What is the philosophy behind Montessori?
At its core, the Montessori system creates an environment in which children are free to develop their own skills and abilities. In the prepared environment, the children learn to explore and make their own discoveries about the world around them. A mixed age group allows younger children to benefit from watching the older ones as role models and at the same time older children strengthen their knowledge by helping the younger ones. This allows the children opportunities for a broad range of social interaction and self directed learning. Children are given freedom to develop according to their own needs and tendencies within defined goals and limits. This freedom allows the child to develop independence, good working habits and self discipline, which in turn, lead to high academic achievement.
