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Our Montessori Programs

At Bridges, children learn at their own pace, guided by specially trained teachers. We help each student realize their greatest intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, and aesthetic growth.

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Our Curriculum

Our curriculum incorporates the world-renowned work of Dr. Maria Montessori, who recognized children’s innate need for individualized, sequenced learning designed around successive and critical development stages. 

Our classrooms are carefully prepared to encourage self-directed exploration and maximize learning experiences, and they’re characterized by an orderly arrangement of sequential learning materials that are developmentally appropriate and naturally appealing. Each subject area has hands-on, experiential, and self-correcting materials that spark children’s curiosity to learn.

 
At Bridges Montessori children develop the skills they need to excel as learners and to succeed in life.
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From Dr. Maria Montessori
"The environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission."

Our Unique Curriculum

The Montessori curriculum at Bridges Montessori incorporates the following unique elements:

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Culture

Multicultural studies lay a foundation of mutual understanding and help children gain an awareness of the world by exposing them to geography, history, physical, and life science basics. 

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Garden

Outdoor lessons help children explore, observe, experiment, and conserve, as well as boost understanding and appreciation for the complexity and interdependence of our living world.

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Language

Our thoughtfully-planned classroom environment encourages growth in oral language, written expression, reading, and grammar elements. The approach to reading instruction is phonics-based and highly sequential, with additional accommodations adapted to different types of learners.

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Math

Tools and manipulative materials represent all types of quantities and lead children through a logical thought process, from concrete to abstract, to understand the basic operations of mathematics. 

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Music

Whole-group experiences throughout the day create an environment rich in song; a carefully designed and developmentally appropriate program with a variety of instruments.

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Practical Life

Purposeful activities enhance concentration and focus through caring for the self and the environment, fine motor coordination, and practicing grace and courtesy. 

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Sensorial

Hands-on interaction with materials and activities stimulates sensory discovery and description, while exploiting the child’s natural desire to explore, classify, and order their surroundings.

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Spanish

Individual and small group instruction utilize hands-on materials and experiential, conversational interaction, to capitalize on the young child’s propensity for language acquisition.

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Art

Developmentally appropriate and open-ended experiences foster creativity and sensory development — one of the many ways children express themselves and communicate their feelings.

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Aids to Independence

Exercises help infants and toddlers gain independence and develop the powers of focus and concentration, along with fine and gross motor movement. 
 

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Manipulatives

Exercises designed to facilitate hand-eye coordination, small muscle control, and spatial relationships.

Primary students at Bridges Montessori

Peace

Opportunities and experiences help children develop an understanding of peace within themselves, peaceful interactions with others, and activities that can help create a peaceful planet.