About us


“To aid life…that is the basic task of the educator.” Dr Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind

 Montessori Home School is a unique school that offers preschool to grade 6 (18 Months to 12 years old) curriculum in a very conducive environment for learning. 

 We adopt the method of Montessori education which is based on the premise that children have an innate ability to learn and that when supported by an appropriate environment and educator as well as guided through their developmental needs to reach their full potential.
OUR CORE VALUES


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.

MISSION STATEMENT
  • To let children and families experience an individualised education that builds the foundation for a lifetime of success and a love of learning through specialised teachers, lessons and materials in accordance with the principles and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori.
  • To enter a partnership with parents in the education of their children. 
  • To lead children toward mastery of individual identified intellectual, social, physical and daily life skills. 
  • To foster in the children deep and persistent curiosity that will lead to lifelong pursuit of knowledge.
  • To help children develop self-confidence
  • To assist each child develop a habit of concentration
  • To instil in each child a sense of personal responsibility for the world in which we live
  • To spark in our children wonder, imagination, and joy 
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