Educational aims and offers
Support of social behaviour and emotions
Social behaviour is conveyed in the first place by the example given by adults and by daily contact with each other in the group. The children learn, whilst retaining their own individuality:
- To appreciate that we are all different
- To respect others
- To be aware of others needs
- To practice tolerance and patience
- To learn and respect rules and limits
- To learn to resolve conflicts
- To distinguish and to name feelings
- Language development and promotion
- To be ready to help and to provide sympathy
Support of gross and fine motorics
Nursery
- Handcrafts and painting with different materials
- Kneading dough
- Threading chains
- To put-on and take-off shoes and jackets
- From crawling to running
- To sit on a chair
- Climbing stairs
- Eating unassisted
- Dancing
- Sport lessons
- Playing in the garden
Kindergarten
As above, plus
- Montessori material
- Eye and hand coordination
- Learning to read and write
- Development of writing skills
- Coordination between the left and the right hand
- Preparation for school
Support of creativity
- Free play in house and garden
- By instructed and free-time handcrafts
- By projects with various topics
- By celebrating different festivals and the 4 seasons
- By free role-play
- By instructed and free use of musical instruments
Support of Independence and self-initiative
- By preparation of child-oriented environment
- By the special Montessori material
- Assignment of small tasks: e.g.: to help set the snack table and to help clear-away plates and cups, to tidy-up games materials
- Learning practical life skills and grace and courtesy skills e.g. dressing and table manners
Perception, attention and concentration support
- By games in the sensor-motorics area: Hearing, tasting, feeling, smelling and seeing
- Listening to and retelling stories by materials which encourage experimentation
- Completing a puzzle or other game from beginning to end by the Montessori materials
- Recognizing body language and reacting to it
Language support
- By stories
- By picture books
- By songs
- By finger games
- By circle games
- By role-play
- By practicing the conversation rules: Listen to others, express yourself
- By individual challenge
- By group challenges
Support of environmental awareness
- By walks / field trips
- Sow, care and to harvest plants
- Playing and hand-crafts with natural materials
- Learn the life-cycle
- Garbage separation for recycling
