Lower Elementary
Grades 1-3

Hours
Monday through Friday
8:30 am to 3:15 pm

Class Size: 20 – 24

Staff: Directress
One assistant

Upper Elementary
Grades 4 – 6

Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30 am – 3:15 pm

Class Size: 20 – 24

Staff: Directress
and one Assistant

Children ages 6-12 years are forever asking how and why. A Montessori Education seeks to answer those questions through their Cosmic Education. This holistic, integrated approach incorporates all disciplines and uses the Great Lessons as the basis for study. The Great Lessons tell of how each particle, substance, species, and/or event has a purpose and contributes to the development of everything. These stories give the elementary student the big picture of life and the world around them.

• The first lesson, The Story of the Universe, introduces the study of geology, geography, physics, and astronomy.
• The second lesson, The Coming of Life, introduces the study of biology.
• The third lesson, The Coming of Human Beings, introduces the study of history and civilizations.
• The fourth lesson, The Story of Writing or Communication introduces the study of the origins of language, writing, and communication.
• The fifth lesson, The Story of Numbers, introduces number theory, types of number systems and bases, and mathematics.

Then the child’s own questions form the basis for further questions, exploration and research. Students engage in open-ended research and in-depth study using primary and secondary sources, charts, and timelines rather than textbooks. Montessori education capitalizes on the elementary child’s insatiable desire to understand the universe and her place in it.

The Elementary curriculum includes geography, biology, history, language, mathematics, science, music, Spanish, physical education and art. The subject areas are integrated into interdisciplinary fields. One of the goals of the elementary program is to foster the child’s feeling of connectedness to all humanity, and encourage her natural desire to make contributions to the world.

Our Elementary program incorporates many student-planned unique experiences: