Mixed Age Groups
Why aren’t all the kids the same age in a Montessori classroom? Mixed age groups are central to Montessori education. Older students know the classroom’s expectations and model them for younger students, who learn by watching their peers.
Structure
Is there any structure in a Montessori School? At Rogers Park Montessori School, our teachers are fully trained in the Montessori Method. They know the value that structure and routine bring to children’s education.
Freedom
Why is FAIL not a four-letter word at Rogers Park Montessori School? Because failure doesn’t exist here. We treat unsuccessful attempts as opportunities, helping students keep at a task until they succeed and build grit along the way.
Adapting to Today’s Students
Almost all public schools use buzzwords such as SEL (Social Emotional Learning) and differentiation. Whole curriculums are built around these ideas. In Rogers Park Montessori School Children’s House (ages 3-6) classrooms, independence is built into the foundation of our environments. For instance, a three-year-old student was cutting cubes of cheese, placing toothpicks in them, and then walking around offering pieces to their peers.