ELEMENTARY MONTESSORI CURRICULUM (Ages 6-12)

 The Elementary Grades 1-6 also work together in a Montessori environment using advanced Montessori materials. Students are exposed to situations that help develop them develop communication skills, encourages fundamental motivation, spontaneous activity and self-education.

Maria Montessori characterizes the six to twelve year old child, as being in the second plane of development. It is now the age of reason. In the first six years, the facts were important and necessary to adapting to the environment. Now the child is deeply interested in the why and how of everything.

A vast elementary curriculum covers:

• mathematics
  
• geometry
  
• algebra
  
• reading & writing
  
• literature
  
• grammar
  
• geography
  
• zoology
  
• botany
  
• chemistry
  
• geology
  
• astronomy
  
• music
  
• art
  
• drama
  
• physical education
  

                        

The Montessori teacher is there to present the materials to the child in small groups or individually, according to his/her needs and development. This is also the age where the moral foundation is set into place. The children learn to be responsible for their actions. Every year the students are given standardized tests which helps us to determine their working level in each basic skill.  Parents receive a copy of these test scores, and we retain a copy in our student files.