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A
Positive
Attitude Towards School Most of the learning activities
are individualized. Each child engages in a learning task which
has a particular appeal to the child because the activity is geared
to their level of needs and readiness. Consequently the child works
at his/her own pace, repeating the task as often as he/she likes,
thus experiencing a series of successful achievements, which builds
a positive attitude towards learning itself. |
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Self
Confidence As An Independent Learner - Many grade and high
school pupils have difficulty in school because they do not have
confidence in themselves. In our school tasks are programmed so
that each new step is built on what the child has already mastered,
thus removing the negative experience of frequent failure. Repeated
success builds an inner confidence and the reassurance that the
child can learn by himself/herself and also contributes to the child's
emotional development. |
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Building
the Habits of Concentration - Through a series of absorbing
experiences, the child forms habits of extended attention, thus
increasing their ability to concentrate. |
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Fostering
An Abiding Curiosity - A deep, persistent curiosity is
a prerequisite for creating learning. By providing the child with
opportunities to discover qualities, dimensions and relationships
amidst a rich variety of learning situations, the child’s
desire to know is developed into a habit of being curious. |
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Developing
Habits of Initiative and Persistence - By surrounding the
child with appealing materials and learning activities geared towards
his/her inner needs, the child becomes accustomed to engaging in
activities on his/her own. Gradually this results in a habit of
initiative, an essential quality in leadership. “Ground Rules”
call for completing a task once begun and for replacing materials
after the task is accomplished. This “Completion Expectation”
gradually results in habit forming persisten |
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Fostering
Inner Security and a Sense of Order - A child’s need
for order and security is intensely satisfied through a well ordered,
enriching but simplified environment. This is noticed in the calming
effect the environment has on the child. Since the Ground Rules
in a Montessori classroom establishes that every item has its place,
it satisfies a child’s inner need for order. |
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Developing
Sensory Motor Skills - This is achieved through activities
calling for the manipulation of a wide variety of specially designed
apparatus. This goes beyond the scope of traditional Montessori
techniques and uses the latest findings of modern psychology. Intriguing
tasks involving large and small muscles enable the child to gain
increasing control over his/her movements. Many of the tasks for
example call for muscular movements and control that has a positive
effect on developing proper hand writing skills. |
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Sharpening
the Ability to Discriminate and Judge - Challenging, sorting
and matching activities confront the child, calling for his/her
noting similarities and differences in size, shape, color, texture,
odor, sound etc - in short, sharpening his sensory acuity. Thus
his senses team to report more accurately the various qualities
describing his world. |
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Helping
Social Development - Through working with others the child
learns to cooperate with others as well as to restrain at times
spontaneous impulses which infringe on the rights of others. Through
group oriented tasks in which the Ground Rules limit and at times
foster, his/her impulses, the child gradually develops an understanding
of and appreciation for what is meant by respect for others. |
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Developing
Creative Intelligence and Imagination - By stimulating
activities, the child is encouraged to implement the exciting feelings
and perceptions he/she gains from his total pre-school experience.
Opportunities are provided for the child to translate in movement,
form, color, sound and work the inner awakening of self. By harvesting
thousands of clear perceptions from well planned activities, he
or she acquires the “mental building blocks” needed
later for grasping the meaning of words, ideas and concepts required
for learning how to read effectively |
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