Practical Life

The child's first experiences in the classroom allow them to duplicate real life activities like pouring, polishing, food preparation and sewing. These activities increase the child's independence, confidence, and ability to communicate.

Sensorial

Refinement of the senses is achieved through exercises utilizing all five senses. Each activity isolates one quality (color, sound, weight) to aid the child in understanding.

Refinement of the senses leads to a keener and more appreciative mind

Language

Language is introduced orally through speaking, vocabulary cards, poems and stories. The sounds of the alphabet are taught through sandpaper letters, a phonetic approach that leads to reading and writing with a movable alphabet.

Cultural

Continent puzzle maps of land and water forms. Yearly celebrations of

individual countries comprise the geography area. Science, art, and music are included in daily activities.

Math

All the math materials are concrete: beads, counters, marked strips of wood. Quantities are introduced first, then symbols are matched to the quantities. Number games reinforce memory. The operations are introduced with bead material representing quantities through 1000.