Classroom Placement
Montessori
staff determine placement for children depending upon:
- The welfare of the child i.e. the ability
to have the needed experience for the child’s developmental needs to be
met
- Maintaining the Montessori principle of
multi-year placement with peers and teacher for a developmental cycle
- Developing balanced classroom composition
related to gender, age, developmental maturity, special needs and
personality
- Results of child’s visits to classrooms, and teacher observations
- Once an appropriate placement is determined, a change is made only if staff feels that the student’s development merits the change. Multiage groupings are at the heart of the Montessori Method, and any change diminishes the benefit of being in the same environment for a developmental cycle.
- No parent requests are accepted.