Programs
All of our programs begin at 9 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. with the option of an Extended Day until 1:00 p.m.
Toddler Program - Children ages 18 months - 3 years old
Preschool Program & Kindergarten: Children ages 3 - 6 years old
Toddler Program:
The Toddler Program is currently available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a 2 or 3 day option. The maximum group size is 6 children with a 2:1 child to teacher ratio.
Preschool Program:
The Preschool Program is available 5 days a week. There are 2, 3 or 5 day options. The maximum group size is 12 children with a 4:1 child to teacher ratio.
Kindergarten Program:
The Kindergarten Program is a 5 day program. The maximum group size is 12 children with a 4:1 child to teacher ratio.
Our Curriculum:
Fine Motor: practical life, finger plays, arts and crafts
Gross Motor: outside play, balance beam, movement games and songs
Independence: self care skills, concentration, completing the Montessori Work Cycle
Social: friendship, trust, respect of one another, the teachers and the materials
Language: social interactions, songs, letter sounds, letter names, writing and reading
Science: seasons, plants, birds, the farm, weather, insects, reptiles, nutrition, magnets, hatching chicks, and the life cycles of butterflies, frogs and chickens
Math: counting objects, number symbol recognition, sorting, size, shapes, patterns, addition and subraction
Practical Life: pouring dry and wet materials, spooning, tweezing, tonging, painting, brushing, opening and closing containers, baking, dish washing, zipping, buttoning, sewing, hand washing, threading beads
Geography: the seven continents, the Globe, maps, animals around the world, land formations
Spanish and Maori: numbers and greetings
