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Ximena's Bilingual Montessori Kinderhaus in Zumikon
Dear Parents and Visitors
First of all, thank you for passing by and visiting our Web presence. Most of you are asking yourselves if and how to meet the childrens need for a good and early development and education. We strongly believe, that early education should no longer be mostly imparting knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentialities.
If you are interested in learning more about our Methods and Concepts of the Montessori teaching method, you are invited to learn and read here. So, what makes Montessori preschool education unique?
What makes Montessori education unique?
 The “whole child” approach.
The primary goal of a Montessori program is to help each child reach full potential in all areas of life. Activities promote the development of social skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination as well as cognitive preparation. The holistic curriculum allows the child to experience the joy of learning and to develop self-esteem and independence.
The “prepared environment”.
In order for self-directed learning to take place, the learning environment room, materials and social climate must be supportive of the learner. The teacher provides necessary resources, including opportunities for children to function in a safe and positive climate. The teacher thus gains the children’s trust, which enables them to try new things and build self-confidence.
The Montessori materials.
Dr. Montessori’s observations of the kinds of “toys” which children enjoy and return to play with repeatedly led her to design a number of multi-sensory sequential and self-correcting materials which facilitate the learning of skills and concepts. Our teachers follow “Montessori principles” as they structure new activities for the classroom.
The teacher.
Originally called a “Directress”, the Montessori teacher functions as a facilitator of learning. She is a role model, designer of the environment, resource person, demonstrator, record-keeper and observer of each child’s growth and development. She encourages, respects, and loves each child as a special, unique individual; she also provides support for parents and joins them in partnership to nature the development of the child.
Ximena's Bilingual Montessori Kinderhaus in Zumikon - (Privatkindergarten)
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