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Our
Programs.
Toddler
Transition Pre-School Session
Details/Fees
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El Nido - Infant and Toddler
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We hold this session every Monday morning .
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This program is designed for children aged
between 6 months and 2½ years
and is held on Monday mornings from 9.00-11.00 a.m.
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The playgroup sessions offer a routine of circle time, work time, snack time
& music. During the work time the children choose activities of interest
from the prepared indoor & outdoor environments.
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Parents are
encouraged to work with their children at his/her level, respecting their
choices & movements between activities.
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The
teacher’s role is to stimulate the child’s’ natural love of learning
through exploration & she will guide both parent & child in the use of
the materials provided.
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To enable these young children to develop concentration
we work & move quietly at all times in the environments.
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Montessori
believed that young children are extremely sensitive & it is for this reason
that the teacher never displays the use of a raised or harsh voice or sudden
loud or jerking movements.
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Parents are
encouraged to adopt this manner of working with their children during the
session.
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The
controlled movement activities which are such fun for young children all enable
them to practice controlling these little bodies which have just mastered many
new skills in movement & language.
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Enrollment limited to 15 students with 1 staff.
Transition programs.
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This program is offered on Wednesday
&
Thursday mornings and afternoons & Friday mornings. Session times are 9.00a.m.-12.00p.m.
and 12.00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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For children under
3 only morning sessions are available.
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It
is designed as a gentle introduction to pre-school life for children aged
between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 where the child may be
apart from the caregiver for the first time.
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The program is structured with an
emphasis on children choosing & completing their own activities
independently.
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An inside work period is followed
by outside play.
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Music & movement are an important part of this program
also.
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Parent education &/ or
orientation meetings are held & parents are encouraged to adopt Montessori
practices with their children at home.
Pre-school program.
Pre-School programs.
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This program
is held daily and parents wishing to enroll their child must choose at least 2
full days.
Regular sessions are
from 9.00a.m.-3.30p.m.
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The centre is open
from 7.30a.m. to 5.30p.m. for parents wishing to have their child cared
for out of normal session hours. This service is included in the full daily
fee.
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The pre-school program builds on the foundation of the toddler groups.
Children begin
working as soon as they arrive at the Centre, snack when they are hungry &
assist in the clean up of the room before greeting/calendar circle & outside
play.
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A closing
circle with music & movement activities followed by a formal farewell ends
their day.
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During their work period children choose from
the 5 main Montessori classroom areas. They often begin in the practical life
& sensorial areas where they refine their independent living skills using
activities to sort & classify, as well as refining their fine motor skills
with the activities of spooning, tongs & tweezers.
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Teachers will
introduce the language, mathematical & cultural materials to them as they
show interest in these areas.
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Montessori
always adopts a concrete approach, i.e. sandpaper letters, before moving into
more abstract areas like word building & reading.
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The Montessori curriculum is rich, varied &
stimulating & at the Centre staff choose a different focus study each term
to enable children to explore areas in depth.
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Children who stay for the lunch
program assist in the preparation & serving of lunch.
Session details &
fees.
Application forms.
McLaren Vale
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