Montessori Education is a way of caring for young children stressing respect for individual differences and the learning environment.

​

The educational beliefs underlying the philosophy include:

​

• Children should be respected as individuals who are different from adults and from each other.  

• Children learn to create through purposeful activity.

• The most important years for learning are from birth to age six. 

• Children possess a heightened sensitivity for learning & absorbing information from their environment.

 

Goals are established for each child including:

​

• Independence through mastery of their daily environment.

• Responsibility by learning to help maintain the learning environment.

• The ability to make good choices.

• Positive self esteem through repeated success in the classroom.

• Respect for others.

• A sense of self discipline.

​

Classrooms have a set of “ground rules” to encourage a child’s development in these areas.  

​

• Walking in the room.

• Using soft voices (inside voices).

• Only good touching.

• Choosing one piece of equipment from a shelf at a time & returning it when you are finished, ready for the next child to use.

• Asking another child if you can share their work and respecting their right to say no.

​

​Children who have been in a Montessori program benefit in many ways:

​

• They are independent learners who feel good about their ability to explore and learn on their own.

• They are problem solvers who are confident in their ability to make decisions and choices.

• They learn to manage their time independently.

• They have learned good communication skills.

• They have been taught that their ideas matter and are valued.

• They learn to value the opinions and ideas of others.

• They feel good about themselves and their abilities.

​

Research has shown that the best indicator of academic success is a child’s self esteem.​