The Montessori Way
Montessori education is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological development. Some elements that are essential to a Montessori classroom are:
- Mixed age classrooms
- Student choice of activity from a prescribed range of options
- Uninterrupted blocks of work time
- A constructivist or ‘discovery’ model, where students learn concepts from working with materials after being introduced to them by a guide (teacher)
The Montessori Environment
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.Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play.
The five key areas of learning in the Montessori environment include; Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics and Culture.
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