Children's House Community
3 to 5 Years Old
Dr. María Montessori
"It is necessary that the child teach himself, and then the success is great."
Active learning
In the Children’s House, your child will spend three years in a Montessori environment designed for continuous education, allowing them to build on their experiences each year. During the first year, activities focus on “Practical Living,” where children learn essential life skills like sweeping the floor, baking bread, polishing silver, and cleaning plant leaves.
They engage with sensory materials that enhance their visual, auditory, and tactile senses while participating in vocabulary and sound games, singing, and dancing during group activities
As your child progresses, they are introduced to sounds and symbols that lay the groundwork for reading and writing. They explore numbers and the decimal system using engaging concrete materials. Lessons also cover geographical concepts, including land and water shapes, geometric figures, political countries, as well as plant and animal parts, music, and art—all at their own pace.
By the third year, the skills learned culminate in a strong foundation for reading, writing, and mathematical understanding, reflecting the many seeds planted in the previous years. Children leave the program not only with robust academic skills but also with the belief that learning is fun, exciting, and limitless.
Practical Life activities play a crucial role in developing independence, competence, and confidence. The curriculum provides a variety of everyday materials that resonate with children’s natural love for doing and participating. These activities, such as sweeping, scrubbing, sewing, and food preparation, help children cultivate skills to care for themselves, others, and their environment while fostering order, coordination, concentration, and independence—key components for future academic success.
Social and emotional development encompasses essential life skills, such as managing emotions and impulses, positively engaging with others to build relationships, and participating in the community purposefully and productively. Young children start to recognize their emotions and learn the lifelong skill of managing and appropriately expressing their feelings.
In a supportive, multi-aged community, children develop sympathy, empathy, and an appreciation for human differences through everyday experiences. Daily interactions provide opportunities to learn negotiation and conflict resolution skills, particularly as they work through disagreements at the “peace table.” This environment fosters essential social skills, helping children navigate their emotions and relationships effectively.