Ages 3 - 6 (PreK 3, PreK 4, and Kindergarten)

Our Primary classrooms are partnered with Little Grove Preschool to serve children ages 3 - 6. Students entering Kindergarten should apply for enrollment via the MCPM enrollment lottery, while younger children should enroll through the partner preschool.

The Montessori Primary curriculum is founded on sensorial and practical life curriculum areas. The sensorial materials and curriculum help students orient themselves to the world through sensory experiences - color, sound, touch, size, etc. They learn to recognize and differentiate between the physical attributes of objects. This lays the foundation for math, geometry, language, science, and social studies. The practical life curriculum includes how to care for the environment, self, and others in and out of the classroom. Students build practical skills, gross and fine motor control, sequencing, order, concentration, coordination, and independence, and these experiences lay the foundation for learning in the academic areas.

Students also work with concrete materials for language, math, science and social studies. Because of the concrete learning materials, there is potential in the kindergarten classroom for students to develop fluent reading skills, advanced arithmetic competency (multiplying four digit numbers for example), an understanding of global geography, and foundational biological and physical science concepts.