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Montessori is a worldwide education system founded at the beginning of the 1900s that is based upon a lifetime of research by Dr. Maria Montessori.
Her philosophy is based on the natural development of children and their intrinsic desire to explore, discover, and learn from the world around them.
The Montessori education does not end with academics.
Dr. Montessori believed it is equally important to develop a child socially, physically, and emotionally.
Thus, learning to be kind and courteous is as important as learning to count. Learning to prepare a simple snack and clean-up afterwards is as important as learning to read and write.
Montessori is not just an education, it's an aid to life.
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The teacher is the facilitator and resource person.
She carefully observes the child's behavior and growth, while often suggesting activities and materials that are appropriate for his/her development and interests.
The teacher encourages active, self-directed learning and helps the child balance individual mastery with group participation, fostering, social and language skills.
Our teachers are always aware that they serve as role models, setting a positive tone for work, and interpersonal relationships.
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Social & Emotional Skills
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The Little Red Schoolhouse of Montessori is a special place to learn to live and get along with others.
Children develop moral attitudes based on a clear sense of right and wrong.
Cultural and religious events are celebrated as opportunities to learn about different customs and backgrounds.
The Montessori program carefully integrates the development of social skills, emotional growth, physical coordination and cognitive preparation.
Program activities foster each child's natural love of learning, emphasizes respect for other children and for the environment.
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Cultural lessons are a major part of the education in the Montessori environment.
The children ages 3-6 are in a sensitive period for culture.
During circle time the children are presented lessons in geography - botany - zoology - history. The children will spontaneously talk about all their experiences.
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 Sensitive Period
- Stage at which the child contains an absorbent mind
- Allows learning to occur through experience
- Understanding acts as a natural process.
- The child learns self discipline through acting
- Should not be pushed to intellectual accomplishments
- Learns order and consistency through repetition
- Is conditioned to correct his errors
The Absorbent Mind
- Capability of attaining lasting impressions
- A drive to grasp knowledge
- A love and need for education
- Reaction to senses
- Supported by controlled physical movement
Prepared Environment
- Allows freedom under the guidance of reason
- Motivational
- Orderly
- Errors are controlled by the materials
- Representation of the real world
- Child size
- Encourages intellectual exploration
- Attractive
- Enables child to develop freely
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Practical Life - Sensorial - Language - Mathematics - Cultural
Practical life - The Foundation of the Montessori Program
Development of::
- Self esteem,
- sense of left to right movement,
- concentration,
- order,
- independence,
- muscular coordination and control,
- hand-eye coordination, and
- confidence.
Sensorial - A prerequisite for Mathmatics
- Hand-eye coordination,
- senses,
- ability to make judgments and comparisons,
- sense of left to right movement,
- order,
- muscular coordination and control,
- independence,
- problem solving techniques,
- concentration,
- visual discrimination,
- coordination, and
- Base 10
Language; Pre-Reading
- Association,
- visual discrimination,
- sequencing,
- vocabulary,
- classification,
- comprehension,
- receptive and expressive language
Language and Reading
- Development of sounds,
- handwriting,
- blending of sounds,
- sound discrimination,
- pink reading (3letter words),
- blue reading (4 letter words),
- green reading (phonograms), and
- grammar (parts of speech)
Mathematics
- Memorization,
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division using concrete methods,
- base 10,
- number association,
- number order,
- linear counting,
- reasoning,
- number recognition, and
- bridging to abstraction (transition from concrete to paper).
Cultural - "The Children are in a sensitive period for culture. They internalize everything and take it in like a sponge"
- Botany
- Zoology
- Geography
- History
Music, Foreign Language, Gym/Dance/Yoga, Cooking, and Arts and Crafts are also important parts of our program.
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"The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator."
The Absorbent Mind
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 The Little Red Schoolhouse of Montessori155 Elm Street
Claremont, NH 03743
Phone: 603-542-4065
Email: lrsm@live.com |
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