The Montessori Path
Child-led exploration
The child chooses the work; the adult prepares the environment.
Hands-on learning
Concrete materials come before abstract explanation.
Independence
Every material is sized and placed for a child to use alone.
Self-correcting materials
The material itself reveals the error, not the adult.
Curriculum Areas
Coordination
Montessori Practice
Practical Life
Everyday movement becomes independence.
Sensory Refinement
Montessori Practice
Sensorial
Children understand the world by refining the senses.
Early Literacy
Montessori Practice
Language
Touch, sound and symbol meet before fluent reading.
Concrete to Abstract
Montessori Practice
Mathematics
Quantity is touched before it becomes abstraction.
Our World
Montessori Practice
Culture & Science
The child discovers their place inside a larger world.