Our Montessori Curriculum
At Little Royals Montessori Preschool we implement the Te Whāriki Early Childhood curriculum and the Montessori progressive curriculum which encompasses all aspects of a traditional curriculum, and more:
Language / English
Mathematics
Science, Geography and History
Development and Education of the Senses
Practical Life (includes Home Economics)
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
Maori
Chinese
Digital Technologies
Positive Education
The Montessori curriculum is organised into a spiral of integrated studies. This holistic approach is in contrast to a traditional model in which the curriculum is compartmentalised into separate subjects, with topics only considered when a child is at a specific grade level.
At Little Royals Montessori Preschool our students learn according to their readiness!
The emphasis is on a complete understanding of the skills or concepts underlying any task undertaken by the child. In the early years, lessons are introduced simply and concretely and are reintroduced several times over successive years in increasing degrees of abstraction and complexity.
Discovering the wider world, many incursions and excursions are organised to complement the areas of learning. All the teachers are well trained to implement the Montessori progressive curriculum to extend talented and gifted children.