Arlington Montessori House
Preschool in Arlington, VA 22201
We are a community committed to helping each of our children and families realize the full benefit of a complete Montessori experience that meets the needs of the whole child. We recognize that a partnership between school and home is a critical part of the successful development of our children.
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 5 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Monday - Friday
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Montessori is a philosophy directed toward children. A unique educational program has stemmed from that philosophy. It is based on the childs developmental needs for freedom within limits, and it uses a carefully prepared environment. The special Montessori materials help develop intelligence as well as physical and psychological abilities. A Montessori environment takes full advantage of the unique ability of young children to develop their own capabilities.
Some key premises of a Montessori education are:
Children are to be respected
Children possess unusual sensitivity for absorbing knowledge from their environment.
The most important years of growth are the first 6 years of life when unconscious learning is gradually brought to a conscious level.
Children have a deep love and need for purposeful work. They work not for profit or compliments as adults do but for the sake of the activity alone. When they accomplish an activity, they achieve a very important goal: their own development of mental, physical and psychological powers.
