INFORMATION: Know what practices, policies, guidelines & definitions rule ECD's in South Africa. Learn More
What is it?
A Montessori method of education involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods — placing an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. We use the standard ECD practices as set out for South African pre-schooling yet basing our approach to the child on Montessori principles.
How We Operate
Our school offers an intimate setting, with a small group of children, to ensure one-on-one learning as well as individual attention. You aren't likely to find the whole group learning the same thing at the same time. Instead, you're more likely to see small groups of children working on several different activities simultaneously.
Age Groups
Multi-age groupings of children:
Younger students naturally learn more from their older peers, and older students tend to retain more information when they teach it to younger ones. Besides that, having children of different ages and stages together in the classroom mimics the real world, teaching students how to get along with people of different ages and interests.
Teacher
Rather than standing up in front of the room directing the class, you're more likely to find Teacher going from group to group, answering questions and helping the children along in their exploration.