This classroom, traditionally referred to as the "Casa" (Italian for "house")
houses the children aged usually from 3 to 6. Children who have been in
a Montessori environment from a young age are usually able to move to
the CH by two and a half.

The following curriculum areas are present in the Children's houses:

Practical Life
As children work with activities such as spooning, scrubbing, pouring,
sewing, washing, they develop the following qualities:



Sensorial
All children at this age learn through their senses. This area of the
curriculum develops the mind (intellect) by refining(sharpening) the 5
senses. The child learns to organize and classify all information acquired
through the senses. In this way, the child is led to study and develop the
ability to discriminate such qualities as dimensions (length, size, thickness,
width), geometric forms, color, texture, weight, taste etc.

Language
Preliminary exercises help the child acquire the skills necessary for the
proper processing and use of language: the enrichment of vocabulary,
categorization, visual and auditory memory, the sounds of the alphabet,
sequencing, e.t.c.  Writing, spelling and reading develop in the most
natural way. Children learn the use of the different parts of speech. They
also do word study, using objects and pictures to understand homonyms,
synonyms, singular/plural forms, e.t.c.


Mathematics
According to Piaget "Knowledge is not a copy of reality. To know an
object, to know an event, is not simply to look at it and make a mental
copy, or image of it. To know an object is to act on it. To know is to
modify, to transform the object, and to understand the process of this
transformation, and as a consequence to understand the way the object
is constructed." The Montessori Math curriculum is designed to help build  
a love for math and an aptitude for reasoning. This is achieved as the
child works with concrete objects that prepare the mind for a deep
understanding of the principles of mathematics.


Cultural Subjects
Through a meticulously prepared environment, we integrate geography,
science, art, music and history. The child  can:




...Educating young minds.
Discovery House
Daily Schedule

7:00 - 8:30                  Early Arrival

8:30 - 11:15                Work period

11:15 - 11:45              Circle Time

11:45 - 12:45              Outdoors/Lunch

12:45 - 1:15               French (Mon, Wed, Fri)
                                Music (Tue),
                                Art (Thu)1:15 - 2:30                   
1:15 - 2:30                 Work period/Nap time

2:30 - 3:30                 Enrichment Activities

2:30 – 6:00                Extended day program

Children's House