Young Thinkers is an established preschool that promotes education using the Montessori philosophy and method for children ages 2 to 6 years old since 2002. At Young Thinkers, the children and the teaching staff are like a big extended family. Completely at-ease with the surroundings, the children are free to be themselves which makes learning fun and enjoyable.
OUR MISSION
– To enhance children’s discovery and quest for knowledge
– To nurture their ability to think for themselves
– To equip them with the necessary skills for their future academic and social activities
The Montessori programme offers a nurturing, non-competitive learning environment which aims to meet the individual needs of a child in his physical, social, emotional and intellectual development.
The classroom is ordered and well planned.
It is not over-crowded and over-stimulating. Physical, intellectual social freedom is encouraged. Everything is child sized and all the activities are within reach to allow freedom of choice. The materials stimulate the curiosity of the children and invite them to learn through discovery, guided by their interest and readiness.
The teacher observes the individual interests and needs of each child.
As a result of her observation, she selects and makes available the appropriate learning materials. She demonstrates the correct use of the materials, guiding the children’s learning and helping them develop independence, concentration, self-motivation and self-discipline. The child’s progress is carefully observed and recorded.
Through working independently with a wide variety of materials available, the children learn to make choices, challenge themselves and develop strategies for problem solving. The materials are “hands-on”, concrete models of abstract concepts which combine thinking with action and experimentation. They are designed to help the child learn how to learn.
The children are guided in their learning. The environment helps in the development of their independence, concentration, self-motivation and self-discipline. They achieve competence in a variety of skills thus promoting a positive attitude and an enthusiasm for learning.
The Montessori Method is not just a means to teach children intellectual accomplishments. The purpose of Montessori is to aid the formation of people – the development of the child to adulthood.
Montessori believed that education must help “life”. The habits and skills which a child develops in a Montessori class are good for a lifetime. They help him work more efficiently, to observe more carefully and to concentrate more effectively.
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