Early Childhood Classroom
The Early Childhood curriculum (for 2½ to 6 years old) offers students a non-graded, individualized learning experience based upon their developmental needs. Emphasis is given to activities which foster the student's creative thinking and support the growth of his or her social maturity and inner discipline. Carefully prepared classroom environments expose children to materials and experiences through which they develop socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Daily life skills are realistically fostered in the community of the Montessori classroom.
We offer half-day and full day schooling structured for the needs of the 2½ to 6 year old student. Activities to promote use of the senses, refine skills of discrimination and observation, strengthen memory, develop coordination, and promote concentration are presented with varying degrees of challenge. Students are introduced concretely to the intellectual concepts of language, mathematics, geography, world cultures, and science. Socially, the classroom provides the young student, who is ready to explore environments away from family and home, a peer group with whom he or she can relate.
Children age 5 will typically be enrolled in the school's Kindergarten program. The Kindergarten year at Montessori provides the child with the valuable opportunity to be a leader of the Early Childhood classroom, as well as an opportunity to observe and participate in some activities with children aged 6 to 12. Kindergarten students travel to the library regularly with the elementary classroom and have other opportunities to participate on field trips with the elementary classroom.
Early Childhood Staff:
Jennifer Smith---Head Teacher
Keely Strohl---Assistant Teacher
Angie Waren--Assistant Teacher
Early Childhood Reminders:
Our third Ski Education day at Discovery will be Wednesday, February 23. We will leave the school at 8:30 sharp, so please be on the bus with all your equipment at that time. There will be regular school for those children not wishing to attend.
On Friday, February 25, we will be watching Mr. Don play his tuba with the Butte Symphony Orchestra at its annual Family and Children's Concert. We will be leaving school in the morning and will be back by lunch.
