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The Montessori education has defined their commitment to promoting quality Montessori education for all children – age 18 down to birth. Their philosophy defines learning as knowledge which is developed in an inquiring, cooperative, and a nurturing atmosphere with students learning through their senses, manipulating materials, and interacting with others.  The aim of the Montessori teacher is to foster responsible, competent, adaptive citizens within each child.

The Montessori child is considered as a whole individual with totally inseparable and equal parts in the basic areas toward balanced growth – physical, cognitive, emotional, social, spiritual, and aesthetic. As a part of society, they are taught to respect and develop caring attitudes for not only themselves but also for others, the environment, and life as a whole.

Teachers at the Montessori School are taught to train their children in human growth and development. Their personal observational skills have been fine-tuned and need to match each student's developmental abilities and skills—while adequately using an open-ended array of suggested materials and activities. These abilities will help guide the students in their endeavors to create a specific individual learning plan as part of their required educational Montessori educational methods.

The designing aspect of the Montessori methods involves a developmentally responsive and culturally relevant learning environment. All classroom leadership skills supplied by the teachers help foster the type of environment that is nurturing not only physically and psychologically but also is considered supportive of the individual's learning.

As part of the Montessoir philosophy, the child develops what he/she needs in order to develop a positive self-image within an extremely well-planned environment. The type of Montessori educational system used will always help the child achieve this desired goal, carrying within themselves all potential needed for their entire life including the potential they will develop for the application of who and what they desire to be. In order for this to be achieved, the child needs to have developed the many freedoms to form this potential to its fullest.  Their creative learning will be carried through the child's life, necessary for them to be a better person inside and out.

The Montessori child is allowed to explore many things – sensory perception, practical life, elements of botany and zoology, enrichment music and foreign language programs, reading and writing abilities, mathematical skills, and geographical areas. An additional class series may involve that of the fine arts which helps strengthen the Montessori child and their awareness of their personal creativity, including the diversity of those surrounding them. Also, they will participate in dance, gymnastics, field trips, swimming, and computer classes. All of these classes will involve staff whose retention is considered the highest in the industry and are Montessori Certified, with Assistant Teachers and Classroom Aides who typically will have a four-year degree or are in the process of working toward one.

Address: AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY
281 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010-6102
212-358-1250    F: 212-358-1256
Email: ams@amshq.org