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 In
keeping with the Montessori method, Stoneridge Children’s
Montessori School endeavors to create a carefully prepared
classroom environment that fully engages each child
in a developmentally appropriate way. The prepared environment,
which consists of furnishings and learning materials
that are designed to lead each child from concrete concepts
to abstract and in-depth understanding, is one of two
key components of the Montessori Method. The other is
the Montessori teacher, a knowledgeable, sensitive,
and rigorously trained adult who prepares the environment
each day and serves as a guide to the children.
The term “guide” extends from Maria Montessori’s
belief that, “education is not something that
a leader does, but a natural process spontaneously carried
out by the human being.” The child holds the pattern
for his or her development within, and the teacher,
through observation and experimentation within the prepared
environment, provides the experiences that the child
requires for growth and development.
The academic program at Stoneridge is a carefully designed
continuum based on Maria Montessori’s Four Planes
of Development theory and the home-like, family-based
model of peer interaction that she put forth. With the
exception of the Toddler House Program, each classroom
is organized in a cross-age, mixed gender grouping of
children based on three year developmental cycles and
prepares each oldest class to transition to the next
developmental cycle (two years for middle school) and
the next grouping of children.
Brief descriptions of classes by age grouping follow.
The school features a Back To School Night in early
September to help parents learn about specific daily
practices in their own children’s classrooms.
We also have Parent Education opportunities throughout
the year to help parents learn more about the Montessori
method and specific curriculum goals.
Toddler House
Program (21 - 36 months) >
Children’s
House and Extended Day Program (3 - 6 years) >
Extended Day
Kindergarten Program (5 – 6 years) >
The Elementary
Program (6 - 12 years) >
Middle School
(12 - 14 years) >
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