Families that are new to Montessori education often ask: “What makes Montessori different from play based early learning services?” The goal of both Montessori and traditional preschools is the same: to provide learning experiences for the child. The biggest difference lies in the kind of learning experiences each school provides and the methods they use to deliver these learning experiences. The top ten biggest difference include:
Parents frequently ask why Montessori classes group children by two to three year age groups, when primary schools group students by their birth year.
The importance of early childhood education to children’s lives is beyond question. A good beginning to life is well recognised as the foundation for future development, health and wellbeing, not only in the early years, but also throughout life.
According to Montessori Theory, the development of literacy begins long before children start primary school, and is acquired in a variety of ways at different ages.
The phrase ‘sensitive periods in human development’ may sound like it refers to moody teenagers, but it actually refers to periods of time when a child easily absorbs information in a specific way. The most important sensitive periods occur between birth and age six.
Grace and Courtesy lessons are an important part of Montessori Academy's Practical Life Curriculum. In fact, the skills children learn as part of the Grace and Courtesy lesson program are just as important as Maths, Music and Language. This is because lessons on Grace and Courtesy provide children with explicit instructions on how to interpret and react to different social situations and behaviours.