What is Montessori

HOW DOES A CHILD LEARN?

Children naturally need for activity. From birth to six years old, they explore by absorbing every piece of the environment, language and culture with all five senses. Further, from six to twelve years old, they become conceptual researchers. They develop abstract thinking and imagination and apply their knowledge to their future life.

Maria Montessori paid great attention to the periods of the child’s development. She called them sensitive periods because, in each of these time intervals, the child has an increased susceptibility to mastering specific skills. According to her, a person never again succeeds in mastering knowledge so quickly, so joyfully in learning something, as in the corresponding sensitive period.

PREPARED ENVIRONMENT

The Montessori class is a specially prepared environment that fuels the children’s tendency to work naturally. Study materials are designed specially to help to explore the world and develop cognitive skills., There is no competition between children in the Montessori class. They work freely, enjoy the learning process at their own pace, foster self-confidence and internal discipline.

MONTESSORI TEACHERS

The Montessori teacher plays a vital role in the classroom. He observes, guides and encourages every child in the class. At first, it may seem that this is an accidental intervention, but it is not! The knowledge about how to observe constructively and which time and method is better to engage students into activities is a particular skill of the Montessori teacher. It takes many years of unique study and training. On the one hand, the teacher’s participation is sufficient to help the child and, on the other hand, is not pushing on the child’s innate passion for independent research. Naturally, small children need more help, but as the child grows up, the teacher’s leading function is slowly reducing.