Practical Life
Pouring, preparing snack, dressing, and caring for the classroom. Real tasks build coordination, concentration, and independence.
Our approach
The Montessori Way
Montessori is a complete approach to education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori more than a century ago and practiced in schools around the world. It begins with deep respect for the child.
“Help me to do it myself.”
What makes it different
- 01
The child leads
Children choose their work from the lessons they have been given and repeat it as often as they need. Choice builds concentration, motivation, and independence.
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A prepared environment
Child-sized furniture, open shelves, and beautiful, orderly materials. Everything has a place, so children can find it, use it, and put it back on their own.
- 03
The guide
Our teachers are guides. They observe each child closely and give individual lessons the moment a child is ready, then step back.
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Uninterrupted work time
Long, unhurried work periods let children settle in and go deep, instead of being moved along every few minutes.
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Mixed ages
Classrooms span about three years. Younger children learn by watching older ones, and older children grow in confidence by helping.
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Learning with the hands
Montessori materials make abstract ideas concrete. Children hold a thousand in their hands long before they write it on paper.
Inside a Montessori classroom
Our classrooms are organized into areas. In each one, materials build on each other step by step, from simple to complex.
Sensorial
The Pink Tower, Red Rods, and color tablets refine the senses and lay the groundwork for math, through size, length, shape, and color.
Language
Spoken language, sandpaper letters, and the moveable alphabet lead naturally to writing and then reading, in Spanish.
Mathematics
Bead stairs, number cards, and the golden beads let children see and touch quantity, from counting to the thousands and beyond.
Culture
Puzzle maps, flags, plants, and animals open the world: geography, science, art, and music, and our place in it.
A morning in Casa de Niños
Every classroom has its own rhythm. Most mornings include:
- A warm, personal greeting at the door
- A long work period with individual and small-group lessons
- Snack that children prepare and serve themselves
- Circle time, songs, and story telling
- Outdoor play and sports
- Lunch together, then rest for younger children
What to look for on your visit
- Children choosing their own work and moving freely
- Quiet concentration, not silence
- Guides at the child’s eye level, giving one-on-one lessons
- Older children helping younger ones
- Materials returned to the shelf, ready for the next child
See a classroom at work
The best way to understand Montessori is to see it. Visit with your child and watch children choose, focus, and work with real purpose.