Montessori Education
Montessori Educational Method
- 6 major learning areas: Sensorial, Practical Life, Language, Math, Science, Geography & Art
- A balanced curriculum for cognitive, social, emotional, as well as moral development
- 4 major goals of pre-school education include independence, coordination, control, and sense of order
- Curriculum is customized for each child
- Learning is initiated and self-paced
- Learning is achieved by continuous exploration of the learning materials through the process of trial and error and with the facilitation of the teacher
- Love of learning is fostered when a great sense of accomplishment follows the successful completion of the Montessori jobs
- Emphasize intrinsic rewards & inner discipline
- Mainly individual instruction
- Mixed-age grouping & much learning is from peer modeling