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West Orange Montessori School is not a day-care or play school. Rather, our Primary Program (2½ - 6 years) is a unique cycle of learning designed to take advantage of a child’s sensitive years, when he can absorb information from an enriched environment.
LEARNING AREAS
- Practical Life
- Sensorial
- Language
- Mathematics
- Science:
- History/Geography
- Cultural Appreciation
- Art History/Art Studio
- Music
- Spanish
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- To provide an environment for children that stimulates a love of learning.
- To support and encourage children to discover and develop their own unique talents and strengths.
- To foster a strong self-image, independent thinking and reasoning skills, and self-confidence.
- To help children develop positive social skills, caring and respect for others, responsibility, and a sense of community in the classroom.
- To help children develop control, physical coordination and fine motor skills.
- To help children learn to make independent work choices, to complete cycles of activities, and appreciate concentration, logic, sequence, and order.
ALSO:
- Preschool program options
- K-1 full day program
- "Peaceful Play" after school enrichment program, 3-6pm
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