Little Blossom Montessori School

Little Blossom Montessori School follows the revolutionary discoveries and educational approach of Dr. Maria Montessori, who started her first school one hundred years ago.  Her educational legacy supports children in their natural development in all aspects: Physically, socially, emotionally, spiritually and cognitively. 

Come and explore what Little Blossom Montessori School has to offer you and your child.

Maria Montessori: A Brief History 

Our programs are based on the work of Dr. Maria Montessori, the first Italian woman to become a physician. Born in Chiaravalle, Italy, in 1870, she became interested in how children learn and in how their environments affect their learning.

On January 6, 1907, Dr. Montessori opened the first "children’s house" for children of working parents in an apartment complex in Rome. Using scientific methods to observe and analyze how children learn, Montessori revolutionized our understanding of children and their education. She discovered that children’s learning capabilities are specific to their developmental stage of life. A complete Montessori education, for infants through secondary school, allows children to maximize their learning potentials. Montessori saw that young children are capable of long periods of concentration and use learning materials repeatedly. She devised sets of sequenced learning materials that guide children towards reading, writing, understanding place value in mathematics, geometrical shapes and a geographical recognition of the continents and nations. While concentrating, children’s movements become refined and coordinated, leading to increased self-discipline. Dr. Montessori devoted her life to the education and understanding of children. She believed the purpose of education was to assist the process of life. She died in 1952 leaving a legacy that continues to grow as more of her ideas are implemented in classrooms worldwide.

Dr. Montessori demonstrated that the essence of education is not what the teacher gives, but rather is a natural process, spontaneously carried out by the children exercising a disciplined will and following their own inner guide, that innate tendency to grow toward a unique and mature excellence.

When you walk into a Montessori classroom for the first time, you notice that the desks face toward the center of the classroom, toward a central activity area, and toward other students, rather than toward the teacher’s desk. This difference between traditional and Montessori educational methods is significant and symbolic. It says that the student rather than the teacher is the focus of activity in a Montessori classroom. At Little Blossom Montessori School the student is the focus of and catalyst for all activity. The ultimate goal is to foster a lifetime love of learning in all students.

- Dr. Maria Montessori   

Montessori Links

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Our Programs

Little Blossom Montessori School Offer Pre-school, Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten children for
mornings, afternoons, extended, and full day programs. It is registered with AMS (American
Montessori Society) and Illinois School Board of Education. School is run by an AMS Certified
teacher with excellent experience. Our School is guided by child-led development, letting
children grow at their own unique pace and exposes children to reading, writing,
mathematics, geography, science and art development. Little Blossom Montessori School
provides challenging programs based on individually-focused education and social
development. The curriculum and facilities are designed to promote the benefits of self
discovery and self confidence. Experienced, Montessori trained faculty member’s use
hands-on Montessori materials and a whole child approach. The school's wide variety of
full- and partial-day programs help children develop independence, concentration, a sense
of order and self discipline in a nurturing, supportive atmosphere. Provides challenging
programs based on individually-focused education and social development. The curriculum
 and facilities are designed to promote the benefits of self discovery and self confidence.

Sensorial:  Each sensory material isolates a single concept such as length, width, form,
shape , color, weight, or temperature. There are materials for each of the five senses,
including smell and taste. Pitch, tone, and even composition are experienced through the
 use of the Montessori bells.

Practical Life: Activities for children include dressing frames (zipping, buttoning, tying etc.)
pouring, scrubbing, hammering, preparing food or arranging flowers can seem like busy
work!  These activities help children become independent, reason and concentrate.
Mastering these activities also develops fine motor coordination, organization, sequencing, logic,
and spatial awareness, all of which are necessary for academic work such as writing,
reading and mathematics.

Science: Children learn about Animals, plants, minerals, seasons, planets….there are no bounds
to the curiosity of children about the world around them! In Montessori we provide real
science experiences and experiments. They can float and sink objects in water, try magnets all
over the room to see where they will “stick,” or follow the life cycle of an animal. Geography is
taught using puzzle maps and clay. Learning about other cultures is accomplished through art,
music, food and dance, as well as literature and special collections. The children come to
understand that differences between us make us unique and special.

Language: We enrich language expression through literature; poetry and drama.Children are
 in the “sensitive period” for language at this age. They begin by using conversation as they
share an activity or practice one of our “courtesy” lessons. There are materials for enriching
vocabulary in every area, as well as pre-language activities for learning grouping,
matching, sequencing, writing, letter recognition and sounds. Most children leave Kindergarten
reading.

Math: Working with specially designed materials, children also gain an understanding of
geometry, the decimal system, working with numbers into the thousands, operations,
measuring, weighing, and fractions! Math is one of the “intelligences” that can develop
quite early. Since Montessori allows children to progress at their own pace, we often see them
children leaving preschool with a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Math skills
such as counting, sequencing, patterns, addtion, multiplication, division, subtraction are all
represented in our curriculum.

Additional Programs are also offered at Little Blossom Montessori School on an as per needed
basis. These programs will be charged additionally. Please contact the school for
additional Programs.

The Fine Arts

 

Music (As per student requirement)

The musical literacy of the child is accomplished by affording ongoing opportunities to listen, to
sing, to compose, to perform, and to appreciate music.  School performances during the
school year provide the young stars for plenty of time to reap and relish recognition while
gaining the self-confidence of “being on stage”.

Violin: Violin lessons, taught by a special instructor are offered optionally as a special
program, designed to help children develop focus and fine motor skills, while enriching their
music skills.

Art: Art is a language of visual self-expression. It is a language of thinking, imagining,
experimenting, perceiving, balancing, planning, inventing, and presenting! Just as the
language curriculum encourages oral and written expression, the art delights in the vitality
of its student’s artistic expression. Skills and techniques form the foundation that allows
students to broaden their abilities to evaluate, interpret, and appreciate a wide variety of
artwork. 

Yoga: Yoga, taught by a special instructor, is offered as a non-stressful way to help the children
develop strength, coordination and flexibility. There have been several positive articles about
Yoga in Montessori in several leading magazines.

Nutrition: Nutrition, is also taught by a special instructor, and is offered in a very fun way to ther  little children to help them learn and understand the importance of eating healthiy food in their day to day life so that they become aware of the food they eat.

Foreign Language

French: French lessons, taught by a special instructor, are offered as an optional special
program, designed to help children learn and enrich a second language.

Physical Education

 

Our physical education program is comprised of regularly scheduled indoor and outdoor
activities.  Our co-educational classes offer a balance of whole group, team, and
individual experiences. Emphasis is on the improvement of individual motor performance
through participation in fitness activities, games, or activities designed to teach specific skills.