Montessori Primary School

"While the young child seeks comforts, the older child is now eager to encounter challenges. But it is necessary to prepare oneself to go out. In teaching the child the necessity of preparation, we oblige him to think and plan. The child comes to understand that to "go out" is an activity that requires the acquisition of skills, information, and materials."

Montessori primary school is a natural progression from the Montessori pre-school, where the foundation built in pre-school is allowed to flourish and grow.

Doctor Montessori discovered that the needs and characteristics of children at various stages of their development are the keys to establishing the environment within which the child can best learn at his or her own pace.

Children change dramatically at about six years old and the Montessori environment changes to meet their needs. They become intellectual in nature and begin to move slowly from concrete to abstract reasoning. They develop morality and imagination based on the reality they know. They acquire knowledge and information effortlessly because of a newly discovered passion for learning. They learn through discovery, recreating every theory and making it their own. It is through a child's own exploration, imagination and creativity that knowledge and concepts are understood.

Children must be allowed to develop themselves. The Montessori Director or Directress and the Montessori materials facilitate their learning. Montessori's holistic approach allows the child to develop naturally. Children build their own pattern of learning during primary school and if built on a strong foundation it will last them a lifetime.