WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM IN THE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM?
The curriculum is structured by the child who sets his own learning pace. It is an individual curriculum. In a traditional kindergarten, the curriculum is established for the class, and is based upon the group’s norm. This fixed curriculum is limiting to the child who is an eager learner. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? There are many advantages to continuing with Montessori through the kindergarten year. For the returning Montessori child, it is the year that all previous learning will fall into place. This is the year that things really happen. By not returning, the ball is dropped. The learning that he had done in preparation for this year is not brought together. The previous years are not wasted, but they are not built upon in a traditional Kindergarten as they are here in Montessori. It is stopping in mid air, and really is a loss to the child. The Kindergarten year at Montessori is the most productive year of a Montessori education. Some Montessori educators describe this year as the t
