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Curriculum Statement www.mosmontessori.ie | 13 2. CurriCuluM stateMent Mo's Montessori aim is to provide a happy, secure, calm, friendly, enquiry-based learning environment where children, parents and Early Years Educators work in partnership; where each individual child is valued, encouraged and respected for his/her uniqueness and is allowed to develop to his/her full potential in an inclusive environment. Our school uses an enquiry, play-based, emergent approach to learning underpinned by the Montessori Method. This means that children get to learn through play. Our curriculum approach provides the opportunities for each child's development by fostering a natural desire of learning through exploration and discovery. The Early Years Educators' scaffold the children's learning and help them to progress to the next level of development. As well as teaching language, arithmetic and geography, our classroom nurtures vital social skills. The children learn kindness, courtesy and respect for the rights of others as well as learning independence and responsibility. Our enquiry based curriculum approach empowers the child to learn by building their own understanding as they do things for themselves. our curriculum Mo's Montessori follows the Maria Montessori Method of teaching. Through the prepared environment of the school the children will learn new skills, build independence, confidence, will and intellect. We are committed to supporting young children's learning, development and well-being. Our pre-school aims to offer the children a happy, fun place to be, where they can feel safe and at home in an environment that offers many wonderful things to learn about and do. reflecTive PracTice Early Years Educators' at Mo's Montessori use a continuous cycle of observation, listening and reflection to inform practice. We use a process of reflective practice to better understand occurring situations, incidents and behaviour. By reflecting on events, we continually develop, change and adapt our approaches to teaching to better help and support children reach their full potential.