The Waco Montessori School Early Childhood Program includes five mixed-age classrooms for children between the ages of three and six years old.
Like Maria Montessori, our teachers believe that children of this age are concrete, sensorial learners with a limitless capacity to absorb and internalize the world around them. The classroom environment is prepared with a wealth of materials and activities to meet this capacity.
3 – 6 YEARS
Areas of Focus
Practical Life
The practical life curriculum focuses on care of self, care of environment, grace and courtesy, and control of movement. There are exercises of practical life, from spooning beans to washing tables, which develop concentration, engagement, focus, order, control of movement and independence.
Sensorial Development
Sensorial materials, such as the pink tower, help children sequence, clarify and classify information, and refine their senses by touching, seeing, smelling, tasting, listening to and exploring their environment.
Concept Introduction
Language and mathematics materials such as the moveable alphabet and the golden beads introduce concepts in a way that makes intuitive sense and invites repetition moving towards deep mastery.
Open Exploration
Art, geography and music activities spring from the same philosophy, providing for hands-on, open exploration.
“As we observe children, we see the vitality of their spirit, the maximum effort put forth in all they do, the intuition, attention and focus they bring to all life’s events, and the sheer joy they experience in living.”
– Maria Montessori
Enrollment Options
All children in Kinder-6th grade are automatically enrolled in Option 1. Parents of children in the Toddler and Early Childhood programs can choose to enroll their children in one of these options:
Option 1
5 Full Days
Monday – Friday
8:15 am – 3:00 pm
Option 2
5 Half Days
Monday – Friday
8:15 am – 11:30 am
Option 3
5 Day – Combo 1
Full – Mon/Wed/Fri
Half – Tues/Thurs
8:15 am – 3:00 pm
8:15 am – 11:30 am
Option 4
5 Day – Combo 2
Half – Mon/Wed/Fri
Full – Tues/Thurs
8:15 am – 11:30 am
8:15 am – 3:00 pm
