Children's House Philosophy
About Our Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten
- We believe that young children learn best through their interactions with their environment, by exploring, experimenting, touching, building, and doing things by and for themselves.
- Our preschool and kindergarten curriculum is designed to be developmentally responsive.
- Our classrooms are purposefully prepared environments, with stimulating materials and child-sized furniture and equipment.
- All learning is hands-on and experiential, with specially designed Montessori materials for math, language, sensorial exploration, practical life activities, art, science, and geography.
- We encourage students to explore, make discoveries, and use their imaginations.
- At Inly, the process is more important than the product.
- Skills Development
- Independence
- PreK - K Benefits
- Classroom activities prepare the children for subsequent or concurrent work in mathematics, reading, writing, collaboration and socialization.
- Through Montessori work, children develop strong observation and problem-solving skills.
- Use of hands-on materials allows children to begin to move from concrete concepts to abstract through manipulation, experimentation and invention.
- Students who master the Children's House preschool and kindergarten curriculum are extremely well prepared for the academic, physical, and social work of first grade.
- Independence is a key element of Montessori philosophy -- in preschool, kindergarten and beyond.
- In the Montessori classroom, students choose activities from the environment and work at their own pace alone, or in small or large groups.
- Teachers guide students so they can explore and come up with solutions on their own rather than rely on the teachers to supply the answers.
- Our comprehensive preschool and kindergarten curriculum provides a solid foundation for elementary school.
- Making choices and using coordinated movements to accomplish tasks leads the preschool and kindergarten child toward self-regulation and self-control.
- Through their Montessori work, children develop strong observation and problem-solving skills.
- Students who master the Children's House preschool and kindergarten curriculum are extremely well prepared for the academic, physical, and social work of first grade.
