Pyramid Montessori

Dr. Maria Montessori believed that education begins at birth and that the first years being the most formative are the most important. This system of education is both a philosophy of child growth and a rationale for guiding such growth. It is based on the child’s developmental needs for freedom within limits and a carefully prepared environment. The child develops by means of experiences in his environment. These experiences are called “work”. The child has a deep love and need for purposeful work. He works however not as an adult for profit and completion of a job but for sake of the activity itself. Many activities are offered which differ from those in traditional nursery schools. Exploration of ideas is encouraged from a concrete level to abstraction in an orderly way. A rich curriculum is provided with experiences in art music mathematics science language and practical life. Learning is individualized and the impulse for learning is the self-motivation that exists within each child.