Primary

Ages 3-6

Children learn best by doing. We provide stellar academic materials to help them experience the world first-hand...using all five senses. In our Primary division, reading and writing begin with a simple sandpaper letter.

Instead of just watching a teacher write letters on a board, your child holds the letter, speaks its sound and traces it with his finger, preparing to write. Immersed in a language-rich environment, he moves onto simple then complex words, grammar, sentence analysis and composition.

The Primary unit introduces increasingly sophisticated subjects, including Spanish, geometry, biology, cultural geography and practical life skills. Using familiar materials from previous years, your child strengthens his concentration and time-management skills, while also enjoying computers, music, art and physical education.

Students in our primary program stay with the same class throughout our three-year program. Each classroom, taught by a Montessori-trained teacher and assistant, therefore includes children ages 3 -6. Students come to school five-days a week from 8:45 - 11:45 a.m. for our 1st and 2nd-year students and from 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. for our 3rd-year students. All Primary students have the opportunity to participate in our hour-long extracurricular programs and our extended day options.