Montessori Home School of Kluang

FIRST THROUGH SIXTH GRADES (Age 6 to 12) Our elementary Montessori program begins in first grade and goes through sixth grade. When children enter first grade, they are entering a new “ plane of development ”*.  The elementary program offers a continuum built on the preschool experience. The environment reflects a new stage of development and offers the following: The cosmic education is the core for this plane of development. Integration of the arts, sciences, geography, history, and language that evokes the native imagination and abstraction of the elementary child. Presentation of the formal scientific language of zoology, botany, anthropology, geography, geology, etc., exposing the child to accurate, organised information and respecting the child's intelligence and interests.  The use of timelines, pictures, charts, and other visual aids to provide a linguistic and visual overview of the first principles of each discipline. Presentation of knowledge as part...

3, 4 AND 5 YEAR OLDS FIVE AREAS OF LEARNING Practical Life This is the link between the child’s home environment and the classroom. Four main areas: Control of Movement, Care of Person, Care of Environment, and Grace and Courtesy. Includes a variety of materials and activities that support the development of fine motor skills as well as other learning skills. Involves the children in precise movements which challenge them to concentrate, to work at their own pace uninterrupted, and to complete a cycle of work that typically results in the feelings of satisfaction and confidence. Sensorial Children are developing a sense of order and they actively seek to sort, arrange and classify their many experiences. Sensorial materials give the child experience initially in perceiving distinctions between similar and different things. Uses sets of objects that isolate a fundamental quality perceived through the senses such as color, form, dimension, texture,...

18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS OLD The Montessori Home School toddler program represents the youngest age level in our nurturing Montessori educational community.  Children are engaged in their classroom by real life activities, using child-sized materials that foster their emerging independence.  The toddler environment is designed to honor a young child’s natural need for movement, “sensory experience”, and meaningful work. Toddlers may enroll with these options:  Half-day (starts at 09:00am, ends at 11:45am) or All-day (ends at 05:30pm).