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A Montessori Program for
children 2 ½ through kindergarten
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Children's
House Program
Typical
Day
All
Day Montessori |
The
Children's House!
Year-around
Montessori Program
The Montessori Children's House is for children 2 1/2 years (and
potty trained) through Kindergarten. It is based on the
philosophy of Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator who
recognized that children's best learning takes place through their
senses and their physical activity within their environment. She
saw education as "an aid to life" -- not just the learning
of academic material.
Montessori trained teachers,
utilizing the Montessori method and scientifically designed materials,
create an environment in which children are given the freedom to
explore, discover, learn and grow, according to their own interests
and needs.
Dr. Montessori spoke of "education for peace," stating
that in order to have a peaceful world, we must start with our
children.
Children are treated with respect and kindness, which leads them to
demonstrate these qualities towards others and the world. We
study other people, places and cultures while honoring their
similarities and differences. We practice reverence for nature
while appreciating the interconnectedness of all life.
A Montessori teacher’s job is to guide the children within this
environment in a manner in which they can learn and discover for
themselves. The teachers are therefore often referred to as
Guides.
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Your child will be guided
in choosing Montessori activities from the following areas:
Practical Life
Practical life is the
foundation of the Montessori classroom, and consists of
"real-life" activities through which children learn to care
for themselves, others and their world. Familiar tasks and everyday
skills such as pouring, polishing, washing a table, or sewing on a
button lead to independence, concentration, a strong sense of order
and coordination of movement. Learning positive ways to handle
social situations and extend courtesy to others creates a strong
social community. All of these skills prepare your child for
further work in the classroom.
Sensorial
Activities using specially
designed materials help refine the senses--the channel through which
learning occurs. These experiences help your child to identify,
classify and categorize sensorial impressions and develop a sense of
order. Children enjoy building a tower from the largest piece to
the smallest, experiencing colors, smells, textures and sounds, and
working with geometric shapes. These activities lay the
foundation for academic success.
Language
Language includes stories
both read and told, self-expression, vocabulary building, sound and
visual recognition of letters, reading and writing. Your child
will learn the sounds of the letters, begin to put these sounds
together to form words, and then "explode" into
reading. The joy of accomplishment is readily apparent as the
child further explores this new avenue of communication.
Math
After previous preparation
with sorting, categorizing, sequencing and size discrimination, the
Montessori math materials provide a concrete means for your child to
learn and understand abstract mathematical concepts. The math
materials begin with learning quantity and symbol, then progress into
place value and the four operations.
Geography & Science
Children participate in
activities that allow them to explore the world by bringing it into
the classroom. Whether learning about other cultures or places,
caring for plants and animals, studying nature, or enjoying an
experiment, these activities increase your child's observation skills
and stimulate curiosity.
Art, Music Expression,
Gardening, Food Preparation, Outdoor Play & more
A full day at Child's View
involves many of the activities listed here, and more. These
activities are integrated into the Montessori environment to enhance
your child's creativity and self-expression, and aid in the full
development of the person within.
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| Early
Arrival |
7:30
- 8:30 |
| Montessori
Class Time Begins |
8:30 |
| Montessori
Morning Worktime |
8:30
- 11:30 |
| Lunch
& Outside Play |
11:30
-1:00 |
| Montessori
Half-Day Dismissal |
12:45
- 1:00 |
| Nap
Time |
1:00
- 3:00 |
| Montessori
Afternoon Worktime |
1:00
- 3:00 |
| Montessori
Full-Day Dismissal |
3:00 |
| All
Day Montessori Afternoon |
3:00
- 6:00 |
| Please
note: Schedules are flexible, and subject to change without
notice.
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| Building
Closed |
6:00 |
| Additional
charges assessed after this time. |
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In order to support working parents, Child's View provides an All
Day Montessori Program. Early Arrival is from
7:30-8:30 am, with all children arriving by 8:30. Parents choose
either the Half Day option until 1:00 pm, the Full Day option until
3:00 pm, the All Day Montessori option 1 until 4:30 pm, or the All Day
Montessori option 2 until 6:00 pm.
Children staying All Day continue in the Montessori environment,
rather than transitioning to a day care type area. They can
continue with their Montessori work, as well as other activities and
interests which are integrated into the environment. When Dr.
Montessori began the first school in 1907, she called it "Casa
dei Bambini" or Children's House. In the Children's House,
the children care for each other and their environment, not only
learning, but living life together.
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