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Rooted Life Montessori is an AMS affiliate school that staffs AMS or AMI trained teachers in each classroom, and a low 7-1 student/teacher ratio. The Montessori curriculum is over 100 years old and has passed the test of time.
The distinguishing difference of a Montessori classroom is our individualized approach to each childs education and our hands-on approach to learning.
This instruction is made possible by a unique classroom design of highly specialized materials within the childs reach.
With this framework in place, each teacher can match and expand your childs individual educational experience daily in each subject. The gifted and talented and learning different child are able to be challenged appropriately, side by side, while gaining confidence in their own abilities.
Our small campus is strategically located in a rural environment to allow our childrens academic, emotional, social and spiritual development to unfold in a more quiet and peaceful space.
Parents who choose Montessori do so because of the emphasis on
self-directed learning, the multi-age grouping environment, and the
dedication to individualized growth and development.
1. Self-directed learning
The Montessori philosophy is based on a child's innate ability
to learn and develop when given the proper tools and opportunity.
Montessori focuses on the individual child and their potential. As
no two children are at the same point in their development at the
same time, neither should our curriculum; rather, it should be open
to flow with the child. If a child of seven is reading on a
Kindergarten level, working algebra, and exploring science at the
same time, should the curriculum allow this? Yes! Montessori
teachers are trained to support children where they are having
difficulty and challenge them where they are advancing.
2. Age-appropriate programs and curricula.
There are four distinct planes of development in a child and
our classrooms are designed to meet the needs of each plane. Our
programs are all mixed-age(Primary, ages 3-6/Elementary I, ages
6-9/ Elementary II, ages 9-12)) which allows for our children to
grow at their own pace, as well as learn from and lead one another.
This social training, intricately woven into the Montessori
curriculum, is as important as the academic achievements. Through
carefully selected lessons on Grace and Courtesy, a beautiful
environment emerges in the classroom as younger children begin to
emulate the behavior of the older children, and the older children
begin developing the skill of mentoring the younger ones
3. Environment
Montessori environments are unique in that the children are not
all sitting at desks in neat little rows with the teacher lecturing
from the front. Rather, our environment facilitates a natural love
for learning by being open to the children in their freedom of
movement. Power struggles and discipline issues improve when the
child realizes he is at last free to explore the environment
specifically designed for him. Each environment provides a sense of
order appropriate for that age group, which allows the child to
succeed at organizing and synthesizing the new knowledge he is
acquiring daily.
4.Developing The Four Core Skills
The primary aim of every material, every lesson, and all daily
work, is to develop what we call OCCI.
Order(O): Order is created both externally, through a
well-organized environment, and internally, in the way the child
operates within the classroom. Thus, a routine is very important as
well; with a place for every thing and every thing in its
place.
Concentration (C): Concentration is necessary behavior before
any learning takes place, and our classroom procedures and
materials encourage it. The child who laboriously scrubs a table
and attends to the details of their work is laying the foundation
for calm effortless concentration in future academic pursuits.
Coordination( C): Physical coordination is necessary behavior
for children because they learn through the body and senses. Skills
such as balance, hand-eye coordination, rhythm, fine-motor control,
and body control are all cultivated through opportunities provided
by the materials. Attention to movement is not instinctive, but is
rather a planned, voluntary action.
Independence (I): Independence is a goal of learning and comes
from a child's innate desire to understand and affect his or her
environment. It is only through self-motivated accomplishments that
we experience the joy of learning.
Without OCCI, no academic curriculum has the opportunity to
flourish. So, too, our Primary and Elementary classrooms'
foundation is encapsulated in a soil of OCCI to allow your child's
full potential to bloom.
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