Dr. Maria Montessori’s research led her to conclude that intelligence is not rare among human beings. It manifests itself in the natural spontaneous curiosity of the young child from birth.

The Montessori curriculum is organized into five strands: Practical Life, Sensorial, Math Language, Culture that challenge the child as an included spiral plane of integrated studies, rather than a traditional model in which the curriculum is compartmentalized into separate subjects, with given topics considered only once at a given grade level. Lessons are introduced simply and concretely in the early years and then are reintroduced several times over the years at increasing degrees of abstraction and complexity.

Montessori students are allowed to develop a meaningful degree of independence and self-discipline which sets a pattern for a lifetime of good work habits and a sense of responsibility. Students do their own research, analyze what they have found, and come to their own conclusions. The goal is to lead students to think for themselves and become actively engaged in the learning process.

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