6 | Policies & Procedures
Montessori & The emergent Curriculum
Montessori and the eMergent CurriCuluM
At Mo's Montessori our approach to teaching the children is underpinned by
the Montessori Method. This is a wonderful approach where children learn by
doing. The learning happens inside the child. The children learn at their own
pace and sometimes will do things over and over again until they have mastered
it. What we do as teachers is observe the children and watch for what they are
interested in and ready for. Based on the children's interests we introduce them
to new ideas and opportunities for learning. This is also known as the Emergent
Curriculum. That is, the opportunity to learn springs from or emerges from, what
the children are interested in.
The children are free to move about our class and choose the activity they
would like to do. The children get the opportunity to do activities on their own,
in groups and with their teacher. We teach the children about care of self and the
environment. The school is theirs to use and we want them to care for it and for
each other. Language, arithmetic, geography, botany, art and culture are some of
the topics your child will learn about in Mo's Montessori.
