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Getting Started An Overview
At the Topanga Montessori Preschool your child will enjoy a comprehensive Montessori based curriculum that includes reading readiness, concepts in numbers, science, cultural studies and social and emotional development. The curriculum at our school is based upon developmentally appropriate practice. The classroom is a prepared environment which facilitates learning in a logical, fun and creative fashion. Centers allow the children to have choices and actively explore. The children learn by interacting with their peers and materials in the environment. Faculty/child interactions and the prepared environment are the important means by which the child learns. Staff Trained early childhood educators, staff our preschool. The staff is sensitive to the needs of the children and their families, and has a strong commitment to quality education. The staff meets weekly to discuss curriculum, plan programs and share and exchange ideas in order to uphold the high standards of our program. Staff development is on-going throughout the year to ensure that our teachers remain alert to the ever-changing needs of today's families and to the findings of current research.
Daily Schedule The daily schedule is planned to include active and quiet times, gross and fine motor activities and child-initiated as well as staff-initiated activities. Outdoor (weather permitting) or indoor gym play is scheduled each day. Planning for the classroom involves consideration to the age appropriateness of the group and individual appropriateness for each child. Because every child learns differently, we use various mediums to teach each lesson. |
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