The Montessori classroom provides order and structure through a safe and enriching environment which allows children to learn at their own speed, according to their own capabilities, in a way that they enjoy, in a noncompetitive environment.  Our highly competent and trained teachers and staff provide the ultimate atmosphere for learning.

Dr. Maria Montessori
Dr. Maria Montessori characterized the young child as possessing an extraordinary capacity, the ability to literally absorb information from his or her surroundings.  Dr. Montessori named this quality “the absorbent mind.”  Its reality has been further documented by recent neurological research.  Young children are sensorial explorers, soaking in every aspect of the environment, including language and culture.  Dr. Montessori recognized the motto of the young child to be “help me to do it myself.  Children’s development during this period focuses on learning to be independent.  The corresponding educational environment, then, should support this natural drive, enabling children to become competent, and therefore, confident. 

The Montessori Method embraces the full development of children, addressing all aspects (physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual) of the whole child.  The Montessori preschool classroom is a “living room” for children. Children choose their work from among the self-correcting materials displayed on open shelves, and they work in specific areas.  Over a period of time, the children develop into a “normalized community,” working with high concentration and few interruptions.  Normalization is the process whereby a child moves from being undisciplined to self-disciplined, from disordered to order, from distracted to focused, through working in the environment.  This process occurs through repeated work with materials that captivate the child’s attention.  In the Montessori classroom, academic competency is a means to an end, and the manipulatives are viewed as “materials for development.”

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Children who have been educated using the Montessori Method grow into competent learners who know how to learn and love learning.  The solid foundation begun early in life creates a self-confident, contributing adult.  For more information on the Montessori Method or Dr. Montessori and her works, refer to our resource guide in the office, the library, or online services.

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American Montessori Society North American Montessori Teachers Association
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