The Montessori Method, which allows the child to make use of systematic observation techniques to learn difficult and advanced concepts in mathematics, geography, language, and science, is concerned with the child's character development rather than accumulation of knowledge for its own sake. The Montessori classroom is structured to enhance social and learning skills and emotional development. By experiencing the class as a functioning social community, the child is trained in the fundamental social qualities that form the basis of dependable citizenship. Children attending Montessori schools learn to work cooperatively within a group and develop the self-discipline required to perform a task. The stimulating environment and contagious enthusiasm encourage the development of individual talents and interests.
Children attain confidence through achievement.
According to Dr. Maria Montessori, during their first three years children absorb a wealth of information from their surroundings. Over the next three years, they begin to develop the intellectual constructs for organizing what they learn through their sensory explorations. Colorful and attractive Montessori materials enhance the growing child's motor coordination and sensory and intellectual development. These are moments when the child's intellect, working spontaneously, suddenly comprehends some unexpected relationship. The Montessori Method employs a nontraditional curriculum that is fully developed over the course of a three-year program of studies.