Montessori /Traditional

Village Green Montessori
...Where children discover a love of learning.

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"The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist." - Maria Montessori

Why Village Green Montessori?

montessori vs traditional education

A Montessori School		A Traditional School
Emphasis: academic, emotional and social development		Emphasis: social development
Child is the center of the classroom		Teacher is the center of the classroom
Environment and method encourage self discipline		Teacher disciplines
Mainly Individual Instruction		Mainly Group Instruction
Mixed Age Grouping		Same Age Grouping
Mixed age grouping encourages children to teach and help each other		Most teaching lead by teacher
Child chooses own work		Curriculum structured for child
Child works as long as he wishes on chosen project		Child generally allotted specific time for work
Child sets own learning pace		Instruction pace usually set by group norm
Child reinforces own learning by repetition of work and internal feelings of success		Learning is reinforced externally by repetition and rewards
Multi-sensory materials for physical exploration		Fewer materials for sensory development
Organized program for learning care of self and environment (tying shoes, washing dishes)		Less emphasis on self-care instruction