Through the use of the Montessori approach, this early learning programme will enable a child to acquire knowledge of his or her own through hands-on experience in a safe nurturing environment filled with love and acceptance.
Key Characteristics of the Montessori Prepared environment
- The teacher has an unobtrusive role in the classroom
- The environment and method encourage self-discipline
- The instruction is mainly individual one-to-one
- There is a mixed-age grouping which encourages children to teach and help each other
- The children choose their own work and set their own learning pace
- The child discovers concepts from self-teaching materials and is allowed to work as long as he/she wishes on a chosen activity
- The child discovers own errors from the materials, which are self-correcting
- The teacher recognizes each child’s ‘sensitive periods’
- The child can work where he/she chooses, move around and talk at will, yet not disturb others
- Multi-sensory materials for physical exploration are available
- The child reinforces his/her own learning by repetition of work and internal feelings of success
