Dear Parent:
Thank you for your interest in our Montessori Preschool, our Casa. This internationally accepted method of education is chosen by more academics and professionals for their own children than any other alternative method of education in the world.
Dr. Maria Montessori believed that:
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•Learning should be an active process.
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•Children function best under conditions of trust, free choice and encouragement.
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•Children develop at different rates.
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•Children learn best as cooperative members of a group.
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•Children gain decision making skills through the process of making choices.
Each of these principles is reflected in the Montessori method of education.
Montessori & Me is a child-centered community of two and a half, three, four and five year old children. We believe that children thrive in this mixed age grouping where they learn not only from their teachers, but from one another. In an ideal setting, students begin their Montessori education at 2.5 years and remain with the same friends and teachers for three to four years.
We provide an authentic Montessori environment, respecting the young child’s determination for autonomy. Freedom of movement, exploration and independence are always encouraged. Students work at their own pace with achievement motivating success. There is constant interaction, socialization and problem solving.
