Learn By Doing
Montessori saw the importance of the manipulation of objects to aid the child in better understanding his environment. Through the child’s work with Sensorial material, the child is helped to make abstractions, he is helped in making distinctions in his environment, and the child is given the knowledge not through word of mouth, but through his own experiences.
Registration
How To Register
We accept children who are toilet trained and most of our children attend full time. Classes are from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Children may arrive before 8:30am at 8:00pm and stay after 3:30pm until we close at 6:00pm for no additional fee. We sometimes have part-time options available. Call for tuition.
Call Us
(310) 474 – 7405
EMail Us
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Contact us any time and inquiry about our program. We are happy to answer any questions that you might have. You may call regarding availability or you may request to put your child’s name on our waiting list.
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We will invite you also to make an appointment to come and visit our school. We take appointments during the morning work period, so that you can see the children in action. After this individualized appointment, we will accept your child’s name for our waiting list.
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When we have an opening we will contact you. A interview of the child is the next step. We then begin the enrollment process.
Curriculum
Areas Of Study
Though we focus on a holistic experience, this are the main areas of our curriculum.
Practical Life
The Practical Life area is importantpart of a Montessori classroom environment. The child develops many skills while working in this area. Some of these skills include: self care, caring for the environment and independence.
Mathematics
The Montessori Mathematics curriculum consists of hands-on learning materials, detailed lessons, one-on-one instruction, and deep levels of understanding the process of numeration.
Sensorial Exercises
The purpose and aim of Sensorial work is for the child to acquire clear, conscious, information and to be able to then make classifications in his environment. Montessori believed that sensorial experiences began at birth. Through his senses, the child studies his environment.
Language Exercises
To help the child in his development in language, the child is learning at his own rhythm. This allows the child to concentrate on the learning of each important step in language so that each progressive step is done easily and without any thought on the part of the child.
Cultural Subjects
The Montessori cultural studies is another area that makes a Montessori classroom so different from other classrooms. The cultural subjects are taught in a very specific order, (big picture to smaller parts), and integrated into the curriculum. Eventually, after the foundation of each of the individual cultural areas is set, the study of the individual areas are then integrated into each other as well as the core curriculum, creating a deeper understanding of the world and the interconnectedness of everything in it.
Enrichment
Montessori Discovery Garden offers many enriching activities in the course of the school day. These include regular programs such as music, yoga, art, and foreign language.
Art Experiences
Montessori wanted her prepared environment to have real works of art hung at the child’s eye level. She also insisted that the rooms be well kept, clean and attractive to the children with fresh flowers & plants or objects from nature. The child is exposed to a variety of art forms, crossing a range of styles and techniques, past and present.
Music
Each child learns in a different way, that is why music is taught using all of the senses. Through moving, speaking, singing, listening, playing simple instruments, and exploring reading and writing music, the child experiences music as a process that becomes incorporated into their lives.
Foreign Language
Preschool children are naturally inquisitive and eager to learn new skills such as a foreign language. They also have the ability to learn them much more easily and completely than older children and adults. In addition, instruction need not be formal. Preschool children benefit from a simple immersion in the language when they simply hear and react to it in as normal an environment as possible.
Yoga
Children derive enormous benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration and sense of calmness and relaxation improves. Doing yoga, children exercise, play, connect more deeply with the inner self, and develop an intimate relationship with the natural world that surrounds them.