SCHEDULE:
8:45 am -11:30 am: Montessori work time. Kindergartners are part of the multi-age morning class until 11:30.
It is in the Kindergarten year that your child will be "at the top of the class" in terms of seniority. The responsibility and pride children feel in this role gives a great sense of accomplishment. The multi-age experience offers many opportunities for five year-olds to help the younger children and to be competent role models. In addition to reinforcing their academic knowledge, this experience enhances their self-esteem and develops their self-confidence---two qualities which enable them to try new challenges.
11:30 am -12:00 noon: Lunch
12:00 -12:30 pm: Outdoor or Gym time
12:30 – 3:00 pm: The Kindergartners come together and form the Kindergarten Club.
This kindergarten time allows for in-depth exploration of the world around us. Included in the curriculum is a broad emphasis on skill building individualized activities (journals, printing, spelling, reading, math activities). The program also includes enriched lessons in science, geography and other cultural areas. Exposed to this activities the children will develop excellent skills and become quite "culturally literate."
Daisy Academy Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten 8886 Hudson St, Vancouver, BC
KINDERGARTEN
Daisy Academy Montessori Preschool is offering a Full Day Kindergarten program in September 2010.
The Kindergarten Program offers a great preparation for elementary school in reading and math skills, as well as social abilities and cultural literacy.
Our Kindergarten Program helps the children to learn how to learn.
There are crucial differences between a Montessori kindergarten and a traditional one. In most traditional kindergarten classes, the primary emphasis is on developing social skills with some preliminary work in cognitive “readiness”, whereas, in a Montessori classroom the primary emphasis is on developing cognitive skills on the firm foundation of sensory and motor skill training.
In a Montessori classroom, a child progresses at his/her own rate; there are no pressures to “catch up” or “slow down” to the level of the class. The child working at his/her own rate develops good work habits such as initiative, the ability to process information, and the ability to persist in completing a task. The emphasis is on making each child feel competent in his or her own abilities and interested in learning for its own sake.
Montessori is focused on teaching for understanding.