day – pick up

The Primary (ages 3 to 6) Montessori curriculum and materials allow for continued exploration and development through hands-on learning across five key curricular areas. Teachers observe the physical, emotional, and intellectual needs of students and match lessons and experiences accordingly.

The five curricular areas include:

• Practical Life: Activities aid in the development of the child’s coordination, concentration, order and independence, responding to the child’s natural request, “Help me to help myself.”

• Sensorial: Children engage with materials and manipulatives which refine the senses as they develop a hands-on understanding of early mathematical concepts.

• Math: Materials are sequentially introduced to develop the child’s understanding of numbers, patterns, and operations, slowly moving from a concrete exploration of quantity to more abstract concepts that prepare them for problem-solving and higher-level mathematical thinking.

• Language: Materials promote a multi-sensory learning of the phonetic alphabet. Children move through a progression of materials to develop their skills in phonetics, writing, pre-reading, and reading skills.

• Cultural Studies: A variety of cultural subjects such as geography, history, sciences, art, and music are offered. The Spanish language is also an organic part of the curriculum as each classroom is assisted by at least one Spanish-speaking adult.