What Is The Montessori School Program & Is It Right For My

Child?

Chesterfield Day School

As parents you always want the best for your children.

When looking for your child's school, you may

have heard of Montessori school programs, but do

you really know what they are?

Montessori Method of Education

Delivers a highly personalized educational experience for every student.

Montessori Method of Education

• Designed to capitalize on a child’s inherent love of learning to realize his or her highest potential

• Guarantees exposure to materials and experiences while developing not only intelligence but physical and psychological abilities

Montessori Method of Education

Focuses on setting the right direction for every student, identifying and

capitalizing on the child’s strengths in the right way at the right

time

Montessori School Environment

Supports an academically challenging environment that promotes a love of learning and fosters concentration, initiative, respect,

and independence.

The CDS Montessori Classroom

• Students explore six core areas of study:

– Mathematics– Language– Cultural Studies– Science– Practical Life– Sensorial

The CDS Montessori ClassroomLanguage Arts

Engages the attention of children with books, stories, and a wealth of materials to

encourage writing, reading, true comprehension and communication.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomLanguage Arts

Provides opportunities for the development of

all aspects of communication: thinking,

listening, speaking, reading, and writing

The CDS Montessori ClassroomMathematics

Students work with carefully designed and sequenced materials that build visual and muscular memory, a process which allows

children to internalize functions and concepts.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomMathematics

• Students are able to progress with confidence to more abstract mathematical thinking.

• At every level, children are introduced to lessons or one-on-one and small-group activities allowing progress at an individualized pace.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomCultural Studies

• Cultural Studies curriculum covers two subject areas:

– Social Studies – Science

The CDS Montessori ClassroomSocial Studies

Students are introduced to important geographical concepts, and develop a respect for diversity among people, responsibility for self and the environment, and cooperation

with others.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomScience

Students explore biological science through various outdoor activities while through

experiential learning, students study gravity, density, magnetism and other phenomenon

which serve as the foundation of many complex theories.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomPractical Life

Throughout the Toddler and Preschool years, practical life activities are the foundation of

the Montessori curriculum.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomPractical Life

They provide a fundamental link between the child and his/her environment by building

skills and fine motor control that aid in developing independence.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomSensorial

The Montessori sensorial curriculum is designed to stimulate, develop, and refine all

of the growing child's senses.

The CDS Montessori ClassroomSensorial

Educating the senses allows the child to perceive the richness of life while contributing to the development of cognitive skills such as thinking, judging, classifying, associating, and

comparing.

But what about continuing education

outside of a Montessori environment?

Montessori schools such as Chesterfield Day School often establish

a curriculum that builds a bridge from a highly personalized Montessori classroom

to secondary school preparation.

READY. SET. LAUNCH.

A Chesterfield Premier Montessori School for Children 18 Months Through 6th Grade

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