Montessori Method

Montessori Method

Children cannot help learning, they learn from their environment. 

There are sensitive periods when children are more susceptible to certain behaviours and can learn specific skills more easily:

The sequence and timing vary for each child.

The prepared environment makes learning materials and experiences available to children in an orderly format. 

The children are free to explore materials of their own choosing, they absorb what they find there, independently and actively.

With free choice, children are able to develop the skills and abilities necessary for effective learning autonomy and positive self-esteem.

Children are capable of educating themselves (self-education). Children who are actively involved in a prepared environment and who exercise freedom of choice literally educate themselves.

The Teacher’s Role

Make children the centre of learning.

• Teachers show respect for children when they help them do things and learn for themselves.
• The teacher’s task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child”.
• Encourage children to learn by providing freedom for them in the prepared environment.
• Observe children, so as to prepare the best possible environment, recognising sensitive periods and diverting inappropriate behaviour to meaningful tasks.
• Prepare the learning environment by ensuring that learning materials are provided in an orderly format and the materials provide for appropriate experiences for all the children.
• Respect each childand model respect for all children and their work.
• Introduce learning materials,  
• Demonstrate learning materials, and support children’s learning. 
• The teacher introduces learning materials after observing each child.