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Curriculum 6-9 Program 9-12 Program Montessori vs. Traditional Classroom Computer	The Curriculum Academic Goals When students graduate from a Primary Montessori program, they are ready to work with the more challenging materials that the Elementary classroom provides. We follow the standard American Montessori Society elementary curriculum, which emphasizes language, mathematics and manipulatives. In addition, we guide students towards a thorough understanding of culture, history and the sciences. Through experimentation, research and sensory activities (including music, theater, and cooking), students develop a sense of connection to - and appreciation of - other societies, as well a greater understanding of their own. Daily Work Plan At this age, students are ready to begin learning the self-discipline, organization and time-management skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. The key to this process is the daily work plan, which we develop on an individualized basis for each student. Each child receives a daily to-do list that tells them what they are expected to accomplish. They can choose the works and the order in which they are completed, but ultimately they are responsible for accomplishing everything on the list. Russian Language We are excited to offer our students daily Russian instruction by a native speaker. Every day, Mascha has lunch with the children, speaking to them exclusively in Russian, and then assists them with their work for the remainder of the afternoon, still speaking only in Russian. Twice per week, this immersion is supplemented by group lessons on grammar and vocabulary.
Montessori Fountainhead Elementary 278-A Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401

The Curriculum

Academic Goals

When students graduate from a Primary Montessori program, they are ready to work with the more challenging materials that the Elementary classroom provides. We follow the standard American Montessori Society elementary curriculum, which emphasizes language, mathematics and manipulatives. In addition, we guide students towards a a student of Montessori Fountainhead Elementary thorough understanding of culture, history and the sciences. Through experimentation, research and sensory activities (including music, theater, and cooking), students develop a sense of connection to - and appreciation of - other societies, as well a greater understanding of their own.

Daily Work Plan

At this age, students are ready to begin learning the self-discipline, organization and time-management skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. The key to this process is the daily work plan, which we develop on an individualized basis for each student. Each child receives a daily to-do list that tells them what they are expected to accomplish. They can choose the works and the order in which they are completed, but ultimately they are responsible for accomplishing everything on the list.

Russian Language

We are excited to offer our students daily Russian instruction by a native speaker. Every day, Mascha has lunch with the children, speaking to them exclusively in Russian, and then assists them with their work for the remainder of the afternoon, still speaking only in Russian. Twice per week, this immersion is supplemented by group lessons on grammar and vocabulary.