THE MONTESSORI APPROACH
The Montessori Approach offers a broad vision of education as an aid to life. It sees the children as they really are and creates environments, which foster the fulfillment of their highest potential - spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and intellectual. Montessori classrooms provide a prepared environment where children are free to respond to their natural tendency to work. The children's innate passion for learning is encouraged by giving them opportunities to engage in spontaneous, purposeful activities with the guidance of a trained Montessori directress. Through their work, the children develop concentration, independence, self-confidence and self-discipline.

THE PREPARED ENVIRONMENT
The prepared environment creates an atmosphere that enables the child to be free to learn through his own activity in peaceful and orderly surroundings adapted to the child's size and interests. Materials are set out in an orderly manner, enabling each child to locate desired activities easily, helping him/her to gain a sense of security. Order in the introduction of materials also allows each child to progress at his/her own pace and rhythm, according to their individual capabilities hence eliminating the bane of competition.

The class is vertically grouped such that the little ones can learn from the older children and the older children learn by teaching and taking care of the younger ones. A warm and caring environment gives the children a feeling of peace and love for the environment as well as for one another. Therefore a Montessori classroom allows for both individual and social development.