Our Classroom preschool and kindergarten

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In the Montessori preschool, there are five distinct areas creating the “prepared environment”.

The Practical life area enhances the development of hand-eye coordination, gross motor control, and cognitive order through care of self, care of the environment, development of social relations, and coordination of physical movement.

The Sensorial area enables the child to order, classify and describe sensory impressions in relation to length, width, temperature, mass, color, pitch etc.

The Mathematics area makes use of manipulative materials to enable the child to visualize concepts of number, symbol, sequence and operation of basic facts.

The Language arts area include oral language development, written expression, reading, creative dramatics, and children's literature. Basic skills in writing and reading are developed through the use of sandpaper letters, alphabet cut-outs, and various presentations, allowing children to link sounds and letter symbols effortlessly.

Cultural activities expose the child to basic geography, history, life sciences and earth sciences. Music, art and movement education are part of the integrated cultural curriculum.

The preschool environment unifies the social, physical, and intellectual functioning of the child. Its important function is to provide children with an early and general foundation that includes a positive attitude toward school, inner security and a sense of order, pride in the physical environment, abiding curiosity, a habit of concentration, habits of initiative and persistence, the ability to make decisions, self-discipline, and a sense of responsibility to other members of the class, school and community. This foundation will enable them to acquire more specialized knowledge and skills throughout their school career.