"We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit."

DR. MARIA MONTESSORI

Not only does the kindergarten child reap the benefits of being a leader, the child also dives deep into the academic materials.  Having the foundations of the academia begun the years prior, the child is now able to move more towards the abstract and reinforce what he already knows.  The child is guided to take on more and more complex work. She begins to learn time management skills and have an increased set of expectations and privileges in the classroom.  Our Montessori classrooms have materials that extend into the 2nd or 3rd grade compared with traditional educational settings.  With the aim of always keeping the child progressing, this opens the door for the child to master so many more academic materials this final year.  In addition to this, the children progress through the materials based on mastery.  The past two, even three years, prior they have watched the older children do these involved works and set their sights on also achieving this.  We want the children to achieve and come to fruition with the goals they have already set.  This final year reaps the benefits of all the foundational learning and the children showcase more than one could imagine!