Montessori International
Preschool in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
Montessori International provides a full educational program for pre-school children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. These years are the most critical in your childs education. Even before entering elementary basic skills such as abstract thinking concentration self-discipline and concern for others can be developed in young children if the proper environment is provided.
Our Montessori Learning Center provides such an environment in which the best is brought out in every child-in-mind body and spirit. The Montessori International program and curriculum is based on the Montessori Philosophy developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. Extra curricular activities such as dance music gymnastics tae kwon do and tots in motion are also provided for students to enjoy.
Our school provides hot lunches after school care bus service and a full summer camp program. Established in 1989 Montessori International is a 5 time recipient of the Goal Seal Award for excellence in Broward County. This award is presented by the Broward County Child Care Licensing and Enforcement Service.
Additional Services: Full Day Half Day After School Infant Care Transportation Summer
- Child Ages:
- 6 weeks - 6 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday_Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Montessori is a philosophy and a teaching concept developed by Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) in Europe during the early 1900’s.
Montessori philosophy advocates independence and self-reliance; that a child’s early education should be reality oriented and should aid the development of the child’s physical mental social and emotional being.
Montessori identified the fact that all children pass through a “sensitive period” for sensory-motor activities; a time In which they experience a keen interest in touching tasting smelling seeing hearing and exploring everything they come into contact with.
Montessori philosophy allows the child to acquire a love for and joy in work; and the satisfaction of a task that is completed and well done. But mostly the realization of who he/she is and the development of a secure individual.
Dr. Montessori discovered that children possess amazing mental concentration and a love for repetition and order. If allowed to choose their own activities they preferred work to play and needed no reward or punishment.
She developed teaching materials termed “didactic” which allow the child to develop at his or her own rate of speed through a particular skill or conceptual level. If the materials are presented at the appropriate time accordingly the child will absorb the information and use it as a foundation for his/her future accomplishments.
Most of all Montessori’s philosophy stresses the Innate potential of the child to develop in environmental conditions of freedom and love.
