Evergreen Montessori House

The curriculum at Evergreen Montessori House is derived from the Montessori Method, as developed by Italian physician Maria Montessori. During the first three years of life Montessori observed that children go through the sensitive periods for language, order, movement, and attraction to small objects. During a sensitive period children experience a special sensitivity to a particular impulse or activity. Therefore, the classroom, or prepared environment, is structured to meet the needs and is attractive to each child, and provides learning opportunities specifically for children in the sensitive period.

Instruction at Evergreen Montessori House is guided by an understanding of how preschool children learn. In the classroom, instruction consists of large-group activities, small-group activities, and individual activities. Because young children are active learners, a significant amount of instruction and the majority of children’s work are completed in classroom activity areas. Thoughtfully planned curriculum activities are implemented with the following considerations in mind: the activities’ importance to children’s overall development, the children’s progress in meeting set goals, how the environment can be structured to promote these activities, what strategies can be used to enrich and extend learning, and how these activities can be coordinated with the experiences parents provide in the home.

The enrichment program at Evergreen Montessori House was developed to enhance the learning experience through fun and engaging activities. To foster a sense of community, all children enrolled at Evergreen Montessori House are enrolled in the enrichment program.