Programs Offered

At Desert Sky Montessori, we have two classrooms:

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Toddler/ Transition Classroom

18 months through 3 years old

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Primary Classroom

3 to 6 years old

The child’s social and psychological needs are considered as important as the child’s academic needs.

Among other factors, we consider:

• The ratio of boys to girls

• The balance of ages

• The specific needs of each child

• The child’s position in her family, i.e. only child, youngest child, oldest child, etc.

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Classroom Objectives

• To develop a respectful, responsive and reciprocal care-giving relationship with each child placed in our care.

• To provide a calm and peaceful atmosphere that allows for consistent and predictable routines of care to be established and maintained in a safe and nurturing way.

• To provide a prepared environment that allows each child freedom to move and to explore, freedom to interact with others and objects, and to have time for uninterrupted individual play.

• To provide an environment that is appropriate and challenging.

• To provide a setting that allows the child to develop as an active participant in his or her care, rather than a passive recipient.

• To observe and evaluate the development of each child and support parents and families to be part of this growth and development.