Montessori School
HOW WE DO IT
​"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela
​The Montessori Method
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According to the American Montessori Society:
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"Maria’s early medical practice focused on psychiatry. She later developed an interest in education, attending classes on pedagogy and immersing herself in educational theory. Her studies led her to observe, and call into question, the prevailing methods of teaching children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The opportunity to improve on these methods came in 1900, when she was appointed co-director of a new training institute for special education teachers. Maria approached the task scientifically, carefully observing and experimenting to learn which teaching methods worked best. Many of the children made unexpected gains, and the program was proclaimed a success.
In 1907, Maria accepted a challenge to open a full-day childcare center in San Lorenzo, a poor inner-city district of Rome. The students were under-served youngsters, ages 3 – 7, who were left to their own devices while their parents went out to work. This center, the first of its kind in the nation, and a high-quality learning environment, became the first Casa dei Bambini (House of Children)."
Our Lesson Themes
This is how we are shattering traditional education norms. We curate themes that spark curiosity, leadership, and innovation.
Here is an example:
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Old McDonald Theme
One of our students LOVED the song Old McDonald. When she started school she would sing the song to herself while workig and it is the only thing she wanted to hear as she dozed off for nap time. Recognizing that this was a passion for her, we created a theme around it. We included farm animal themed books in the reading corner, spent a week learning about each animal where we compared and contrasted its infant vs adult form (i.e. puppy vs. dogs), discovered what they eat, and observed them in person. We visited a local park to feed the ducks, went to a petting zoo to ride ponies, and a host of other fun activities. The theme continued for so long that it carried us right into Thanksgiving and how these animals produce food that is served a the Thanksgiving meal.