EARLY CHILDHOOD

AGES 3-6 | PRE-K3-KINDERGARTEN

As a Montessori-inspired institution, we believe in grouping students in multi-age classes where they remain under the guidance of the same teacher for three years. Under the guidance of one teacher and a teaching assistant, our Early Childhood program encourages students to explore and learn using carefully sequenced Montessori materials that have been proven to be remarkably effective learning tools. Our program offers both group instruction and independent work time on a daily basis.

HALF DAY

Daily hours: 8:30-11:30 am

FULL DAY

Daily hours: 8:30-2:00 pm

Our Early Childhood curriculum is comprehensive and includes mathematics, sciences, language (both English and Spanish), geography, art, music, sensorial activities, and practical life skills. Each lesson and activity is meticulously designed to cater to the developmental needs of each child. From a young age, our students are taught the significance of service to others. They help each other and take part in age-appropriate service projects in the school.

As the students enter their third year of Early Childhood (kindergarten age), they receive separate instruction periods for Spanish, music, and physical education.

During our morning session the students receive individual or small-group lessons in the curriculum areas as appropriate, have snack, and meet for circle time, where we might share a lesson in grace and courtesy, discuss the date and weather, celebrate holidays or birthdays, and enjoy books, stories, songs, and movement activities as a class.
We finish our morning with outside recess.
Half-day students will be escorted by their teachers for pick-up at the front door between 11:30 - 11:45.
After recess, full-day students will transfer to lunch with their afternoon group (resting or extended learning). At the end of the school day, full-day students then transfer to pick-up at the front door between 2:05 - 2:15 or to CVMS+.