Curriculum

Our classrooms are equipped with a wide range of specially designed Montessori materials. These materials are divided into the five Montessori areas:

  • Practical Life materials help the child master the day-to-day needs of taking care of himself and his/her environment, such as dressing, pouring, and washing.
  • Sensorial materials aid the child in his/her powers of observation and discrimination of the senses, such as discriminating colors, sizes, shapes, textures and sounds.
  • Language materials promote reading, writing, expression and comprehension primarily through phonics, reading/writing mechanics, handwriting development and self-expression.
  • Mathematics materials begin with the concrete understanding of quantity, symbol, and the four operations (+, -, ×, ÷); and progress towards the goal of using these concepts without the aid of Montessori materials.
  • Culture is comprised of activities in geography, science, music, art, etc. These various activities provide the child with the opportunity to learn more about the world around him. The Montessori curriculum emphasizes the development of the whole child within a helpful, respectful and cooperative community, helping the child achieve his/her full potential.

Enrichment Classes are a core part of the curriculum at MCS. These include Music and French and are provided to all preschool and kindergarten students enrolled in one of our four Mixed-Age lcasses. These enrichment classes are innovative in their approach and foundational for lifelong gifts of language and the love of playing and enjoying instruments, voice and movement.

Outdoor play is critical for children of all ages. MCS offers a large playground, including swings, play equipment, a sandbox with toys as well as open space, all of which aid the development of the child's gross motor skills.

Our classrooms are busy, productive places. Each child is allowed to move about freely, talk, and choose his/her own work, carrying it out to completion with great concentration and enthusiasm.

MCS has an open door policy for parents of children enrolled in the school. We encourage you to come in and observe through our special one-way observation windows available for each classroom.