Montessori Elementary

MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL & TODDLERS

Our Toddler and Montessori Pre School program is for children in the age range of 18 to 36 months (1.6 – 3 years old) where the child’s Foundation is laid.

This is the fastest period of development in a child’s life and is defined by the building of functional autonomy and learning through all five senses. Along with motor skills development activities we also help the child practice patience, empathy, how to take care of self and gaining confidence in the environment and people around them.

If, as a parent, you are looking for the best Montessori Preschool in Chennai that provides meaningful early years education, Hive Montessori School supports your child with play and a robust organic Montessori Curriculum where we guide the child in creating real-life opportunities for self-directed discovery, intellectual growth, and authentic engagement with the world — both within and beyond school. Read more about the Toddler Program in Montessori Education and its advantages.

What Makes Hive Montessori Unique

Hive’s Montessori Education creates a diverse community of lifelong learners, who would have an “Unhurried childhood” and indulge in a cosmic educational experience. Our Children develop their own passions and interests, whilst collaborating in outreach work that prepares them for compassionate leadership in an increasingly Self-Centred, Global society. We at Hive Montessori School strive to bring the best Montessori educational practices from Schools and communities around the world.

The child’s innate love for Nature.

Our School Campus is setup in a calm, stimulating environment, where our children learn to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature. Eventually they develop a deeprooted connection with the natural world around them. Each child in such a school setting will thrive in their discovery of self-knowledge, nature and ingenuity, applying their creativity and imagination as architects of a more resilient, collaborative and interconnected future.

The Montessori Advantage

Individualised Education Plan for every Child

Upon admission to Hive Montessori, each child is assessed for individual educational needs so that a custom learning plan (IEP) may be put into place. The child benefits from a full curriculum designed to address each of their needs based on the identified strengths and gaps, rather than by chronological age. Overall educational learning goals are defined, and then the child transitions through the program based on the successful completion of individual goals, rather than the general expectation of the age group.

Every concept / material is introduced in a successional order to the child by the trained adult through emphasis on demonstration and minimal speech. The child will learn to patiently wait for their turn to practice one component at a time until they show mastery. The hierarchically structured curriculum helps the child to understand and progress from simple to complex and from concrete to abstract in sequential steps. Every activity the child is involved in has a built-in “control of error” and there is no requirement for the adult to feedback. The child learns by doing rather than by saying.

There is an optimal balance between freedom of movement, “liberty within limits” and structure in a Montessori classroom. With its established rituals and predictable “prepared environment”, Montessori provides a much-needed structure for a child. Everything in the classroom has a proper place and defined purpose. Although the children are given the freedom to move around, they need to abide by ground rules that are meant to preserve order in the classroom. The use of visual materials and routines greatly assists the children in transitions between activities and across the day.

In a Montessori education, opportunities for personality growth and life skill development are as important as academic growth. Children are given the opportunity to take care of themselves, their classmates, and the environment. The curriculum includes gardening, farming, cooking, building, sewing, and other life skills.

Every child in the Montessori classroom works at their own pace. The child is not hurried and is allowed to repeat the task as many times as necessary. The Montessori classroom is arranged according to subject area and stocked with materials of varying difficulty and complexity. Children are free to move around the room and to work with material with no time limit. This approach fosters independence and initiative.