Our Programs
MCS offers an exciting and well-rounded educational program that challenges curiosity and rewards creativity. Students use hands-on materials to explore a broad range of concepts. Our unique curriculum is based on a combination of Montessori philosophy and best educational practices with a focus on language arts, mathematics, geography, history, science, sensorial and practical life – all with a global perspective in mind. In addition, MCS offers Spanish, art, music, library science, and physical education.
We encourage parents to enroll children in our toddler or preschool level programs in order to fully benefit from the Montessori approach to learning.
The Montessori education is based on a philosophy developed by Dr. Maria Montessori to promote self-reliance, a love of learning, and a healthy respect for others and oneself. The Montessori method recognizes that each child is unique and develops at a different pace but that all children learn best through use of all their senses.
Some tenets of a Montessori education include:
Individual learning:
Montessori education recognizes that each child learns at a different pace and we allow time for that growth to take place. The Montessori method is based on deep respect for and understanding of child development.
Multi-age groupings of children within a classroom:
Each class at MCS, with the exception of the Toddler Program, has a three-year age span. These groupings are a recognition that each child develops in a unique manner and at his or her pace. Multi-age classrooms also provide the necessary opportunities for older children to be role models for the younger students, both reinforcing their own learning and building self-esteem.
An emphasis on concrete learning first, which provides a firm foundation for abstraction:
MCS believes that children need to experience concepts in concrete ‘hands-on’ ways before they can truly think abstractly.
Working for the joy of learning and sense of discovery:
Montessori students are deeply interested in learning and understanding the work itself.
Large blocks of uninterrupted work time:
Classroom schedules allow students the time to problem solve, see the interdisciplinary connections of knowledge, and construct new ideas.
