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Practical
Life Exercises
designed to teach life skills and to develop gross and fine motor
skills. |
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Psychomotor
education and
Brain Gym are also integrated in our program. |
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Intellectual
Development
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Challenging
learning materials prepared for the child's success at each level of
activities. |
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Development
of the child
is driven by his own learning pace and capacities. |
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Primary
curriculum is as
follows: Practical Life Exercises assist children in learning
how
to take care of themselves, each other and their environment. Sensorial
Activities provide specific opportunities for exploration which
refine
the senses. Language Exercises nourish the child, enriching
his/her
vocabulary, enhancing self-expression and developing reading and
writing
skills. Mathematical Materials offer an exciting, concrete
experience
of number concepts in operations. The Program also includes Biology,
Science, Geography, History, Art and Music. French is
spoken
and taught everyday at the first and last circle and also during class
time. Individual lessons are given to the students who are ready. Also
included in our regular Montessori program: Psychomotor Education,
Story
Time, Cultures Around the World and Brian Gym. |
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Social
Development
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Individual work
and/or with others (child's own choice). |
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Child
puts own language
skills to constant use. |
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Assuming
social responsibility
for his/her own actions. |
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Contributing
to the welfare
of the group. |
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Emotional
Development
Prepared
environment encourages:
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Self-awareness |
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Self-discipline |
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Self-respect |
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Self-control |
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Self-reliance |
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Independence |
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At Our
Lady Queen of Peace
School, the child develops good working habits which leads him/her to
become
productive in academics and results in a feeling of self accomplishment
and success. |
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Prayer
before each session
and before meals is part of our everyday practice. |
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Objectives
of a Montessori
Classroom:
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Observation,
acceptance and development of the natural qualities and talents of each
child. |
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Encouraging
each child to
develop self-reliance from the moment he/she comes in the classroom. |
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Development
of initiative
through the gradual increase in ability to choose his/her own activity. |
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Growth
in self-respect,
leading to respect for others and confidence to oneself. |
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Provision
of challenges
adjusted to individual levels, giving opportunities for further
intellectual
growth. |
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Building
up of concentration
through repetition of those activities which meet an inner need of the
child. |
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Refinement
of the senses
to lay a secure basis for accurate perception. |
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Equipping
a child to know,
understand and enjoy at his own level, all aspects of his/her academic
and cultural environment. |
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SNACKS &
LUNCH
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We provide
the morning and
afternoon snacks. |
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Hot
lunches for
all day program. |
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SCHOOL'S
UNIFORM
Navy Blue or
White Polo shirts
with School logo to be purchased directly from the school. Navy Blue
skirts/pants,
skorts, shorts or tunics to be purchased at parent's own
discretion.
NO
JEANS PLEASE.
NO
TOYS PLEASE.
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Helping
Children to learn well and preparing
them
for future studies is a long-term goal.
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