Why Montessori


Why Choose Montessori for Your Child?

  • Montessori is a scientifically proven method of education that focuses on nurturing each child’s personal potential through individualized instruction
  • A beautiful and inviting learning environment with carefully selected, intentional materials that meet of developmental needs of young children of all learning styles
  • Learning is self-paced and filled with movement so that a child is joyfully and actively pursuing their own particular interests
  • Children are encouraged to explore, experiment, make mistakes, think critically, develop creative solutions, try again, discover, and ultimately succeed with their efforts
  • Children develop real life skills to become independent, responsible, and filled with self-confidence
  • Montessori offers hands-on, self-teaching materials so that children can satisfy their need to know and gain a strong academic foundation
  • A mixed-age group of children to develop broader social skills that are focused on respect, compassion, and courtesy
  • Montessori develops the whole personality of the child by fostering cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development within a community of children
  • Montessori education sets an important foundation for life during the formative years of early childhood and prepares children for the unique challenges of the twenty-first century
  • Montessori instills a lifetime love of learning

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Recommended Reading

  • How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way By Tim Seldin
    (an excellent introduction to Montessori and to help parents bring Montessori to their own homes)
  • Montessori Learning in the 21st Century by M. Shannon Helfrich
  • Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work by E. M. Standing

Books By Maria Montessoi

  • The Absorbent Mind
  • The Child in the Family
  • The 1946 London Lectures

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