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Welcome to Montessori Children’s House an authentic Montessori in Miramar, Wellington.
Our philosophy..
The teachings of Dr. Maria Montessori provide the foundation on which our Montessori Children’s House is built. Strong relationships between staff, parents and children are the framework within which we build a respectful, welcoming, nurturing community. We strive to be sensitive and responsive to the different cultures and heritages among our families.
Staff share a strong sense of commitment to the Montessori Principles supported by the NZ Early Childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki and provide a high quality programme that acknowledges and reflects The Treaty of Waitangi.
Our Montessori environment is designed to foster independence, responsibility, self-directed learning, self-worth and identity. In this way children are supported to believe in themselves, to explore, learn and discover.
At Montessori Children’s House the environment is calm, co-operative and of a mixed age. The atmosphere allows for collaboration, role modelling and learning of both social and moral behaviour.
Older children in the class can often be seen working with the younger ones, so mentoring comes as much from peers as it does from the adult teachers in the classroom.
Being outdoors is very important. Children develop gross motor skills as they climb, jump and swing and also social skills as they take turns on equipment. Maria Montessori believed strongly that children should be in touch with the substance of their world, encouraging work with gardening, digging, and building little houses etc.
