What are the Foundations of the Montessori Program? Beliefs Planes of Development.

What are the Foundations of the Montessori Program?

Beliefs

Planes of Development

Supportive hands-on materials and choice maximize student interest

Sustained time to pursue interest and passion

Flow of learning is maximized by classroom organization

Materials that are appropriate to a child’s plane of development

Hands on materials that support abstract learning

Daily planning and responsibility for learning.

Sequential nature of lessons

Our teachers are certificated by Alberta Learning and are accredited by a Montessori Teacher Training CentreTo become a Montessori Teacher, requires intelligence; enthusiasm; dedication; sensitivity and faith in the child’s development.

The Montessori teacher is a skilled observer.

Materials that are unique

Within Montessori classrooms, there is a delicate balance between choice and responsibility. Some characteristics are:

Mentoring opportunitiesA global perspectiveGrace and courtesy

Progression from concrete to abstract

Evidence of Alberta curricular outcomes

Tracking systems for individual children

Classroom interviews between teacher and child

Both formal and informal assessment tools

School visits

Classroom observation

Additional reading

Independent learners

Responsible citizens

Critical and creative thinkers

Effective communicators in multiple literacies Collaborative problem solvers

Effective preparation for life, work and further learning

Parents Play An Important Role In Our Program

Informed decision making creates a strong programParticipation and support through materials creation provides a wide variety of choice within the classroom

Parent education supports the program and student learning

Book:Montessori Today Author: Paula Polk Lillard Published 1996

Website:www.cbe.ab.ca/b104