The first Montessori School in Tirana is welcoming children from 2-6 years of age. International staff, Montessori A.M.I. trained, will provide the best quality of teaching according to Montessori philosophy and methodology. The hole Montessori curriculum and activities will be provided in English.
Why should I choose Montessori?
The "Whole Child" approach
The primary goal of a Montessori program is to help each child reach full potential in all areas of life. The holistic curriculum, under the direction of a specially trained teacher, allows the child to experience the joy of learning, time to enjoy the process and insure the development of self-esteem, and provides the experiences from which children create their knowledge.
The "Prepared Environment".
In order for self-directed learning to take place, the whole learning environment (room, materials and social climate) must be supportive of the learner. The teacher provides necessary resources, including opportunities for children to function in a safe and positive climate. The teacher thus gains the children's trust, which enables them to try new things and build self-confidence.
The "Montessori materials":
Dr. Montessori's observations of the kinds of things which children enjoy and go back to repeatedly led her to design a number of multi-sensory, sequential and self-correcting materials which facilitate the learning of skills and lead to the learning of abstract ideas.
The "Teacher", originally called a "Directress".
The Montessori directress functions as designer of the environment, resource person, role model, demonstrator, record-keeper and meticulous observer of each child's behavior and growth. The directress acts as a facilitator of learning.
