Our Montessori

Our Montessori

What is it?
This system of education is both philosophy of child growth and a rationale for guiding such growth. It is based on the child's developmental needs for freedom within limits, and a carefully prepared environment which guarantees exposure to materials and experiences through which to develop intelligence as well as physical and psychological abilities. It is designed to take full advantage of the self-motivation and unique ability of young children to develop their own capabilities. The child needs adults to expose him to the possibilities of his life but the child himself must direct his response to those possibilities.
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Montessori at a Glance
Montessori: Creating a paradigm Shift in Education
Compare materials, teaching style, curriculum, environment, student behavior and report cards in the Traditional classroom to the Montessori environment.
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THE MONTESSORI METHOD
The basic idea in the Montessori philosophy of education is that every child carries, unseen within him, the person he will become. In order to develop his physical, intellectual, and spiritual powers to the fullest, he must have freedom, a freedom achieved through order and self-discipline. The world of the child is full of sights and sounds, which, at first, appear chaotic. From this chaos, the child must gradually create order, and learn to distinguish among the impressions that assail his senses, slowly, but surely, gaining mastery of himself and his environment.
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River's Edge Montessori School at Franklin's Philosophy Statement
Our River's Edge Montessori School Philosophy builds from one basic premise: ALL CHILDREN CAN AND WILL LEARN. We believe that each child comes to us with his own learning style and set of acquired competencies.
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