Curriculum & Programs

CURRICULUM & PROGRAMS

OVERVIEW

The curriculum and programs at Follow the Child are based on the principles of Dr. Maria Montessori, which are built around the neurological planes of development and include multi-aged classrooms and a three-year spiraling curriculum.

Our levels of development are:

Toddler House: ~14 months and walking to 3 years old
Children’s House: ~3 to 6 years old
Lower Elementary: ~ 6 to 9 years old
Upper Elementary: ~ 9 to 12 years old

Toddler House

Practical Life skills and emerging independence
Language
Social skills
Fine and gross motor skills
Concentration and emerging Executive Functioning skills
Art and music

Children’s House

Refinement of:

Practical Life skills and Independent functioning; fine and gross motor skills
Language
Social skills
Refinement of visual, tactile, olfactory, and auditory discrimination
Development of concentration, self-discipline, and Executive Functioning skills

Additional skills:

Foundations for writing, reading, mathematical concepts, geography, cultural studies, and science
Introduction to Service Learning and Spanish
Art and music

Elementary Level

Integrated curriculum that enables students to refine and establish their writing and reading skills through detailed and skill-appropriate research on cultural subjects, including science, geography, botany, and social studies
Acquisition and refinement of mathematical skills ranging from simple operations to study of fractions, decimals, and geometry
Day and overnight Field Trips that bring the curriculum to life
Art, Music, Physical Education, and Spanish
Service Learning within and outside of the school community