Our Programs
General Overview
Being given the opportunity to develop intellectual competence has a direct influence on a child’s self-esteem and their attitude to future learning. We therefore encourage the early development of cognitive skills. Children as young as two years old are genuinely interested and curious about letters and numbers. We adapt our methods of teaching these skills to the children at their particular levels of learning, and they respond with enthusiasm. These cognitive experiences are presented to the children, along with other play activities.
Literacy Learning (Language)
The Montessori literacy development has 4 stages:
1. Preparation
We help prepare the children by teaching songs and rhymes, listening to stories, and playing games to stimulate their senses. Basic language concepts are introduced at this stage as they also develop their auditory perception.
2. Phonemic awareness
Children learn the sounds of the alphabet along with words that begin with the sound. They will be able to identify the initial sounds, the final sounds, and lastly, the medial sound of words.
3. Writing
Children will be able to write the sounds they hear in a word. They will start writing 3 letter words, 4 letter words, followed by phrases, and form simple sentences.
4. Reading
After the children have familiarized the sounds of each letter, they will begin to blend the sounds and read 3 letter words, 4 letter words, and so on. The children will progress in reading advanced words and 5 sight words.
Fine Motor / Printing
Our Practical life (including self-help skills) and Sensorial materials indirectly prepares the children for printing. These activities develop their finger dexterity which enables them to move their finger with precision and accuracy. We also offer activities that will allow the child to move their hands in an upward/downward and side to side motion. It involves quick and controlled movements which prepares them to hold a writing tool. Once the child exhibits a firm grip, we offer them to start tracing lines. We teach the child the proper way of holding the pencil before they start tracing or printing various strokes. We start teaching them printing lowercase letters that have similar strokes (starting with the letter l then letter t; then we introduce printing the letter c, then o then letter a. These progression of strokes will build the confidence of the children which will lead to their love of learning. If the child is ready then we teach them how to print numbers, their name and the other letters.
Math
Our Math program is designed so that children have many opportunities to enhance their knowledge of mathematical concepts, like classifying, ordering, geometry, patterning, cardinal numbers, and basic counting. A variety of tools are used, including manipulatives, games, and books, to engage the children in active learning. Addition, subtraction, and telling time are introduced when the teacher feels the children have mastered other mathematical concepts.
