Montessori Earth School
Preschool in San Antonio, TX 78240
The child’s most absorbent learning experience is from birth to six years. This is when learning patterns are set for a lifetime. It is also the period when growth is most evident and quality time is most valuable. The stronger the foundation the greater the opportunity for individual growth. At MES the child is the focus; the student establishes the learning pace. In cooperation with the faculty the child is guided through early socialization awareness individuality and interaction with others.
The result is a child who is confident secure and who finds pleasure in learning and completing tasks in a specially prepared environment. Each aspect of the classroom from the room layout to the learning materials is designed to allow the child to act on his own initiative meeting his individual needs through purposeful activity. Respect shown for children’s humanity and ability endows them with a sense of responsibility and strong self esteem. Dr. Montessori also recognized that the only valid impulse to learning is the self-motivation of the child. The children move themselves toward learning. The teacher prepares the environment directs the activity and offers the child stimulation but it is the child who learns and who is motivated through work itself to persist in a given task. If Montessori children are free to learn it is because they have acquired an inner discipline from their exposure to both physical and mental order. This is the core of Dr. Montessori’s philosophy.
- Child Ages:
- 3 months - 8 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM Monday - Friday
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At the turn of the century Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) the first woman physician in Italy developed the Montessori method of education. From her keen observations Dr. Montessori established the method of education that has universally been effective.
Her philosophy of education is summed up in the single phrase: “Preparation for Life.” In the preparation the child is made aware of the six areas of life’s drama practical life sensorial linguistic mathematical and cultural. The basic idea in the Montessori philosophy of education is that all children carry within themselves the person they will become. In order to develop physical intellectual and spiritual potential to the fullest the child must have freedom. A freedom to be achieved through order and self discipline.
The world of the child is full of sights and sounds which at first appear chaotic. From this chaos children must gradually create order learn to distinguish from the impressions that assail their senses and slowly but surely gain mastery of themselves and their environment. Dr. Montessori developed what she called the “Prepared Environment” which already possesses a certain order and allows children to learn at their own pace according to their own capacities and in a non-competitive atmosphere. As she said “Never let children risk failure until they have reasonable chances of success.”
