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Lower Elementary
 Children in the Lower Elementary program enjoy multi-age classes (grades one, two, and three) and a three-year cycle of study. Students work with specially designed materials that teach abstract concepts. Lessons require self-discipline and enhance the student’s ability to concentrate. A highlight of our language arts program is Wilson Fundations, a scientifically based, sequential phonetic approach to learning language that is compatible with Montessori educational philosophy. With a low student/teacher ratio and with the help of assistants, a teacher can give patient attention to each student, and can determine a student’s learning style and interests. Prior attendance at a Montessori school is not a prerequisite for admission to the Lower Elementary program.
 There are five Lower Elementary classrooms that hold up to seventy-five students. Students have opportunities to mix with their peers from other classes at certain times throughout the day. The school day allows for blocks of concentrated work (individually, in pairs or, in small groups). The curriculum includes five areas of study: Practical Life; Sensorial; Language; Math and Culture (science, history, geography, art, music, and Spanish). Students also participate in physical education.
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