Montessori Nursery / Pre-K
3 to 4 years old

Montessori Nursery / Montessori Pre-K Program

Children thrive in the Nursery Program at Centre Square Montessori Schoolhouse

• An orderly classroom with individual activities promotes grace and courtesy.
  • Three year old children have an innate sense of order.
  • They prefer independent activities but enjoy being with other children in a secure environment.
• We provide a secure environment that provides children in this age group with a structured but independent learning experience.
  • This environment is proven to cultivate concentration and problem solving.
  • It is also a building block for teamwork

The three and four year old Nursery classrooms have five important areas.

• Practical Life Experiences
  • The children learn to master buttons, zippers, snaps and tying with dressing frames. They learn control by pouring, tweezing, scooping, spooning, sponging, polishing and food preparation.
  • The children work with nuts and bolts and small tools.
• Sensorial Experiences
  • Beautiful materials help refine their visual, tactile, listening and taste
• Numerical Concepts
  • Sandpaper numerals used with red and blue counting rods teach math concepts in a clear and enticing way.
  • We start with various materials that are grouped in ways that teach the decimal system
  • These include unit beads, ten bars, hundred squares and thousand cubes. Every child learns as an individual at his or her own pace.
• Language Concepts
  • Many of our children learn to read at an early age using sandpaper letters.
  • Oral reading skills develop as we match sounds with those letters using the phonetic approach.
• Cultural Awareness
  • Classroom aids are used to explore geography, history, biology, zoology and other sciences.

– Dr. Maria Montessori