Unlocking Your Child’s Full Potential
Welcome to The School of Modern Montessori
Nurturing independent, creative thinkers for school life and beyond with a holistic early childhood education. Embrace the Montessori Method and give your children the best start to fulfilling lives.
Unlocking Your Child’s Full Potential
Welcome to The School of Modern Montessori
Nurturing independent, creative thinkers for school life and beyond with a holistic early childhood education. Embrace the Montessori Method and give your children the best start to fulfilling lives.
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Established in 1996, 28 years of excellence
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Offering both Half day and full day options for our children
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Fully equiped Montessori environments
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Secure campus with 24 hour armed response
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Established in 1996, 28 years of excellence
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Fully equiped Montessori environments
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Offering both Half day and full day options for our children
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Secure campus with 24 hour armed response
Pre-primary and Primary School
Nurturing Young Minds from 3 Months to 13 Years
The School of Modern Montessori offers a holistic preschool and primary education, fostering creativity and independence at our Johannesburg and Durban campuses.
Pre-primary and Primary School
Nurturing Young Minds from 3 Months to 13 Years
The School of Modern Montessori offers a holistic preschool and primary education, fostering creativity and independence at our Johannesburg and Durban campuses.
Years Of Experience
Why choose a Modern Montessori school for my child
The Modern Montessori Education Group boasts a wealth of experience of excellence in early childhood education, which is the very foundation upon which every one of schools were built and developed.
Each school is the perfect combination of:
Established and Credible
Established and credible education provider, rich in history and tradition, boasting considerable years of experience in education.
Beautiful and Safe Surroundings
Well-equipped classroom and outdoor facilities nested in a secure and picturesque environment providing beautiful and safe surroundings in which your child will grow, learn and play.
Dedicated and Caring Teachers
Well-trained, experienced, dedicated and caring teachers and care-givers, whose professional expertise, commitment to education and passion for children, you will depend on firstly, to provide your child with the best possible academic and developmental foundation in which to reach his/her full potential, and on which his/her future learning will be based; and secondly (and equally important) to provide a loving and nurturing environment, in which your child’s/children’s happiness is of paramount importance.
Individual Attention
Low teacher to child instruction ratios that afford your child/children the individual attention they so richly deserve.
All-inclusive Education
An all-inclusive education, extra-mural and supervisory solution. For working parents, it is especially important that their child’s/children’s school offers not only an academic education, but also meals, extra-curricular activities, aftercare, and holiday programmes.
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Experienced Teachers
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The great teacher inspires.”
William Arthur Ward
Alison Darby
Teacher
Nikita Costa
Teacher
Itumeleng Moloi
Teacher
Thiru Naidu
Teacher
Karla Swanepoel
Teacher
Fixon Chavula
Teacher
Storme Klinkradt
Teacher
Ayesha Oma
Teacher
Experienced Teachers
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The great teacher inspires.”
William Arthur Ward
Alison Darby
Teacher
Itumeleng Moloi
Teacher
Nikita Costa
Teacher
Thiru Naidu
Teacher
Karla Swanepoel
Teacher
Storme Klinkradt
Teacher
Fixon Chavula
Teacher
Ayesha Oma
Teacher
Give your child the gift of a Montessori education
The cornerstone of the Montessori Method is that children are to be respected for their uniqueness. There never has been and there never will be another child exactly like your child. It stands to reason, then, that your child won’t learn in exactly the same way and at exactly the same pace as other children. The Modern Montessori Method is designed to unlock the potential in each child so that they can grow cognitively, emotionally, socially, physically and psychologically. It doesn’t restrict children to the rigid agendas and processes used in traditional schools; instead it recognises the intrinsic value and worth of each individual child.
Children have an innate curiosity about the world they inhabit. Modern Montessori Methods encourage them to explore this world in a carefully-prepared learning environment that responds to their need to learn and grow by exposing them to materials and experiences that stimulate intelligence and promote physical and psychological development.
Almost all instruction at a Montessori school takes place on a one-on-one basis. This allows the directress to become familiar with and nurture the unique characteristics of each child. Individual didactic materials are always provided during group lessons to allow children to learn at their own pace. Lessons are short, concise, direct and aimed at enhancing the child’s self-worth.
Modern Montessori relies on specially designed didactic apparatus for every period of childhood development, beginning with simple learning tools for toddlers and then gradually moving on to more complex materials. Each piece or set of equipment is designed to provide the child with a clear-cut experience and then gradually lead to more complicated tasks.
At Modern Montessori schools the child is guided to make free and intelligent choices. All learning materials are placed within the child’s reach and the general classroom environment is bright and comprised of living things such as plants and pets, which the child learns to care for. The Montessori Method groups children vertically into three-year-cycle age groups: two-and-a-half to six years old; six to nine years old; and nine to twelve years old. This family-type structure encourages younger children to learn from older ones, and encourages the older children to be role models for their younger counterparts. It also creates a pervasive context of security, as learners remain under the care of one directress for a longer period of time.
Since the emphasis is on learning rather than teaching, the directress plays an enabling role. As such, she prepares and maintains the classroom to ensure that everything needed is within the children’s reach. She is consistently available to respond to the needs of her learners and serves as a positive and inspiring role model who guides them towards self-study, independence, and self-confidence.
Happy Students
Give your child the gift of a Montessori education
The cornerstone of the Montessori Method is that children are to be respected for their uniqueness. There never has been and there never will be another child exactly like your child. It stands to reason, then, that your child won’t learn in exactly the same way and at exactly the same pace as other children. The Modern Montessori Method is designed to unlock the potential in each child so that they can grow cognitively, emotionally, socially, physically and psychologically. It doesn’t restrict children to the rigid agendas and processes used in traditional schools; instead it recognises the intrinsic value and worth of each individual child.
Children have an innate curiosity about the world they inhabit. Modern Montessori Methods encourage them to explore this world in a carefully-prepared learning environment that responds to their need to learn and grow by exposing them to materials and experiences that stimulate intelligence and promote physical and psychological development.
Almost all instruction at a Montessori school takes place on a one-on-one basis. This allows the directress to become familiar with and nurture the unique characteristics of each child. Individual didactic materials are always provided during group lessons to allow children to learn at their own pace. Lessons are short, concise, direct and aimed at enhancing the child’s self-worth.
Modern Montessori relies on specially designed didactic apparatus for every period of childhood development, beginning with simple learning tools for toddlers and then gradually moving on to more complex materials. Each piece or set of equipment is designed to provide the child with a clear-cut experience and then gradually lead to more complicated tasks.
At Modern Montessori schools the child is guided to make free and intelligent choices. All learning materials are placed within the child’s reach and the general classroom environment is bright and comprised of living things such as plants and pets, which the child learns to care for. The Montessori Method groups children vertically into three-year-cycle age groups: two-and-a-half to six years old; six to nine years old; and nine to twelve years old. This family-type structure encourages younger children to learn from older ones, and encourages the older children to be role models for their younger counterparts. It also creates a pervasive context of security, as learners remain under the care of one directress for a longer period of time.
Since the emphasis is on learning rather than teaching, the directress plays an enabling role. As such, she prepares and maintains the classroom to ensure that everything needed is within the children’s reach. She is consistently available to respond to the needs of her learners and serves as a positive and inspiring role model who guides them towards self-study, independence, and self-confidence.
Happy Students
School Life at a Glance
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