Benefits of Montessori Education
Montessori education fosters independence, empathy, social justice, and a lifetime love of learning in your child.
A Montessori education for your child provides a number of advantages. In addition to promoting independence and cultivating a love of learning, the Montessori Method develops empathy, a passion for social justice, and a sense of wonder about the world.
Montessori students become confident, eager, self-directed learners when they have the flexibility and encouragement to question, dig thoroughly, and find connections. As a result, they are able to think critically, collaborate with others and act boldly—a 21st-century skill set.
How is this possible?
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Each child is important because they are all different. Montessori education takes into account that children learn in different ways and works with all of them. Students can learn at their own pace and move on when they are ready. The teacher and an individualized learning plan help them do this.
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Montessori helps kids learn order, focus, and independence from a young age on. Self-regulation is the ability to learn on your own and think about what you are learning. From toddlers to teenagers, classroom design, materials, and daily routines can help students develop this skill.
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Students are part of a close and caring group of people. The multi-age classroom, which usually lasts for three years, makes it feel like a family. Older students gain status as mentors and role models, while younger kids feel supported and gain confidence for what's to come. Teachers show respect, kindness, and how to solve problems peacefully.
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Students at Montessori enjoy freedom within certain limits. Students are active in deciding what they will learn about, as long as they stay within the limits set by their teachers and the rest of the class.
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Students are given the help they need to become active knowledge seekers. Teachers give their students the space and tools they need to find the answers to their own questions. Internal happiness makes the child curious and interested, which leads to joyful learning that lasts a lifetime.
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Self-correction and self-evaluation are important parts of the Montessori approach to the classroom. As students get older, they learn to look at their work with a critical eye and get good at finding, fixing, and learning from their mistakes.
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Montessori supports social-emotional skills. Modern research backs up the effectiveness of the Montessori Method, which has been around for 100 years. It shows that children who learn in Montessori classrooms have better social and emotional skills in many ways than children who learn in more traditional classrooms.
In Their Own Words
Parents share their thoughts on what makes Montessori unique: