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 Practical
life exercises instill care for themselves, for others, and for the
environment. The activities include many of the tasks children see as part of
the daily life in their home: washing and ironing, doing the dishes, arranging
flowers, etc. The children learn to work at a task from beginning to end and
develop their will, there self-discipline and their capacity for total
concentration. Sensorial materials are tools for development. Children build cognitive efficacy and learn to order and classify impressions. They do this by touching, seeing smelling, tasting, listening and exploring the physical properties of their environment through the mediation of specially-designed materials. |
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 Geography, History, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Art and
Music are presented as extensions of the sensorial and language
activities. Children learn about other cultures past and present and this
allows their innate respect and love for their environment to flourish,
creating a sense of solidarity with the global human family and its
habitat.Language is vital to human existence. The Montessori environment provides rich and precise language. |
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  Experiences with nature in
conjunction with the materials in the environment inpsire a reverence for all
life.Mathematic materials help children learn and understand mathematical concepts by working with concrete materials. This work provides the children with solid underpinnings for traditional mathematical principles, providing a structured scope for abstract reasoning. |
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 Grace and
courtesy: In order for the children to learn
 the social courtesies and physical grace in movements, we
have special group lessions in "Grace and Courtesy" These role-playing games
reflect common everyday situations and modeled behavior, first by the
directress and then by older more capable children. Some of these include
greetings, excusing oneself to pass, asking for objects, how to handle
dangerous objects safely, how to ask others to work quietly, how to carry large
items and many others.Music: We have a specially trained Kodaly music teacher who works with small groups in a private room. The small groups promote individual attention. In addition to a fun sing-a-long time, theme work such as music history, types of music and instruments will be studied using the Kodaly method. |
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