Welcome to our school! Concord Montessori School was established in 1974 and is a member of the North American Montessori Teacher’s Association. We are located in the lower level of St. Irene's Church on East Street in Carlisle. The bright new construction allows us to have appealing classrooms, ample parking, and a private playground. The school year runs from September through May.
Our school’s philosophy is to foster independence, love of learning, and a positive sense of self in a prepared environment. Every child is encouraged to function independently at his or her own developmental rate. We encourage parent participation in the classroom.
Through activities in daily living, a child’s fine motor skills, care of the environment, care of themselves, as well as grace and courtesy are developed. In our primary classrooms, the sensorial materials develop the skills of observation in every sense, develop rich vocabulary, as well as an appreciation of the materials used. Language is developed through many materials in the classroom. Stories, songs, poems, the names used in geography and science, and the tactile sandpaper letters all contribute to a multi-faceted approach to learning.
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Math concepts are initiated with concrete materials including sorting, counting and solving problems. Eventually, children move on to use the many math materials, including the golden glass beads, that so clearly reinforce learning. Montessori developed all of her materials to initially isolate a concept before unifying ideas.
Our classrooms focus on every child learning at his or her own pace, and most work is individual. We have pre-primary classes of two teachers and nine children and primary classes of up to eighteen with two teachers, for children ages three through five. A child develops optimally when he/she is allowed to flourish over time in a familiar safe environment. The atmosphere in our school is calm, the environment quiet and orderly, and teachers use positive reinforcement to build success. It is important that children feel some sense of continuity between home and school, so we hope that our environment resonates with you as parents.