Our Main Goal: To Help Children Reach Their Full Potential in All Areas of Life!
Developing a positive attitude toward school - Most of the learning activities are individualized: i.e., each child engages in a learning task that particularly appeals to him/her...because he/she finds the activity geared to his/her needs and level of readiness. Consequently, he/she works at his own rate, repeating the task as often as he/she likes, thus experiencing a series of successfulachievement.
Helping each child develop self confidence - At CCM, tasks are designed so that each new step is built upon what the child has already mastered, thus removing the negative experience of frequent failure. A carefully planned series of successes builds upon inner confidence in the child assuring him/her that he/she can learn by himself with the guidance of the teacher. These confidence building activities likewise contribute to the child's healthy emotional development.
Assisting each child in building a habit of concentration - Effective learning presupposes the ability to listen carefully and to attend to what is said or demonstrated. Through a series of absorbing experiences, the child forms habits of extended attention, thus increasing his ability to concentrate on a particular task.
Fostering an Abiding Curiosity - A deep, persistent and abiding curiosity is a prerequisite for creative learning. By providing the child with opportunities to discover qualities, dimensions, and relationships amidst a rich variety of stimulating learning situations, curiosity is developed and an essential element in creative learning can be established.
Developing habits of initiative and persistence - By surrounding the child with appealing materials and learning activities geared to his/her inner needs, he/she becomes accustomed to engaging in activities on his/her own. Gradually, this results in a habit of initiative - an essential quality in leadership.
Fostering inner security and a sense of order in the child - Through a well ordered, enriched but simplified environment, the child's need for order and security is intensely satisfied. This is noticed in the calming effect the environment has on the child.
The main premises of a Montessori education at the Children’s Center of Monrovia:
• Children are to be respected as different from adults and as individuals who differ from each other.
• The child possesses an unusual sensitivity and intellectual ability to absorb and learn from his/her environment that are unlike those of the adult both in quality and capacity.
• The most important years of a child's growth are the first six years of life when unconscious learning is gradually brought to the conscious level. The child has a deep love and need for purposeful work. He/she works, however, not as an adult for completion of a job, but the sake of an activity itself. It is this activity which enables him/her to accomplish his most important goal: the development of himself/herself - his/her mental, physical, and psychological powers.
Montessori activities promote:
The development of social skills
Emotional growth
Physical coordination
Cognitive preparation for future intellectual academic endeavors
Our curriculum, under the direction of a specifically prepared teacher allows the child to experience:
The joy of learning
The time to enjoy the process
And the development of self-esteem
Montessori Curriculum at CCM Includes:
Practical Life Exercises
Sensorial Materials that stimulate the five senses.
Language curriculum, Reading and Writing.
Mathematics (includes geometry and arithmetic).
Art projects, Science, Botany, History and Music.
Geographical study and science.
Spanish as a second language
Learning though play.