Junior Montessori
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Junior Montessori Unit
Located upstairs at the back of the building, this Unit is divided into sections including, Classroom, Art Room and Playroom/Gym Room.
The children are introduced further to the Montessori method of education in this Unit, through a wider range of Montessori materials. Each child is encouraged to progress in each area at their own pace.
The materials are precise activity provoking learning aids with which the child learns with ease in a relaxed and orderly environment.
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As well as the academic programme dedicated time is also given to art & craft activities, free play, and gym activities. Children in this Unit are also introduced to a more structured day in keeping with their abilities.
Extra curricular activities are also an important part of our ethos therefore children in this Unit partake in weekly Stretch N Grow, Irish Class, Music Class, and Yoga Class. As well as using out garden regularly the children in this Unit also go on term trips to such places as the National Art Gallery, National Aquarium, Pembroke Library etc.
Junior Montessori Children are required to wear a uniform consisting of a navy tracksuit embroidered with the school crest, white aertex top embroidered with the school crest.
Uniforms are available from the Uniform Warehouse Montrose, 3 Cranford Centre, Dublin, D04 FR96 – please make sure that you label all uniform items clearly.
We provide: Children’s meals (homemade daily) bed linen, towels, and wash cloths.
For children in the Junior-Montessori Unit who are not yet toilet trained you must provide nappies, wipes, and cream.
Your child’s supplies will be labelled and stored in the changing area and will only be used by them, we also ask that you provide a full change of clothes.
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Our Teaching Method:
Aistear Curriculum Framework:
Here at Lansdowne Lodge we acknowledge the pedagogical value of both the Aistear Curriculum Framework and adhering to the Siolta Standards. All of our Units embrace the child as agentic and individual and try to immerse each child in their own interests in order to help their development from all aspects. Aistear also focuses strongly on Partnership with Parents, which is something we value here – as we try our best to invite open communication.
Montessori Method of Teaching:
Once the children reach two years old, we begin to introduce them to the Montessori Method teaching. At first, we introduce basic materials and present them to the children based on where they show most interest. In our Senior Montessori Unit, we utilise the Montessori method fully as the children begin to be exposed to more advanced exercises and materials whilst still following their interests. Montessori follows the theory of freedom with limits, which means the children can develop a love for learning in a prepared environment that is less formal, and more integrated. Montessori uses the five areas of Practical Life, Sensorial, Arithmetic, Language and Culture to present its materials to the children, with the help of the Montessori teacher that scaffolds the child so that they can explore their classwork with support when needed.
