Frequently Asked Questions

• Is Montessori a new concept of schooling ?

Montessori is an old system of education from past 80 years developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. But it is Scientific way of dealing with children to help the child compete with regularly changing world.

• How much is your school strength ?

A group of children your child needs to communicate.

• How many teaching staff you owe in your school ?

The teacher – child ratio should be 1:12 to 15 as a single adult need to give 1:1 attention to the child. 1 environment can hold maximum of 25 to 30 children with 3 adults.

• How old do children need to be to begin Montessori ?

We require your child to be minimum of 2 to 2.5 years at the time of admission as it is the age of sensorial development

• Is Montessori a regular school or a Play group ?

It’s a regular school better explained as Foundation or Overall Developmental school.

• Do young children need to be toilet-trained ?

We believe that a child of 2yrs should be toilet trained for his own comfort.

• My child is not in a Montessori program and I want to change to Montessori. What can I expect?

The younger children below the age group of 3 ½ can be changed to the Montessori environment provided they have not been exposed to the alphabets in succession i.e. a, b, c, d…, We have found that older children generally have a little difficulty where language sounds are concerned as they tend to get a bit confused .Again it depends on individual child and the parent. Montessori program can be best described as a shift for most children from a teacher-dominated situation to a child-centered classroom.

• What is the size of a Montessori class?

A Montessori environment caters to a maximum of 30 children from mixed age group with 2 adults to supervise . Montessori classes are fairly large for several reasons:

We encourage interactions between age groups. An older child helping a younger one is a hallmark of Montessori classrooms.

One of the most important aspects of the Montessori "Children's House" is its carefully planned arrangement, which allows children to function independently with minimal adult help. In what Maria Montessori called "the prepared environment," even a very young child can take charge of his own learning.

• Do your school have a play ground ?

Montessori environment itself is a sufficient ground for overall development of a child physically , emotionally , spiritually and intellectually.

• My child is particularly bright. What can you offer her?

Because Montessori philosophy is child-centered, your child may explore as thoroughly and rapidly as she is interested. It is not unusual in a Montessori environment to have 4 year-olds begin reading using phonetic materials or begin addition with math materials. Likewise, children who are not yet interested in the particular reading or math materials may focus on other work like geography that is getting to know continents and culture of different countries or learn about plant life from botany until they are ready. The needs of both highly capable and less advanced children are met by Montessori methods.

• What is your school's policy on religion?

Montessori is officially a completely nonsectarian institution. Our classrooms contain information about the major religions of the world as part of Montessori's cultural curriculum. All faiths and belief systems are respected, and children are welcome to share traditions and observe religious holidays as they choose.

• Do you offer art and music?

Cultural subjects are part of every day's activities. Music history is also a subject that may be pursued. Art materials are part of each classroom, as is material on art history. We view individual expression as intrinsic to the curriculum.

• What are the school hours?

School begins at 9.30a.m Children from Nursery and Toddler leave at 12.30pm and the rest of the school leaves at 1.30 pm.

• Do you offer after school extended childcare?

Sorry , but we oblige that we don’t provide a daycare.