Educational Mentors
At Montessori, students are not the only people learning. Our teachers observe each child's work ethic and learn their personal interests. By monitoring a child's personality, a teacher can guide individual or group learning activities, custom to the children's innate desires. As mentors, Montessori teachers prepare a conducive studying environment for the students, in which they practice impactful and useful exercises. All activities are planned to inspirationally develop each child's physical and emotional skills.
Hands-on Approach
A prominent highlight of a Montessori curriculum is guiding lessons using concrete materials. All our learning tools are created methodically to teach a valuable skill or concept, and to induce a multi-sensory experience. Aesthetically pleasing designs inspire children to grasp onto the materials and explore their purposes.
Music Class
Music is another form of language, which helps children learn a new mode of expression. Every Wednesday, a Montessori Music Teacher conducts a thirty-minute music session to inspire kids with sounds, while enhancing their cognitive development. Students use their voices to sing to sing-alongs, and their hands to explore new instruments and play musical games. There are songs which allow kids to utilize their gross motor skills by moving to the lyrics, or by responding to the words with their fingers and rhythm sticks. Through sounds, children acknowledge distinct animal noises by listening and imitating with their voices and hand movements. The lion says "RAWR", the cat says "MEOW", the cow says, "MOO", and your child says, "this is fun!". As the holiday season approaches, students learn the holiday spirited jingles. Musical exposure has the potential to improve children's concentration, memory, problem-solving abilities, coordination, creativity, and vocabulary.
Independent and Uninterrupted Work Time
We encourage the children to choose tasks that inspire a personal interest, to keep them engaged and motivated in learning and developing themselves. This approach leads to an independent mindset, as children learn to be responsible for themselves, and respectful to others. To provide students with the opportunity to become familiar with the classroom, and the fun learning materials, we assign work sessions that are uninterrupted. During these periods, students are free to select a material and pursue an activity for as long as their curious minds aspire to. Once they are done, they learn to clean up after themselves, and store the item back where it belongs. This time is vital for the development of their hand-eye coordination, focus, determination, organizational skills, and overall, a sense of independence.
Language Classes - After Care
At Learning Land Montessori, we provide a unique After- Care Program experience. Our goal is to constantly have your children engaged in new learning opportunities, and we carry out that mission even after school. As part of the After- Care Program, we emphasize the power of language. Children are taught the alphabet in Spanish and Portuguese, in a fun and light manner, to enrich their language spectrum. To encourage participation in the exciting learning process, children practice new vocabulary words through music and active games. Kids love learning new classifications for objects. The Sensitive Period is the best time for children to grasp a second language. Students in need of a later dismissal look forward to being a part of our stimulating After-Care Language Program.