Livingston Montessori is committed to the Montessori approach to education. Our school provides freedom within a prepared environment; emphasizing unstructured, individualized learning. The students are the center of the environment as they make choices, set their own pace, and discover the joys of learning.
Basic points of emphasis in the classroom are self-esteem, independence, and respect.
A positive approach is used at all times and discipline comes from within the child, based on the natural desire to discover, achieve, and be a part of an active, self-disciplined group.
Our teachers prepare the environment, work with the students on an individual basis and model quiet respect for the children and the classroom.
A few of the specific goals for our students are:
- To develop a positive attitude toward school and learning.
- To develop self-esteem.
- To form a lifelong habit of good study skills.
- To develop and foster a continuing curiosity of the world.
- To develop habits of initiative and persistence.
- To foster inner discipline and a sense of order.
- To develop sensory motor skills in order to sharpen the
ability to discriminate and judge.- To develop socially acceptable behavior.
- To acquire the basic skills necessary for a lifetime of learning.
- To encourage self-expression in art, dramatic play. & dance.
- To help develop each child's innate, ultimate potential
through high self-expectations.
