Location: Main Campus
Enrollment/Class: 22-28 children per classroom
Ages served: 3 – 6.5 years
Staff/Class: 1 AMI-trained faculty and 1 assistant
About Our Program
Children between 3 and 6.5 years old possess a remarkable absorbent mind with a natural, effortless capacity to take in the details of the world around them. CMS features intentionally designed indoor and outdoor Primary environments rich with specialized hands-on materials to focus the children’s natural drive to learn while moving. The children make independent, age-appropriate choices driven by their unique interests. This self-directed freedom fosters deep concentration, self-assurance, and an enduring love of learning. We treat each child with profound respect, providing the space and support for their individual potential to naturally emerge and flourish.
Independence, Confidence, & Self-Discipline
Classrooms are centered around the needs of the children. Spaces are orderly and minimalist by design and with intention. Children follow their interests, select their own work, and deeply engage for as long as they choose. This autonomy builds deep concentration that leads to self-assurance and confidence, laying the foundation for intellectual development.
Community
Mixed-age classrooms balancing ages 3 to 6.5 years create a tight-knit, family-like dynamic in which children return to the same familiar community each year. Younger children learn naturally from older peers, while older students step into spontaneous opportunities for leadership. Daily interactions nurture empathy, mutual respect, and social awareness.
Practical Life
Real, purposeful work helps children learn to care for themselves and their shared environment. From preparing snacks and arranging flowers to sweeping floors and wiping spills, children meaningfully practice caring for themselves, for each other, and for their classroom. These experiences build coordination, fine motor skills, self-worth, and a true sense of community responsibility.
Sensorial
Cognition is driven by active exploration. Our classrooms feature specialized materials designed to help children refine and classify sensory impressions such as color, shape, size, texture, and weight. Hands-on manipulation deepens the child’s physical understanding of the world and refines their mental classification skills.
Language Development
A language-rich environment builds the oral foundation for writing and reading. In our classrooms, rich verbal interactions – daily conversation, poetry, songs, stories, phonetic exploration – are woven into every moment. Adults offer clear, precise speech, expanding vocabulary and introducing grammatical concepts through interactive, joyful exploration.
Mathematics
We introduce mathematical concepts using highly concrete, manipulative materials like tactile beads and blocks. Children physically count, sequence, and explore math operations before moving to abstract thinking. This sensory-based approach creates an intuitive understanding of math that seamlessly prepares children for advanced academic work.
Cultural Enrichment
Geography, botany, zoology, art, music, and global studies are seamlessly integrated into the daily curriculum. These vibrant explorations broaden the child’s view of the world, nurturing curiosity, global awareness, and creative self-expression. Each year, our classrooms reflect the faces of the children within them and also open windows to the wider world.
Trained Teachers
Our school holds the highest accreditation from the Association Montessori International (AMI). Our educators specialize in the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of their students. As experts in Montessori pedagogy, they observe individual needs and tailor the curriculum to ensure every child thrives. Each Primary classroom has one AMI-trained teacher and one classroom assistant.
Daily Schedule:
8:15-8:30 AM – Arrival window
8:15-11:15 AM – Morning Work Period
11:15-11:45 PM – Recess
11:35-11:45 – Half-day dismissal
Noon-12:30 PM – Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM – Nap (age 5 years and younger) or Afternoon Work Period (ages 5 and 6 years)
3:15-3:30 PM – Dismissal window