Kindergartens
Kindergarten
The kindergarten room is separate from the younger classes, so five- and six-year-olds can move about and explore without the little ones. The year caps the Montessori experience, with advanced practical life and sensorial work for fine motor skills. Reading starts at each child’s own level, with a phonetic-based curriculum.
What this looks like in practice
In a kindergarten room, children work with advanced practical life and sensorial materials. They build fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Reading begins at each child’s own level, not the level of classmates. The curriculum is phonetic based. A large room gives them space to move about. Ask the school for its daily schedule.
The kindergarten year is the third year of a Montessori cycle, and it caps the learning that came before. Children leave reading, many at a third-grade level or above. That foundation carries into elementary school. Ask how the school marks progress, and what a typical day holds.