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Curriculum
The Montessori curriculum offers unique educational
materials, which accommodate all levels of ability.
Children learn and progress at their own pace,
developing independence and understanding of the world
around them. Our program is especially designed to
promote the desirable outcomes for all children in
each of the six areas of learning.
Children as young as 1 year of age attend 3 sessions
of 1 ½ hours three times a week, and children 2-6 years
old attend a full day session from 7:45 am - 12:30 pm
for five days a week.
Practical Life
The Practical Life activities lay the foundation for
all other work to be done in the Montessori classroom.
The activities are everyday tasks that a child needs
to learn to master the care of self and care of the
environment. Such activities include pouring, sweeping
and tying, as well as grace and courtesy. The
activities are presented to the child in such a way
that concentration, coordination, independence and
order are developed on an individual basis.
Sensorial
The goal of the Montessori Sensorial section is to
educate the child's senses. This curriculum area
contains Montessori-specific materials that help the
child refine his or her experience of sight, sound,
touch, taste and smell. In addition, the materials of
this section are modeled on scientifically-based
concepts, such as metric system dimensions or
algebraic formulas. Sensory experience with materials
such as these are the child's first step toward
understanding the abstract concepts they represent.
This education is not an exercise to sharpen the
senses, but to allow a child to use his or her senses
to understand what he or she sees.
Mathematics
The Mathematical concepts are offered to children
concretely. Hands on material create an enjoyable
approach to arithmetic and geometry.
"This system in which a child is constantly moving
objects with his hands and actively exercising his
senses, also takes into account a child's special
aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the
material, the children very easily reach the point
where they wish to write out the operation. They thus
carry out an abstract mental operation and acquire a
kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental
calculations."
Language
Writing is a key
to a double gain. It enables the hand to master a
vital skill like that of speaking and to create a
second means of communication that reflects the spoken
word in all its details. Writing is thus dependent
upon mind and hand..
Montessori language curriculum is an integrated
approach that combines phonetics and whole language.
The child is first introduced to letters and sounds.
After several sounds are mastered, he can begin to
decode (read) and encode (spell) words by linking
these sounds together. Words that do not follow the
patterns or rules of the English language are
presented as sight words. Once the child has gained
confidence with his language skills, he can use it to
enhance his studies in other areas of the classroom.
He can read to research science, geography and
history. He can write reports, sharing his learning
with his peers. He can follow written recipes and
instructions, and record his observations and results.
The same approach has been formulated to the teaching
of the Arabic Language.
Cultural
The Cultural materials provide children with
experience in geography, history, art and natural
science. As in other areas, the child first
experiences culture on a concrete level. Activities
include puzzle maps for geography, personal time lines
for history, simple science experiences such as "sink
& float" and a range of paints and materials for art.
Extra-curricular activities
Children also enjoy extra-curricular activities in
their daily schedule, which include:
• Music & Movement
• Swimming
• Arts & Crafts
• Gymnastics
• Field Trips
• Cooking
• Quran & Islamic Studies
• Yoga
• Brain Gym
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