EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
The Middle School
Community
The
The school must be an
experience in the elements of social life. An environment created to assist the
adolescent to achieve independence and to recognize that manual and
intellectual work are equally essential for a civilized society.
~
Dr. Montessori
The adolescent needs to explore all aspects of
society. Communicating, orienting to, classifying, and working within the
community are all integral to an adolescent's healthy development. Community service, apprenticeships, and work
on the land, supported by a solid academic foundation, provide the gateway to
the development of the personality and social organization.
Dr. Montessori divided the syllabus into 3
parts:
1.
The
opening of ways of expression
a.
Free
choice in all kinds of artistic occupations including: music, dance, theater
and art
b.
All types
of creative writing including: prose, poetry, and journaling
2.
The
fulfillment of the fundamental needs that we believe to be the formative forces
in the development of the human spirit
a.
Moral
education
b.
Mathematics:
to understand the special forms of progress of our times
c.
Languages:
to establish understanding between peoples
3.
General
education
a.
The study
of the earth and living things
b.
The study
of the building of civilizations and of human progress
c.
The study
of the history of humanity