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The staff and directors of Lakeview
Montessori School are dedicated to providing the best possible
education for as many children as possible.
We
provide a Montessori education setting for children 18 months to
13years of age (equivalent to preschool through Great 8).
Enrolment in all ages groups is increasing and classes are filled
on a first come, first served basis. When classes reach a
maximum enrolment, waiting lists are maintained in order of the
date the applications are received. |
Our
Curriculum
Music (18
months - 13 years)
Musical studies begin in the Casa
classes with singing and ear training exercises and continue through
the Elementary class with the study of notation and playing
instruments (e.g. recorder, Montessori bells). The Montessori approach
to music is four-faceted one: music appreciation; two: ear training;
three: notation; and four: playing instruments.
French (2 -
13 years)
All Casa and Elementary students
have daily French lessons. Casa students have individualized lessons
during Madame's 90 minute stay in their classrooms in the morning.
Elementary students have a 45 minute class.
Conversational French is taught at
all levels, with the Elementary students also undertaking reading and
writing French. Games, songs, pictures and real objects are used to
make the study of French interesting and enjoyable.
Physical
Education (18 months - 13 years)
Since physical education is a vital
part of the development of the total child with which Montessori
education is very concerned, physical activities are a part of every
day. During the winter, full day and afternoon students participate in
bi-weekly ice-skating sessions and in gymnastics classes at Rose City
Gymnastics Club.
Computing
(3 - 13 years)
Children in all of our classes use
the computers in their classroom. Casa students use the computer to
reinforce letter and number skills and in general become familiar with
the computer and its functioning.
Elementary students use computers
for keyboarding, research and practice of skills already
introduced in class.
Art
(18 months - 13 years)
Art materials are provided in every
classroom. Children are encouraged to try different media and create
their own masterpieces.
Art postcards are also provided for
the Casa and Elementary students so that they can become familiar with
famous art and artists.
Practical
Life(18 months - 13 years)
This introductory area includes care
of self, care of the environment, and grace and courtesy. Montessori
exercises for these include the dressing frames, sweeping and
greeting. While the child is learning these practical skills, he or
she is also developing concentration, advancing his or her
independence and increasing his or her small muscle control. In the
Elementary years, practical life skills include activities such as
cooking and sewing.
Sensorial
(18 months - 13 years)
Included in preliminary
exercises are the pink tower, sound cylinders, smelling bottles, touch
tablets and taste bottles. These activities, first through matching
and later through grading, increase the child's ability to
discriminate sensorial impressions. This is essential to reading and
writing and the development of the growing human being.
Language (3
- 13 years)
The language programme stimulates
self-expression and confidence. Through a phonetic approach, a firm
basis in spelling and reading is developed. Thorough training in
grammar skills begins at the age of 5 years. Because of these acquired
skills, reading becomes effortless and pleasurable.
Mathematics(3
- 13 years)
Math has been a stumbling block for
some children, not because of its nature, but because of the way it is
presented to the child. Montessori materials allow the child to see
concretely instead of abstractly the quantity and later the function
he or she is performing. This hands on-approach allows the child to
experience rather than memorize math.
Science(2 -
13 years)
The study of science is
pursued through real life objects in the classroom. Plants and animals
are studied in the classroom and experiments with magnets, the
microscope, water and plants are always being undertaken as a group or
individually. Cards for studying botany, zoology and physiology are
always available to the child.
History (3
- 13 years)
The study of history begins in the
Casa with "personal timelines" and continues through
time-lines of the development of the Earth, man and civilizations, as
well as other particular subjects such as transportation, inventions,
musicians and others. Independent study of the History of a particular
country (eg: Canada) is undertaken by the Elementary students.
A global approach is taken to study of "cultural
subjects". (history, geography, science, music) so a country or
area is studied in its entirety. (eg: its landmarks, history, famous
people, language)
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