Pre-Primary
Ages 15 months - 3 years
Our Pre-Primary classroom sets the groundwork for instilling a love of learning in children. We support the individual child’s developing independence by providing an environment rich in opportunities for gross motor and fine motor development, language, grace and courtesy, allowing the child to grow and explore thorough discovery.
Appealing Materials
The extensive, concrete learning materials are designed to appeal to the children's deep interest, inspire activity, and promote coordination, concentration, and self-motivation. A Montessori classroom teaches children to care for their belongings. A Montessori teacher closely monitors student engagement, tracking progress and providing materials suitable to the next stage of development.
Enriching
Children are encouraged to explore each area in the classroom. With music, art, and movement all woven into the day. The curriculum is also enriched with units of study, group art projects, while nurturing budding development.
Half Day or Full Day
We offer 2, 3, or 5 half days which release at 11:30 am. We also offer 5 full days with a 3:00 pm release time. The full day includes lunch and a nap.
Accredited, Loving Guides
Sea Pines Montessori's Pre-Primary programs place the social, emotional, and developmental needs of your child first. MACTE accredtied lead guides and loving assistants support your child through their earliest years.
Engage their growing curiosity
Our Pre-primary program provides both indoor and outdoor environments that are age-appropriate for both emotional and physical health, and that invite extensive exploration. Children at this age are sensorial explorers, with a need for autonomy and functional independence. Note: Children must be walking to begin the Pre-primary program. Appointments for readiness begin as early as 10 months and continue through until the child is walking and/or space remains in the program.
As a toddler would say, "I can do it myself!"
Independence is what being a toddler is all about.
The Pre-primary Room is where we meet the emotional needs of young children while developing good manners, a sense of community, and respect for others. The child of this age absorbs everything around them.
The environment provides activities concentrating on food, clothing, language, movement, and the senses. At this age, this is what children are most interested in. By helping children to move purposefully through their day, the Pre-primary programs achieve social harmony and peace, while encouraging children to engage in productive fun.
“I overheard my 2.5-year-old reminding herself to clean up her play area before moving on to draw. And she did it. No nagging, no asking. It's second nature now. It's amazing to see how a real Montessori school environment makes home life so much easier, in so many ways.”
~Ashley Trexler, Parent