Primary Daily Schedule

8:15am to 8:45am – Morning Arrivals

8:15am to 11:15am- Classroom work period (snack offered)

11:15am to 12:00pm – Lunch

12:00pm – Half-day dismissals

12:00pm to 12:30pm – Outdoor playground time

12:30pm to 2:25pm– Afternoon work cycle and/or nap

2:30pm to 2:45pm – Full-day dismissals

“The teacher’s task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child”

– Maria Montessori

Primary classroom environments are designed to offer a unique cycle of learning to meet the developmental needs of young children, ages 3 years through 6 years. There is a 12:1 child-teacher ratio with no more than 24 children in an environment. The Primary program is a three year program; children stay in the same class for three to four years until they complete the full Primary cycle and are ready to continue to our Elementary level.

Practical Life

Caring for the classroom
Taking care of myself
Caring for my friends
Large motor coordination
Taking care of the garden
Preparing food

Language

Writing
Phonetics
Reading
Phonograms
Parts of speech

Sensorial

Sounds and Music
Shapes
Colors
Sizes
Textures
Patterns

Mathematics

Numbers (1-9)
Concept of 0
Decimal System
Units (10, 100, 1000)
Additions
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Math Facts

Geography

Land & Water
Oceans
Continents
Countries
Culture