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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS


The Elementary Community

 

“The passage to the second level of education is the passage from the sensorial material level to the abstract.  A turning toward the intellectual and moral sides of life occurs at the age of seven.”

~ Dr. Maria Montessori

     

The elementary community is composed of children who thrive on learning with and from each other.  This collaborative learning environment emphasizes an integrated learning process that achieves academic success, social competence, and earth literacy.  Students develop the ability to work cooperatively in reaching a goal, to contribute ideas, to listen to others, and to respect individual differences. According to Dr. Montessori, it is during this stage of development that the child’s imagination “flares forth”.


The Upper Elementary

 

Upper elementary students continue working to master academic knowledge and to develop learning skills. One might say the emphasis shifts from “learning to read to reading to learn” in all areas of the curriculum. As the students move toward the abstraction of ideas, lessons relating to the universe and the interrelationship of all things are presented. Students combine their reasoning intellect with their imagination to integrate knowledge of the universe from all aspects of the curriculum. The MOMI upper elementary and middle school students are also involved in Student Initiated Business Endeavors. Please refer to the Student Initiated Business Endeavors section for further information.