Our Montessori Classroom

As with traditional Montessori classrooms, Montessori del Mar is clean, orderly and inviting. It is not only this way when the children arrive in the morning, but remains this way throughout the day with the help of the students. They take an active role in caring for their classroom with chores, cleanup and overall respect for their surroundings.

The children participate in several “life skills” each day. They clean up after eating, wash dishes, wash tables, dust, wash windows, sweep the floor and many other fun activities. This may not sound fun to the average adult, but unlike adults who focus on the end product of cleaning, children delight in the activity itself.

Montessori “life skills” materials are child sized, yet fully functional. These activities, like the rest of their work, encourage the students to learn through all five senses and not only through the more traditional approach: listening, watching and reading.