Montessori Campus
Designed by Mrs. Rubina Ahmed (Chairperson - Constantinople School)
WHAT DO WE OFFER IN OUR MONTESSORI CAMPUS
Dr. Maria Montessori
- Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, and innovator, acclaimed for her educational method that builds on the way children learn naturally. She opened the first Montessori school—the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House—in Rome on January 6, 1907.
- The Montessori Theory is a method of teaching developed by Maria Montessori where the key principles are Independence, Observation, Following the Child, Correcting the Child, Prepared Environment and Absorbent Mind.
Montessori Curriculum Areas
Practical Life
Sensorial
Language
Math
Cultural Art
Practical Life
To make the child independent, refinement of movement, and discipline.
The materials focus on:
- Elementary Movement
- Care of person
- Care of environment
- Fine finger movement
- Grace and courtesy
Sensorial
To educate the child’s sense.
The materials focus on:
- Visual (colors)
- Tactile (textures)
- Auditory (sounds)
- Gustatory (tasting exercise)
- Olfactory (smelling exercises)
Language
To emphasize the child’s absorption of natural speech as well as a second language (writing, reading, grammar)
The materials focus on:
- Sandpaper Letters
- Moveable Alphabet
- Nursery Rhymes, Storytelling.
- Essential Guide
- Writing Skills
Math
To develop “Mathematical Mind”
The materials focus on:
- Numbers 1-10
- Introduction to Decimal Systems
- Teens and Tens
- Operation and Fractions
Cultural Art
To present the keys to the Universe
The materials focus on:
- Geography
- History
- Botany
- Zoology
- Arts and Music