Our Principles

• Every child is a unique person with creative potential, the drive to learn and the right to be treated with respect as an individual.
• As children are profoundly affected by society and their immediate surroundings, we create an environment in harmony with the child’s natural development.
• Children must be given freedom to work and move around, within guidelines that enable them to see themselves as both independent and part of a group.
• Montessori materials help children to explore and master their environment through activities which aid the development of the whole personality.
• Children are encouraged to work at their own pace, either individually or in co-operation with others.
• Mixed age groups provide opportunities for the children to develop their social abilities within the harmonious community that is Montessori International Preschool.
• Children are carefully observed on a regular basis, both individually and as a group, to assist their full development.
• We promote the holistic development of each child individually by placing emphasis on:
• Establishing self-confidence and self-esteem
• Self-determination within respective age limits
• Learning to form own opinion
• Building of self-assurance and assertiveness
• Encouragement of social development
• Learning responsibility in small steps
• Learning conflict resolution
• Respect for the developmental rhythm of each individual.