Our Curriculum
The Montessori Curriculum is fundamental with the philosophy. It is an integrated approach where diverse concepts are presented across the curriculum and in different ways as the child progresses. Children have abundant opportunities within different context to practice skills being learned, from concrete to abstract. These work to support the individual learning journeys for the unique child.
“The best instruction is that which uses the last words sufficient for the task”.
- Maria Montessori in “Discovery of the Child.”
Activities of Everyday Life
These experiences allow the child to achieve a form of self-sufficiency through care of environment, others and themselves. In activities of everyday life, the child learns most of our daily skills. Within the three- hour period of the work- cycle the child can experience independence and success. It also promotes the child’s sense of order, coordination, concentration and independence.
Sensorial
This is the area where the child can focus on their five senses, which allows the child to classify and understand their world.
The sensorial materials allow the child to distinguish, categorize and relate to new information to what they know already. This area enables the child to understand their sensorial impressions; to develop their ability to perceive, discriminate, and kinesthetically remember. Additionally, it fosters the beginning of the conscious knowledge.
Math
Our math curriculum teaches the child to take the concept from concrete to abstract through manipulation, experimentation and exploration. The materials sequentially increase in complexity.
The materials enable the child to discover the concepts and relationships inherent in a numbering system through the concrete materials.
They also enable the child to understand the working functions of numbers rather than merely memorising the operations of arithmetic
Language, Literacy and Communication
The language curriculum is a rich and full bodied one. It develops the child’s awareness of the sounds of speech and the corresponding written letters.
A child is introduced to reading and writing and the communication of ideas and in turn this, assists in developing the following:
The child’s receptive and expressive language abilities through visual, auditory and cognitive experiences and activities.
The child’s development of their gross and fine motor skills necessary towards the mechanics of writing.
The child’s development of the decoding and encoding skills necessary for the written communication and thoughts.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
This is where the child is enabled to experience geography, history, art history, botany, zoology, landforms, maps, nomenclature cards and cultural folders.
Geography: study of the physical world
Biology: study of plants and animals
History: study of the child’s individual time- lines, celebrations and the development of other cultures.
Arts and Creativity: The children are given ample opportunities to develop their creativity through a variety of mediums, materials and tools. The children are also encouraged to explore both verbal and non-expressions through singing, rhymes, chants and the use of musical instruments. Role play is an integral part of the nursery setting, allowing the child to ‘de-center’
