Curriculum Outline
- Social skills and graces
- Self-care
- Care of environment
- Fine/gross motor skills
- Movement
- Sensorial
- Beginning geometry
- Numerals, sequencing and quantity
- Introduction to operations
- Basic art and music
- Language enrichment
- Phonetic and sight reading
- Integrated language development
- Writing
- Geography
- Introduction to science subjects and skills
Principles of Montessori
- Mixed-age grouping
- Gross and fine motor skill development
- Freedom of choice with responsibility
- Children progress at own pace
- Child-centered process
- Emphasis on self-discipline
- Positive behavior modeled and reinforced
- Respect for self means respect for others
- Children teach each other
- Appreciation and respect for all life
- Character development
- Individual as well as group instruction
- Self-teaching materials
- Emphasis on creative problem-solving
- Specially trained teachers
- Peace through education
- Individualized developmental learning
