FEATURED
Montessori
Children's Schoolhouse
Upon entering any classroom at Montessori Children's Schoolhouse,
you observe a child-centered environment with students actively
engaged in a variety of learning activities. A child might be on a
floor mat with manipulatives designed to assist in the understanding
of numbers and math processes. Another child might be at a
table arranging a "moveable" alphabet into words or sentences to
strengthen their understanding of the relationship between groups
of letters and sounds. A small group of students might be gathered
around the teacher who introduces them to the various parts of an
amphibian. Elsewhere in the classroom, students are working on
tasks that promote daily living skills, sensorial awareness, language
arts and reading, mathematics, geography, general science, botany,
and zoology.
The role of our Montessori-trained lead teachers is to design and
prepare stimulating and enriching environments that encourage
each student's creativity and exploration. The environments
are designed to challenge our diverse student population and to
encourage them to develop independence and a love of learning.
Our teachers are the connective link between the students and
their environment. They provide warm and sensitive guidance to
encourage each child to achieve his own potential. Our classroom
communities strive to work together as a family unit. The social,
emotional, physical, and cognitive strengths and weaknesses of each
student are accepted as "norms" in the environment, not as points
of comparison.
The Montessori philosophy encourages children to develop a sense
of self-worth as each child works at their own pace to develop and
enhance skills. MCS places a strong emphasis on the "basic" skills.
Our three-year learning cycle allows the child to build upon skills,
knowledge, and un