{"id":252935,"date":"2021-06-06T12:39:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dimeley.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/?page_id=252935"},"modified":"2021-09-19T23:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T21:46:47","slug":"early-years-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bmso-montessori.com\/en\/early-years-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Years Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;977.7px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|23px|0px|false|false&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;6%||6%|12%&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#339ba4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221;]<p><span>The aims of our maternelle curriculum and classroom environment is to provide a setting that is conducive to optimal development, learning and growth. We create an atmosphere which supports the continuing development and integration of the following four characteristics, which according to Maria Montessori, form the underlying foundation of the child\u2019s personality:<\/span><br \/><strong>\u2022 the ability to concentrate,<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2022 an interest and pleasure in meaningful work,<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2022 self-discipline, and<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2022 sociability i.e. the desire to be a contributing member of a community.<\/strong><br \/><span>Our curriculum supports a balance between cognitive and social\/emotional development. 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It is the way one views, observes and understands the child and his unique aptitude for self-education.<\/p>\n<p>The child has an inborn natural need to educate himself. Montessori shows us the way to \u2018teach\u2019 the child how to educate himself without depriving him of the joy of discovery. Education \u2013 being an aid to life \u2013 needs to be in harmony with the child\u2019s natural development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A primary principle<\/strong> behind the Montessori method is that the child, not the adult educator, is the constructor of man and society. The child craves the opportunity to act freely on his own initiative in a free (but prepared) environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The role of the teacher<\/strong> (sometimes called director, directress, or guide) is therefore, to watch over the environment to remove any obstacles that would interfere with this natural development.<br \/>The teacher\u2019s role of observation includes interactions with children, commonly referred to as \u00ab lessons \u00bb, and showing children how to use the various self-teaching materials that are provided in the environment.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Our Farmers Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||44px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Our Farmers Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Futura&#8221;]<h2><span style=\"font-family: Futura; color: #2e9fa7;\">Activities<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221;]<p><strong>The Montessori method <\/strong>is based on<span>\u00a0an attitude towards learning rather than an approach to child education. It is the way one views, observes and understands the child and his unique aptitude for self-education.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Activities First Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Practical Life &#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/dimeley.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Cuisine.jpeg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Practical Life &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Futura||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#369ca2&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off||||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; border_color_top_image=&#8221;#96c537&#8243; border_width_bottom_image=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_bottom_image=&#8221;#96c537&#8243;]<p><span>The practical life activities respond to the need of the age 3-6 year old child \u201cHelp me to do it by myself!\u201d<\/span><br \/><span>Practical Life activities teach children life skills which they can use at home and in their daily lives to care for the environment (dusting\/polishing articles\/setting the table) and to care for the person (dressing frames allow children to manipulate buttons, press studs, buckles, laces and ribbons). These activities promote autonomy, eye\/hand co-ordination and fine\/gross motor skills. The repetition of these activities help to develop the child\u2019s concentration, dexterity and self confidence.<\/span><br \/><span>Daily exercises in \u201cgrace and courtesy\u201d enable the child to be welcomed into a social group, to be happy and to make others happy.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Language and Literacy &#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/dimeley.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/language-activity-bmso.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Language&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Futura||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#369ca2&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; border_width_bottom_image=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_bottom_image=&#8221;#99ca3d&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<p><span>Oral language is developed and vocabulary is enriched by encouraging children to talk about their experiences at circle time, discuss their activities recorded in their School Journal, listening to stories, reciting poems and singing songs.<\/span><br \/><span>Children start pre-reading activities by learning the initial letter sounds and sound\/symbol recognition through various activities.The children trace the shapes of letters using the Montessori sandpaper to learn the phonetic sound of the letter and in preparation for their writing of these symbols. The child also progresses to constructing and reading small words phonetically using the \u201cmoveable alphabets\u201d<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Mathematical&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/dimeley.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-decran-2021-06-09-a-13.37.56.png&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Mathematical&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Futura||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#369ca2&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii_image=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; border_width_bottom_image=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_bottom_image=&#8221;#99ca3d&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Capture d\u2019\u00e9cran 2021-06-09 \u00e0 13.37.56&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span>The child gets sensorial impressions of mathematical concepts. Learning begins with concrete experiences but moves the child towards the abstract. There is also a progression of difficulty.\u00a0<\/span><span>The exercises in arithmetic are grouped into six groups:<\/span><br \/><span>1. Numbers through 10<\/span><br \/><span>2. The decimal system: the hierarchy of the decimal system and operations of arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division<\/span><br \/><span>3. Counting beyond ten, includes the teens, the tens, and linear and skip counting.<\/span><br \/><span>4. Memorization of the arithmetic tables.<\/span><br \/><span>5. Passage to subtraction.<\/span><br \/><span>6. 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