St. Evelyn’s curriculum day is crafted to nurture independence in children, while also fostering their sense of community. The morning features an uninterrupted work cycle, a core element of Montessori education, allowing our students the freedom to move around the prepared classroom, interact with peers, and choose activities that interest them.
Our program is tailored to support your child’s natural drive for independence by encouraging them to select activities of interest without interruption. This approach helps children find joy in work and learning, laying the foundation for mastering essential lifelong skills, habits, and attitudes—both academic and practical. At this developmental stage, children have a strong desire for physical independence and thrive on opportunities to assert it.
Learning at this age includes developing skills such as language, concentration, problem-solving, visual discrimination, and physical coordination. These are the years that lay the foundation for future learning.
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Practical Life
Practical Life activities are the foundation of the Montessori classroom, preparing children for all other areas of learning. These activities, such as food preparation, flower arranging, and table washing, teach children to care for themselves and their environment. Additionally, sharing stories, foods, and celebrations fosters inclusion and a sense of community.
Language
For young children, exposure to well-spoken language is crucial for developing communication skills. Through conversations, manipulating objects, and interacting with others, children are introduced to new vocabulary and modes of expression. Activities such as singing, rhyming, poetry, dramatic play, story readings, puppetry, art, and language lessons stimulate toddlers to become effective communicators.
Mathematics
Toddlers engage in mathematical thinking by exploring with their senses and participating in sequencing activities. Concepts of time are introduced through consistent daily routines that emphasize before, after, today, yesterday, and tomorrow. Sorting and classifying activities lead to numeracy and one-to-one correspondence. Math activities include stacking and nesting cubes, number blocks and puzzles, and sorting and counting materials.
Science and Nature
Children engage in hands-on lessons and activities in earth, life, and physical sciences. They gain a basic understanding of living and nonliving things, learning to differentiate and categorize plants and animals. In the classroom, students care for plants by watering them and cleaning their leaves. They may also tend to a small garden plot, planting seeds, weeding, watering, feeding, and harvesting crops. Children learn the names of plant parts, such as leaves, flowers, and roots, and participate in experiments related to plant needs. Having a classroom pet helps children understand animal traits, habits, and dietary needs, and they take responsibility for its care. Field trips, horticultural visits, and outings further enhance their experiences with plants and animals. Teachers and guest speakers present lessons on topics like the earth’s components, water and weather systems, and rocks and crystals.
Independence
Children are taught to care for their own needs and are given opportunities to practice and improve these skills. From preparing meals to solving complex math problems, they are encouraged to complete tasks independently. Successfully managing their own care and their environment boosts their sense of accomplishment and confidence. As they become more self-reliant, children often express pride in their abilities, saying, “I can do it, and I can do it on my own.”
Practical Life
Practical Life activities are the foundation of the Montessori classroom, preparing children for all other areas of learning. These activities, such as food preparation, flower arranging, and table washing, teach children to care for themselves and their environment. Additionally, sharing stories, foods, and celebrations fosters inclusion and a sense of community.
Language
For young children, exposure to well-spoken language is crucial for developing communication skills. Through conversations, manipulating objects, and interacting with others, children are introduced to new vocabulary and modes of expression. Activities such as singing, rhyming, poetry, dramatic play, story readings, puppetry, art, and language lessons stimulate toddlers to become effective communicators.
Language
Sensorial activities help toddlers organize, integrate, and learn from their sensory input while refining fine motor skills and fostering concentration. These activities are essential for their overall development.
Mathematics
Toddlers engage in mathematical thinking by exploring with their senses and participating in sequencing activities. Concepts of time are introduced through consistent daily routines that emphasize before, after, today, yesterday, and tomorrow. Sorting and classifying activities lead to numeracy and one-to-one correspondence. Math activities include stacking and nesting cubes, number blocks and puzzles, and sorting and counting materials.
Science and Nature
Children engage in hands-on lessons and activities in earth, life, and physical sciences. They gain a basic understanding of living and nonliving things, learning to differentiate and categorize plants and animals. In the classroom, students care for plants by watering them and cleaning their leaves. They may also tend to a small garden plot, planting seeds, weeding, watering, feeding, and harvesting crops. Children learn the names of plant parts, such as leaves, flowers, and roots, and participate in experiments related to plant needs. Having a classroom pet helps children understand animal traits, habits, and dietary needs, and they take responsibility for its care. Field trips, horticultural visits, and outings further enhance their experiences with plants and animals. Teachers and guest speakers present lessons on topics like the earth’s components, water and weather systems, and rocks and crystals.
Independence
Children are taught to care for their own needs and are given opportunities to practice and improve these skills. From preparing meals to solving complex math problems, they are encouraged to complete tasks independently. Successfully managing their own care and their environment boosts their sense of accomplishment and confidence. As they become more self-reliant, children often express pride in their abilities, saying, “I can do it, and I can do it on my own.”
