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   

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Our Programs

Little Blossom Montessori School offers Preschool, Pre Kindergarten & Kindergarten children for mornings, afternoons, extended and full day programs. Little Blossom Montessori school  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 Montessori preschool children include dressing frames (zipping, buttoning, tying etc.) pouring 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, mathematics, scrubbing, hammering, preparing food or arranging flowers can seem like busy work! 

Science: Montessori preschool 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 the learning methods and this make us unique and special.

Math: Working with specially designed materials Montessori preschool 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 their  little children to help them learn and understand the importance of eating healthy 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.