FORT LAUDERDALE MONTESSORI
FORT LAUDERDALE MONTESSORI
Wesgami Fort Lauderdale Montessori is a progressive school that is the legacy of a long and proud tradition of the thoughtful school practice of Maria Montessori, stretching back since 1907. We offer a variety of programs and summer school. Wesgami Fort Lauderdale Montessori is a non-denominational school that has classes for children from 18 months - 8 years of age.
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Our Fort Lauderdale Montessori school offers children’s progressive Montessori method of education, in beautifully prepared interior spaces, with inviting outdoor space, while seeking academic excellence naturally. We strive not only for academic excellence but also to create a sense of wonder as well for a lifelong love of learning, at the children’s own pace, in an authentic Montessori environment. |
Wesgami Fort Lauderdale Montessori Education is based on the Proven Authentic Montessori Method, guided by a pre-planned written curriculum designed to be developmentally appropriate, in a warm, relaxed atmosphere. Our curriculum is design to create balances between joyful scholarship, independent thinking and research, curiosity, creativity, and imagination.
Fort Lauderdale Montessori inner nature of the child:
- The child is a dynamic, curious person that has an inner need to know the the world. The Montessori classroom has a multitude of fascinating materials from which to select.
- The child comes to know the world through the senses. Consequently, experiences that develop and refine the sense are fundamental to knowing the world. Further, because knowing the world comes through the sense activities must concrete and have “manipulatives” (i.e. toy or game-like). The curriculum area of sensorial in the Fort Lauderdale Montessori classroom aids the child in the development and refinement of the senses and the many manipulative materials in the classroom allows the child to explore and learn.
- The child auto-educated. Essentially, the child constructs knowledge through physically manipulating the environment. The physical manipulation, or handling of the environment, allows the child to construct mental images. Mental images lay the foundation for later abstractions. The Fort Lauderdale Montessori teacher does not teach, but rather provides experiences for the child to construct mental images.
- The child learns that which is of personal interest. It is important, therefore, for the child to have freedom to select activities that are highly interesting. The Montessori classroom contains hundreds of colorful, exciting materials that are of interest to children.
- The child repeats activities until they are fully mastered. The Montessori class schedule has long, uninterrupted times in the morning and in the afternoon for the child to concentrate on activities.
- The child is orderly and focused. The Montessori classroom is calm, respectful and peaceful. This atmosphere meets the child’s inner need for an atmosphere that supports concentration. The Montessori classroom is orderly and encourages the child to maintain an orderly environment.
