Montessori @ Rimu

The staff at Montessori @ Rimu, Maeroa, Hamilton, appreciate and respect each child as an individual. We also recognise that ages and stages are different from child to child, each person unique. Our role is to prepare the environment, study the child, give clear lessons, step back and support exploration and concentration, and then to observe the miracle of concentration on self-chosen activities and the resulting happiness and compassion toward others.

The formation of children's fundamental capacities is hugely important during the first years of life - not just academic learning but the ability to concentrate, persevere and think for themselves as well as the ability to interact well with others. Children who have been given the right kind of support during these formative years grow into adults who are self-motivated and love learning, can think flexibly and creatively and who are not only conscious of the needs of others but actively foster harmony as they go through life.

The Montessori approach provides:

• An environment that serves the particular needs of each child's stage of development 
• An adult who understands child development and acts as a guide to help children find their own natural path
• Freedom for children to engage in their own development according to their own particular developmental time line