The Montessori curriculum is a sequential program designed for independent learning. Each year holds a special significance for the student. The younger child learns through observation of the older child. In addition, the older student has the opportunity to become a leader and reinforce their knowledge as they help their younger friends. This heritage of responsibility and helping others is passed down in class.
Parents sometimes look at the pre-primary level as preparation for kindergarten.
Actually the entire three year span is kindergarten. We stress that the cycle is completed upon approaching age six, not age five. If the child leaves before age six, he has not received the full benefit of our program nor has he had time to complete his learning in our curriculum. In the final year of the Montessori pre-primary classroom, the five year old blossoms. There is an explosion of learning and intense working knowledge of the advanced materials.