OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS


OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS
We believe that the pedagogical principles and practices developed by Dr. Maria Montessori fundamentally respond to the developmental characteristics and needs of children. We seek to utilise her educational principles and methodologies in all of the programs offered at The School.


  • We believe that all children deserve to develop in an environment that is nurturing, safe and intelligent.
  • We believe that parents are the principle influence in the child's life. The school provides a secondary supportive role to the home. It is a tandem cooperative relationship between home and school which best serves the child.
  • We believe that the model of our own behaviour serves as the most distinct teacher to the child.
  • We believe that every member of our community has a fundamental right to be treated with respect regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, sexual preference, religion, race or disability.
  • We believe that intelligence is not rare, but a state of the healthy mind. As such, it can and should be nurtured and encouraged.
  • We believe that wisdom can be nurtured and cultivated in a positive, affirming and intelligent learning environment. 
  • We believe that the development of whole, healthy individuals requires that our many dimensions be nurtured, including the spiritual, intellectual, physical, social and emotional.
  • We canter the programs and curriculum of The Montessori Home School on the natural needs of human development.
  • We describe the learning environment of The Montessori Home School as active as opposed to passive. The environment is dynamic, with children functioning as active agents in the learning process by making choices and learning to be responsible for those choices.
  • We believe that the School has a responsibility to prepare its students for life, balancing academic excellence with the development of personal and practical life skills.
  • We believe that the first six years of life are critical to the development of one's life.
  • We offer a flexible learning environment that responds to individual needs, has an adaptable curriculum, and honours diverse learning styles.
  • We strive to create a true balance among freedom, order and responsibility in each classroom.
  • We believe that children can learn constructive modes of problem-solving and conflict resolution, thereby creating a more peaceful learning and living environment.
  • We believe that we are intimately interdependent with other life forms on this planet. As educators, it is our responsibility to foster knowledge of, interest in and responsibility for the natural world we inhabit.
  • We believe in the fullness of life and the value of a diverse community, which promotes an understanding for and acceptance of all peoples.
  • We believe that all forms of expression and communication should be nurtured. Art, music, literature, drama and other forms are fundamental modes of expression for the human spirit.
  • We believe that the technology of the “Information Age" must be made available to children as is appropriate for their developmental level. Access to, and instruction in the use of, computers is fundamental to the upper Elementary program.
  • We believe that we are a dynamic member of our community. We nurture and promote “outreach” activities that involve the children in community improvement projects.
  • We nurture an extended family community within the school whose participants are supported at all levels by the whole community. 

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