In early levels, children observe and care for animals and plants, conduct simple experiments, use Puzzle Maps, explore Seasons, and make Time Lines. At the Junior High Level, areas of concentration beyond geography skills include Early Civilizations, Asian and South American History, with an emphasis on Immigration, U.S. History to the Civil War, and Indiana History. Goals are to awaken the child's mind to the wonders of the universe, to offer a sense that the child has a part in this great whole, and to help children develop into tolerant, caring, and responsible adults. Foreign Language Foreign language is offered, beginning in the preprimary program, to take advantage of this language-sensitive period in a child's life and to increase cultural awareness. The study begins informally through simple songs and nomenclature, using concrete materials to enhance understanding.
Later studies progress to the more abstract grammar, reading and writing.
Click here for more information on foreign language offered at The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes. At The Montessori Academy, the story of the universe is revealed through exploration and discovery in various scientific pursuits - astronomy, geology, chemistry, botany, zoology, metrology, physics, anatomy, and environmental science. Children investigate new areas of exploration using the Scientific Inquiry Method. Through using this method, the child learns how to understand questions and seek various solutions, think logically and critically, plan and carry out demonstrations, discern cause and effect relationships, experiments as a source of information, manipulate materials, measure with scientific instruments, observe and record what is revealed accurately, interpret and challenge data, and apply knowledge gained. Large and small motor development is integrated into each planned sequence of materials.