Children are intuitive and attentive – you’ll often hear parents remark that children pick up on more than you give them credit for. This is biologically true, and Dr. Maria Montessori leveraged this truth in developing the Montessori Method. In a traditional...
You may have heard it before – smaller classrooms lead to more individualized learning opportunities. But, how truly beneficial are small classrooms? Do children really learn more from one-on-one time with their teachers? At Maria Montessori School, there are...
Montessori environments use unique terms to describe daily actions, and these terms can be confusing if you aren’t familiar! At Maria Montessori School, we want to make sure that parents are educated on the system and verbiage used to ensure that their children get a...
The Elementary environment at MMS is divided into two sections: 6-9 and 9-12 One of the biggest differentiators of the Montessori Method is the use of classroom environments. These environments are prepared to support the developmental interests and characteristics of...
The environment structure is a vital part of the Maria Montessori way of life. Each age group has their own environment that is tailored to their individual and collective developmental needs. Each environment is organized specifically for the interests of the age...
