Westside Montessori Academy

Dr. Montessori observed that the child passes through definite periods of sensitivity for acquiring knowledge and skills. Our Casa dei Bambini curriculum integrates these sensitive periods, with the individual interests of the child to design a cumulative curriculum.

Montessori classrooms and materials are grouped according to the principles of Dr. Maria Montessori’s “Planes of Development”, which groups children according to observable developmental characteristics and needs.

The first plane (birth to age six) we call the “Absorbent Mind”. This stage is the foundation for all later learning. It is the greatest stage of brain development and the children in the this phase seemingly effortlessly absorb everything from their environment. As Montessorians, we believe in providing a rich, stimulating environment that involves hands-on learning in this plane.

Options:

-Morning Class: 8:30AM-11:30AM

-Afternoon Class: 12:30PM-3:30PM

-Full Day: 8:30AM-3:30PM

(Enrichment Fridays are optional and run 8:30am – 11:30am)

Your child must be in their second year of Casa or turning 4 by December 31st. 

Each week the children work on activities and practice cooperating in a small groups.

We will practice printing skills with simple journal activities, engage in some exciting science experiments, and prepare our group snack for all to enjoy. Finally, we will work on memory with a novel study, starting with a short stories and building up to quick novels.

Children in their second year of Casa or children turning 4 by December 31 are welcome to enroll.