Programs

“The person who is developing freely and naturally arrives at a spiritual equilibrium in which he is master of his actions, just as one who has acquired physical poise can move freely.” – Maria Montessori

At Growing Light Montessori School, your child will be with teachers—loving, nurturing, and rigorously trained in child development—who create peaceful, supportive, and safe environments for the children. We create a classroom that supports the natural curiosity and creativity of each child, while encouraging a love of learning. The classroom curriculum is tailored to the needs and interests of the individual child and emphasis is given to the development of the academic, social, emotional and physical skills that will prepare them for a meaningful and productive life. 

Benefits of the unique Growing Light Montessori classroom include:

  • Focus on the development of the whole child in a safe, supportive, and respectful environment.
  • Strong academics within an integrated curriculum with Spanish daily.
  • Developmentally appropriate, multi-age classrooms for Toddler, Preschool and TK/Kindergarten.
  • A non-competitive environment where each child is encouraged to do his/her personal best.
  • Enriched programs in music and the arts.
  • Teaching students responsibility by having them manage the classroom, plan activities, care for the environment and one another.
  • Support for the development of the intellect, with meaningful explorations of the diverse topics such as astronomy, botany, world cultures, language, history, geology, zoology and science.

Growing Light is a place where your child can truly be seen for who they are. Our focus is to create an environment in which each child discovers his/her unique and natural gifts. We believe a child flourishes when the school, parents, and community come together with these intentions, while creating a place where the children can thrive.

Toddler Classrooms:

Dr. Maria Montessori, the Italian educator and scientist who, more than 100 years ago, developed the system of education that bears her name, knew that during the period from birth to age 3, your child’s brain develops more rapidly than at any other time, and more learning takes place than at any other stage of development. The Montessori toddler classrooms are simpler and slower paced than the Montessori preschool rooms for three to six year olds. Tables and chairs are smaller and the teacher-child ratio is lower. The atmosphere is positive, supportive and non-competitive and includes a lot of singing and physical movement. The toddler Montessori materials are specifically structured to meet the developmental needs of toddlers and to support their need for purposeful activity. The Montessori toddler classroom focuses on two main areas, language development and acquiring skills for independence and social interactions, supplemented by select, simplified Sensorial and Practical Life materials.

Please click here to learn more about our GLMS Toddler & Preschool Curriculum & Goals:

🖍 GLMS Toddler & Preschool Curriculum & Goals 

Preschool Classrooms:

The preschool classrooms, for children ages 3 – 4.9, encourage preschoolers to explore and discover, to collaborate with classmates, and to take ownership of their education. The Montessori Method encourages self-directed learning that promotes self-confidence, independent thought and action, and critical thinking, while fostering social-emotional and intellectual growth.  Our preschool classrooms are a “living room” for children. Children choose their work from among the self-correcting materials displayed on open shelves, and they work in specific work areas. Over a period of time, the children develop into a “normalized community,” working with high concentration and few interruptions. Normalization is the process whereby a child moves from being undisciplined to self-disciplined, from disordered to ordered, from distracted to focused, through work in the environment. The process occurs through repeated work with materials that captivate the child’s attention. For some children this inner change may take place quite suddenly, leading to deep concentration. In the Montessori preschool, academic competency is a means to an end, and the manipulatives are viewed as “materials for development.”

Please click here to learn more about our GLMS Toddler & Preschool Curriculum & Goals:

🖍 GLMS Toddler & Preschool Curriculum & Goals 

TK/Kindergarten Classrooms: 

TK/Kindergarteners are introduced to progressively more advanced Montessori materials and sophisticated, fascinating lessons. They experience an important period in which their previous learning from working with concrete Montessori materials begins to become permanent knowledge. The child sees and feels their personal growth as they watch others learn information they have mastered themselves. Children exhibit the independence, critical thinking, collaboration, and leadership that they have been practicing during their previous years in the toddler and preschool classrooms, exercising them independently as they prepare to transition into an Elementary program. The Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten curriculum is tailored to the needs and interests of the individual child and emphasis is given to the development of the academic, social, emotional and physical skills that will help prepare the child for a meaningful and productive life. The curriculum is age appropriate and focused on social-emotional development. 

Please click here to learn more about our GLMS TK/Kindergarten Curriculum & Goals: 

🖍 GLMS TK/Kindergarten Curriculum & Goals