Montessori Environment Montessori is a three-year program designed to prepare young children to enter first grade. The fundamental tenet of Montessori is that a child learns best within a social environment that supports each individual's unique development. The children's own activities lay the foundation for their continued growth. The intellectual bases for later academic accomplishments are created as the children independently plan and execute activities. Each child begins the Montessori program at his or her own starting point and continues at his or her individual rate.
Teachers observe and evaluate the child's development and plan for continued growth.
They act as facilitators of learning and function as designers of the environment, resource persons, role models, and demonstrators. Music, physical education, computer lessons, and art fill the remainder of each day with satisfying experiences that create confident, interested, and accomplished students. The Results Montessori children are prepared to enter the first grade. They have learned to work independently and in groups. Since they have been encouraged to make decisions from an early age, these children are problem solvers who can make choices and manage their time well.