Two classrooms organised by stage of development rather than birth year. Each has its own rhythm, shelf and guides.
18–36 months
A calm first classroom for those starting to walk, talk and say "me do it".
The Nest is the first classroom for children who have just started walking. Twelve children and three adults; every child's sleep, meals and settling in at their own pace. This is where the bridge between home and school is built.
Each bead is a child: 12 children and 3 adults in class.
Full day 08:30–16:30 · Half day 08:30–12:30
3–6 years
A mixed-age group where three ages share one room and choose their own work.
The Children's House takes its name from the first classroom Montessori opened in Rome in 1907. Eighteen children aged three to six share one room with a guide and an assistant; three uninterrupted hours of work in the morning, garden, art and stories in the afternoon.
Each bead is a child: 18 children and 2 adults in class.
Full day 08:30–16:30 · Half day 08:30–12:30
A day that starts with a handshake at the gate and ends in the garden. Drag the clock to see what happens in class at that hour.
08:30
A guide welcomes every child at the garden gate, at knee height. The child shakes hands, takes off their own shoes and hangs their bag on their hook. Goodbyes are kept short.
09:00
In the Nest the day starts with movement: push cart, low mirror and pull-up bar, real objects in baskets. Every child has their own pace.
09:45
Nest children have breakfast together at a low table for four; they learn to drink from a glass and take their own cheese.
11:00
We go outside in every weather. Vegetable beds to water, sand and water play, the swing, the bike path. In winter boots and raincoats stay at school.
11:45
The Nest eats lunch earlier; meals are prepared at an age-appropriate texture and children hold their own spoon.
12:30
Every child has their own low bed in the Nest sleep room. The child's rhythm sets sleep time; a child who wakes moves quietly to the play room.
14:30
The easel, watercolours, clay and collage table come out. Music twice a week: rhythm sticks, bells and songs.
15:15
A light snack: fruit and a wholegrain bake from our kitchen that day, with ayran or milk.
15:45
Stories in the book corner, or under the plane tree if the weather is fine. Children choose the book, and sometimes tell their own stories.
16:30
The child puts on their own shoes, takes their bag and shakes hands with the guide at the door. The parent gets a short spoken note about the day.
08:30
A guide welcomes every child at the garden gate, at knee height. The child shakes hands, takes off their own shoes and hangs their bag on their hook. Goodbyes are kept short.
08:45
Three uninterrupted hours of work. The child chooses a work from the shelf, rolls out a mat and carries the tray with both hands. The guide gives individual presentations and takes notes.
10:15
Breakfast and the fruit table are part of the work period. A hungry child washes their hands, slices a banana, then washes the plate and puts it back.
11:00
We go outside in every weather. Vegetable beds to water, sand and water play, the swing, the bike path. In winter boots and raincoats stay at school.
12:15
Children lay the table themselves: ceramic plates, glass tumblers, cloth napkins. They serve themselves with a ladle and wipe the table afterwards.
13:15
A child who needs to sleep goes to the rest room, others carry on with quiet work. This is when older children most like to present work to younger ones.
14:30
The easel, watercolours, clay and collage table come out. Music twice a week: rhythm sticks, bells and songs.
15:15
A light snack: fruit and a wholegrain bake from our kitchen that day, with ayran or milk.
15:45
Stories in the book corner, or under the plane tree if the weather is fine. Children choose the book, and sometimes tell their own stories.
16:30
The child puts on their own shoes, takes their bag and shakes hands with the guide at the door. The parent gets a short spoken note about the day.
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