Montessori Academy classrooms
(excluding Toddler) are based on the multi-age grouping concept.
Multi-age groups promote an atmosphere of cooperation, teamwork, and
peer teaching, while meeting the needs of each child regardless of
age. Older students assist younger students as peer teachers. This
builds confidence and reinforces the lessons in the older child. The
younger student becomes academically and socially motivated by the
older role model.Maria Montessori's words, "The hand is the chief teacher of the child," are applied through a hands-on and interactive curriculum. This "prepared environment" is designed to move sequentially from the concrete to the abstract. In addition to Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language, Cultural Subjects, Science, Computer, Art, Music, Library, and Physical Education, students are presented with Foreign Language at age three.
Children learn to be responsible through personal time management and organizational skills, individual planning, and self-evaluation. They are encouraged to make choices in their own academic progress, with the guidance of an adult. They take responsibility to maintain a healthy, caring classroom environment. At the Junior High Level, social awareness is developed through community service activities and projects. Students are prepared to become contributing members of our society.


