Montessori Academy at St. John's
Preschool in Miami Beach, FL 33140
The main gaol Montessori Education include creating and maintasining a sense of order improved coordination prolonged concentration and greater independence. A montessori directress role is to act keen observer guide and help the children to help themselves.
SJMAs Food Program is environmentally-friendly and aims at instilling healthy eating habits coaching good table manners teaching basic cooking skills and expanding the childrens knowledge of nutrition and food-related vocabulary while incorporating the concepts found in Montessori Practical Life Math and Gardening Lessons. The program includes home-style breakfast lunch and snack on a daily basis.
Additional Services:
Full Day After School Infant Care Food Served
- Child Ages:
- 3 months - 6 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday_Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Infant Program -
St. John’s infant program starts at three months old. Infants are exposed to music activities sensory learning materials and much infant-teacher integration throughout the day. Teachers and assistants help them reach milestones in crawling walking and sitting feeding grasping and speaking. Each infant has his/her own crib and individualized diet.
Young Montessori Program -
This program was developed as a transition class for children leaving the nursery infant program but that are yet too young to enter the toddler program. This program helps the children develop gross motor skills and learn the Montessori philosophy of practical life and sensorial activities as well as improving coordination vocabulary and social skills. Young Montessorians are introduced to the chef’s menu and engage in the community lunch. The older group of children (17-18 month old) participates with the toddler class for yoga creative movement and Kidokinetics.
Toddler Program -
The Directress presents many lessons to toddlers between twenty two months and three years old that aim at improving coordination vocabulary social skills gross as well as fine motor skills and sensorial recognition. The toddlers are coached in potty-training and eating lunch using real china cutlery and small glasses on a daily basis. In addition to the Montessori Curriculum Toddlers engage in many extracurricular activities such as yoga creative movement tumbling art Spanish Kidokinetics and gardening.
Preschool Program -
Three to six year olds engage in a wide array of Montessori lessons concentrating on Language Math Sensorial Practical Life Geography Botany Zoology and the Cultural Curriculum within the prepared environment throughout the day. All lessons are presented progressively on an individualized basis. In addition to the Montessori Curriculum Montessori Primary engage in extracurricular activities such as yoga Spanish French creative movement drama art physical education with a coach gardening and cooking with the chef.
