RISING STARS MONTESSORI SCHOOL

“Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.” – Maria Montessori

Our Mission is to cultivate the natural desire to learn and to foster a lifelong love of learning in every child.

WHAT IS MONTESSORI EDUCATION

Montessori education is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori

Montessori education is characterized by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological development, as well as technological advancements in society

PRACTICAL LIFE

Aim Concentration Coordination Independence Order Preparation for math,

reading and writing skills.Activities Hand and eye coordination Pincer grip Muscles development One to one correspondence

Development of everyday life skills through the use of reality based activities. The prepared environment is created to learn

and enhance the skills.

SENSORIALHands on activities for the child to tune into

their five senses and enhance their intellectual abilities.

Aim Enhance visual, tactile, auditory, smelling and

tasting sense. Refinement of the senses Fine motor control Hand-eye coordination Preparation for math and writing activitiesActivities include Sound cylinders Color tablets Knobbed cylinders (Enhances Pincer Grip) Long rods, Broad Stair( sequencing from the

longest to the shortest, broadest the narrowest).

Smelling bottles

LANGUAGEThe sensitive period for language is

up to seven years of age. To write, to read, to understand the function of language and to create an awe and appreciation of language.

Aim Preparation of the hand Enrichment of vocabulary Phonetics Reading Classification Parts of speech Learn Nouns , pronouns, adjectives,

Adverbs, Verbs.

LANGUAGE

Activities Metal insets Tracing sounds Using sandbox Using big moveable alphabet to make

words Using objects to make words.

SCIENCEStudents gain the perspective of science through exploration and

research in these areas. Different projects are done by weekly.

Beginning science experiments (sink/float)Under the oceanParts of Fish, Flamingo and FrogParts of a Tree, FlowersFood chain of FishSolar system( includes a song and learning the details, making journal)Lifecycle of butterfly(book reading, writing a journal)

Classifications of animals- picture/folderClassification of Vertebrates and InvertebratesGermination activitiesLiving/nonliving exercisesHuman BodyLand/water activitiesPhotosynthesis

MATHAim Concentration Logical thinking and problem solving

skills learn addition, Subtraction,

Multiplication, Division and Decimal system

Materials used Spindle box( teaches activity 1-10) Sequin Board( learning 11-20) Hundred board ( 1-100) Addition and Subtraction boards Multiplication and Division Boards Using Bead material to learn

calculation in thousands (eg 1200+ 2400)

GEOGRAPHYAimLearn about Globe,Continents, Countries,

States, Oceans, Earth, Flags

ActivitiesProjectMapPin Hole PunchingSongsRecognizing the places

CULTURE, MUSIC, ARTThe Montessori cultural

curriculum is an integrated study of various subjects

Aim Sharpen a child's power of

observation Encourage love and respect

for the environment Introduce the child to the

world’s great diversity of people

Emphasizing harmonious living on our planet

CULTURE, MUSIC, ART (CONTINUED)

Activities Music time - learn

songs, play instruments Celebrate holidays and

events around the world Along with the

Montessori materials, music, art, movement, and storytelling flourish in the classroom.

SOME FAMOUS MONTESSORI STUDENTS Google Founders: Larry Page and Sergey

Brin Amazon Founder: Jeff Bezos Wikipedia Founder: Jimmy Wales Former First Lady: Jacqueline Kennedy Actor: George Clooney Management guru: Peter Drucker Sims Designer: Will Wright

VALUE OF MONTESSORI EDUCATION IN THE WORDS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_DQxpX-Kw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OCAdXjlLBA

http://youtu.be/cPIXzDRuEfo

Article on Forbes - Is Montessori the Origin Of Google and Amazon

RISING STARS MONTESSORI VS TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS

Traditional Approach to Education

Rising Stars Montessori

Children grouped chronologically Non-graded (2 or 3 year age span)

Limited opportunities for prewriting activities

Lot of activities designed to prepare a child's pincer grip

Class as a group - studies one subject at a time

Children pursue their own self-paced curriculum, individually or in small groups, in various parts of environment

Postponement of cognitive development until first grade

Critical cognitive skills developed before age six

Traditional way of learning to read.Phonetic-based, multi-sensorial, more flexible writing and reading opportunities

Homogeneous groupingMultiage grouping for community atmosphere

Subjects are separated Subjects are intertwined