Welcome to Playtrium Montessori World

The Montessori method of teaching children between the ages of 2.5 and 6 was developed by Dr. Maria Montessori over 100 years ago. She began by patiently observing children in various learning environments, in many different cultures and countries for twenty years. Based on her observations, she created specific learning tools that were attractive and interesting to the children so that they wanted to use them. Each item was designed with a different purpose to aid in the child's understanding of a certain concept. Dr. Montessori's style of teaching is now worldwide. Despite the changing world around us, the needs of the child have not changed. She has proven time again that children learn by copying and by doing for themselves.

In a Montessori classroom, you will see the teacher quietly showing a child how to use the materials and, then, the child repeating the activity. The child is welcome and encouraged to choose that activity as often as he/she likes. As movement is an important part of a child's development, you will see children walking around at free will, making their own choices of the materials they have been shown how to do.

The Montessori method is a three year program, with the child growing and developing into the next level. There are age appropriate activities for each child. It is the teacher's responsibility to observe the children and make note of their choices, make note of how well the child can grasp each concept, and make note of when the child is ready for the next step.

Six Areas of Development

The Montessori classroom is divided into six areas: practical life, sensorial, language, math, culture and physical.
At the Playtrium Montessori World, we also incorporate the physical development of the child by using the Playtrium's indoor climbing gym on a daily basis.

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