Little Mountain Montessori’s PHILOSOPHY
Little Mountain Montessori is a Children’s House founded upon the Montessori philosophy. Our mission is to:
excite children about the world around them
create a life long love for learning
encourage independence while building community and taking care of each other
foster mutual respect between children and adults
A Little Mountaineer uses The Red Rods to complete a correlating shape or image. A sensorial lesson, The Red Rods assist in a child’s learning of visual and sensory judgement.
“The child gives us a beautiful lesson - that in order to form and maintain our intelligence, we must use our hands.”
Dr. Maria Montessori - The 1946 London Lectures
“What is Montessori education? For more than a century now, the child-focused approach that Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, developed for educating children has been transforming schools around the globe.
As soon as you enter a classroom, you know that something different is afoot. Montessori classrooms are immediately recognizable. You will see children working independently and in groups, often with specially designed learning materials; deeply engaged in their work; and respectful of themselves and their surroundings.
The Montessori Method fosters rigorous, self-motivated growth for children and adolescents in all areas of their development—cognitive, emotional, social, and physical.
Little Mountaineers using authentic Montessori materials during Morning Work Time. Shown here are examples of Open & Closing Containers, a Rubber Band Board, Color Sorting (Practical Life Materials), and Metal Insets (Language Work).
When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ’I want to do it!’ But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs, they say, ‘Help me to do it alone.’
DR. MARIA MONTESSORI, THE SECRET OF CHILDHOOD
Montessori education is student-led and self-paced but guided, assessed, and enriched by knowledgeable and caring teachers, the leadership of their peers, and a nurturing environment.
Within the community of a multi-age classroom—designed to create natural opportunities for independence, citizenship, and accountability—children embrace multi-sensory learning and passionate inquiry. Individual students follow their own curiosity at their own pace, taking the time they need to fully understand each concept and meet individualized learning goals.
Given the freedom and support to question, probe deeply, and make connections, Montessori students grow up to be confident, enthusiastic, and self-directed learners and citizens, accountable to both themselves and their community. They think critically, work collaboratively, and act boldly and with integrity. What better outcome could you wish for your children?”
American Montessori Society - “What is Montessori Education?”