Programmes
What is Montessori Education?
Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. In Montessori classrooms children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the highly trained teacher offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process. Children work in groups and individually to discover and explore knowledge of the world and to develop their maximum potential. Montessori classrooms are beautifully crafted environments designed to meet the needs of children in a specific age range. Dr. Maria Montessori discovered that experiential learning in this type of classroom led to a deeper understanding of language, mathematics, science, music, social interactions and much more. Most Montessori classrooms are secular in nature, although the Montessori educational method can be integrated successfully into a faith-based program. The Child’s inner need “HELP ME TO DO IT MYSELF”
Dr M Montessori
Every material in a Montessori classroom supports an aspect of child development, creating a match
between the child’s natural interests and the available activities. Children can learn through their
own experience and at their own pace. They can respond at any moment to the natural curiosities
that exist in all humans and build a solid foundation for life-long learning.
Montessori environments support the learning of children from birth to middle school:

Toddler
- For children ages birth to three years
- Provide a safe, engaging and nurturing environment for the child
- Promote trust in themselves and their world
- Develop confidence in their emerging abilities
- Develop gross motor coordination, fine motor skills, and language skills
- Offer opportunities to gain independence in daily tasks
Pre - Primary
- For children ages three to six years
- Foster the growth of functional independence, task persistence and self-regulation
- Promote social development through respectful, clear communication and safe, natural consequences
- Offer opportunities for imaginative exploration leading to confident, creative self-expression


Elementary / Primary
- For children ages six to twelve years (Lower Elementary, ages six to nine; Upper Elementary, ages nine to twelve)
- Offer opportunities for collaborative intellectual exploration in which the child’s interests are supported and guided
- Support the development of self-confidence, imagination, intellectual independence and self-efficacy
- Foster an understanding of the child’s role in their community, in their culture and in the natural world