2.5 to 5 Montessori Early Learning

2.5 to 5 yrs Full Time ChildCare

Location: 4492 Arbutus St, Vancouver, BC

Operation Time: Mon-Fri, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Enriched Montessori Preschool Program and Creative Arts

The 2.5 to 5 yrs Montessori early learning program is committed to supporting the wholesome growth and development of the human personality during the formative years of childhood. This is through the work of Dr. Maria Montessori. In this way, we can assist the child, not only in his natural quest for knowledge and independence, but also in his task of creating himself and in striving to realize his potential. This embodies Dr. Montessori’s principle of education as an aid to life.

The five key areas of learning in the Montessori environment include; Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Mathematics, and Culture.

1. Practical life includes life skills to help develop independence, coordination, concentration, self-control, self-awareness, confidence and include: Care of Self (food preparation, dressing, washing), Care of Environment (cleaning, care of plants), Grace and Courtesy (greetings, manners, social interactions), Control of Movement (refining movements, walking the line, moving quietly).

2. Sensorial activities allows the child to refine each of their senses: Sight (visual), Touch (tactile), Smell (olfactory), Taste (gustatory), Sound (auditory), Stereognosis (kinesthetic). Includes the manipulation of specifically designed materials that isolate qualities. Refines fine motor skills, visual and auditory senses and develops coordination and the ability to order and classify. Materials include Pink Tower, Sound Cylinder, Binomial Cube, Color Tablets.

3. Language is based on phonetic awareness. Children work through specific hands-on and tactile language materials such as the sandpaper letters to the moveable alphabet. Language is not an isolated topic but runs through the curriculum. The spoken language is the foundation for writing and then reading.

4. Mathematics is developed with the use of concrete learning materials. The sensorial area is the preparation for mathematics. Hands-on materials are used such as number rods, sandpaper numbers, number boards, spindle box, number tiles, beads, and games. Each exercise builds upon another and the child gradually moves to from concrete to abstract areas such as place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and fractions.

5. Culture allows the child to explore the natural world around them and includes: Geography (continents, landforms, earth layers, solar system), Zoology (classification, physiology of animals), Botany (ecology, classification, physiology of plants), History (time lines, using a calendar), Science. Art and music could be considered cultural activities; however, creativity is encouraged across all curriculum areas.

Parent Study Program

We give parents the opportunity to participate in an interesting and dynamic Parent Study program which harmonizes developmental practices in the home and the school. All parents enrolling their child at XLAND Montessori early learning programs are required to attend these programs.

Observation Time
We will arrange the observation time for each parents every year. Clear, strict guidelines are given to observers, as it is important this is done without interacting with the children.