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Austin, TX
Lake Hills Montessori
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Telephone: (512) 263-9342 · Website: www.lakehillsmontessori.com
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
| Play-based with some structure | |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
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Montessori |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Savvy Source's Comments
The Montessori approach evolved over many years as the result Dr. Maria Montessori?s work. The Montessori Method is used now with children of all ages. At LHM we focus on the preschool and kindergarten aged child. The preschool aged child displays an inherent tendency towards discovery, cooperation, kindness, and nonviolence. It is our challenge to promote all of these characteristics to extend them into later childhood and adulthood.
Teachers are trained to challenge each child to extend fully his/her unique style of learning. Our classrooms are characterized by calm, orderly, focused and respectful learning behaviors. We believe that respect breeds respect and creates an atmosphere within which learning is facilitated.
Current brain research suggests that learning environments that are stimulating and relaxed; intriguing and safe for exploration facilitate learning in children. In our classrooms children manipulate everything in their environment and therefore learn by doing. Through movement and touch, children explore, manipulate, and build storehouses of impressions about the physical world around them and move these learning experiences into concrete thoughts.
Many exercises, especially at the early childhood level, are designed to draw children?s attention to the sensory properties of objects within their environment: size, shape, color, texture, weight, smell, sound, etc. Children begin to observe and appreciate their environment, which is key in helping children discover how to learn.
We try to help children fall in love with the process of focusing their complete attention on something and mastering its challenge with enthusiasm. The environment of the Montessori class is a learning laboratory in which children are allowed to explore, and discover.
Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Language | - | |||||
| Oral language | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Storybook reading | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Emerging literacy skills | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Time & space | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Music | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual arts | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Physical activity | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other subjects taught | Computers: Lake Hills Montessori is committed to computer education as a vital element of learning for our Primary students. They gain hands-on experience through daily computer usage. Students learn to use the mouse, word processing and graphics programs. Spanish: Primary students are taught Spanish weekly by a bi-lingual teacher. The instruction is geared to the developmental level of the class. The children learn beginning Spanish through songs, poems, games, and movement activities. Music: Music is an integral part of our curriculum at Lake Hills Montessori. All children participate in musical activities daily in the classroom. Physical Education: Children engage in a daily free-play on the playground (weather permitting). Lake Hills Montessori students have a wide variety of equipment to use for large motor-skills development as well as a large shaded playground. After-School Program: We offer an after-school program from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm Monday-Friday. Lake Hills Montessori?s After-school program teachers provide a supportive and caring environment for children. Children participate in art, cooking, and science projects daily in addition to outdoor play. Summer Camp: Lake Hills Montessori summer camp extends for ten weeks from June through mid-August. Adding to the Montessori environment, children participate in exciting activities such as art projects, nature studies, theatrical performances, and water play. They also learn about the world around them through field trips. The objective of the camp is to foster creativity, discovery, and friendship in a loving, supporting environment. | n/a | ||||
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