Kindergarten Montessori programme
The Kindergarten Montessori programme is a three year programme wherein the students learn in an ‘Environment’ comprising 28 students, 2 educators and 1 helper. Students between the ages of 2.5 to 5 are in a mixed environment of different ages. The advantages of this format are multi fold. The children visually imbibe behaviour, skills, patterns of work and good habits through their interaction with older children. They become self motivated, learn to challenge themselves as a habit, and thereby advance themselves in a self driven and independent manner.
Children in the age group of 2.5 + are visual learners. They imbibe everything through sight and upon seeing the action of others around them. In an environment that includes some children who have already been in the programme for a year or two, their learning curve moves up much faster.
Children in the age group of 3.5 +, in this environment practise skills that they had learnt in the previous year. This reinforces previously taught concepts and as in the case of children in the 2.5+ age group, they also learn from children older to them (4.5+ age group) and benefit in the same manner.
Children in the 4.5 + age group are visual mentors in the environment. Apart from teaching them new skills, the programme also teaches life lessons, conditions good social habits and crucial life skills from an early age.
The education environment encourages camaraderie across age groups, nurtures respect with mutual exchange and interactions, while ensuring that concepts get permanent as they learn from each other and with each other, under the experienced and able guidance of trained educators.